FY27 Community Project Funding

FISCAL YEAR 2027 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING (CPF): In 2021, the House of Representatives adopted a process for individual Members of Congress to request Community Project Funding (CPF) for specific projects and purposes that reflect our districts’ unique needs and priorities. This year, the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee allowed Members to submit up to 20 projects proposed by local government entities and certain non-profit organizations to be considered for Fiscal Year 2027 funding. I am honored to have submitted 20 compelling proposals from across New Hampshire, which are detailed below in alphabetical order by appropriations subcommittee/account. In accordance with House rules, I have certified that neither I nor my immediate family has any financial interests in any of the projects I submitted. The 20 projects below represent broad needs in our state across seven counties, and, if funded, would have a significant impact on thousands of NH residents. Final determinations on funding are subject to enactment of an FY27 appropriations bill – following negotiations by both the House and Senate and signed into law by the President. I unfortunately cannot guarantee which, if any, projects will be funded or how much each might receive. Please continue to check here for any updates or contact my office if you have any questions or concerns. Agriculture, Rural Development and Federal Drug Administration Colebrook – Wastewater Project ($2,175,000) This funding would replace outdated equipment at the Bridge Street Pump station with modern pumps, updated controls, and expanded supervision and integration for better monitoring and reliability. Having a badly-needed upgraded wastewater system is imperative to the safety and health of the community and environment. A safe, reliable sewer system is necessary for economic growth and for Colebrook to attract tourists and new residents. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Gorham – Fire and EMS – Ambulance Upgrade Project ($324,000) This funding would improve public safety by replacing the town’s aging ambulance with a new Advanced Life Support 4-wheel drive ambulance and will therefore ensure proper coverage of 592 square miles of land, covering numerous towns in N.H. and tourist destinations like the White Mountain National Forest and Mt. Washington. This project would immensely benefit the residents and visitors of Gorham. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Haverhill – Cruiser Replacement Project ($143,000) This funding would replace aging, inefficient police patrol vehicles with highly equipped, modern, safe, and reliable patrol vehicles that are essential for effective law‑enforcement operations and emergency response for the Town of Haverhill and surrounding communities. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Hinsdale – Wastewater Plant Update ($159,000) This funding would modernize and rehabilitate critical systems at the town’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, leading to durable infrastructure improvements that will provide decades of operational savings, regulatory compliance, and land protection. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Milan & Dummer – Advanced Life Support Ambulance Replacement ($261,000) This funding would provide for badly-needed emergency vehicle upgrades, designed to enhance patient stability during transit and prevent injuries among emergency medical personnel. This project will benefit the regional mutual aid network, reduce escalating maintenance costs for local taxpayers, and guarantee that the residents of Northern New Hampshire have access to a modern, resilient emergency medical system. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Winchester – Drinking Water Improvement Project ($1,700,000) This funding would provide for a new drinking water storage tank for the Town of Winchester and thereby support community development, protect the public by providing water for firefighting needs, and provide required drinking water storage to meet peak water demands. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Amherst – Police Department Radio Interoperability Project ($321,000) This funding would support the replacement of aging radio equipment with updated equipment that will give officers reliable communications, improve coordination with neighboring towns, and strengthen public safety across Amherst and the surrounding area. The project directly supports officer safety, public safety, and operational reliability. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Claremont – Safety Enhancements and Critical Upgrades for Rehabilitation Effectiveness (SECURE) Program ($1,037,320) This funding would support the comprehensive replacement and modernization of the Sullivan County Department of Corrections’ surveillance and communications systems. The project would directly enhance public safety, reduce liability exposure, strengthen operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with modern correctional standards. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Concord – Police Enhancing Public Safety through Crime Gun Intelligence ($350,000) This funding would provide for the purchase, installation, and training to implement the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) testing equipment to enhance regional public safety with much improved tracking of firearms-related incidents and recoveries. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Keene State College – Sustainable Product Design/Advanced Manufacturing Framework ($1,250,000) This funding would provide funding for research, innovative products, and manufacturing processes. It will strengthen applied product development capacity within NH-02’s advanced manufacturing economy by creating a structured system that helps early-stage technologies reach manufacturable readiness, strengthening the long-term economic competitiveness of our State. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Lincoln – Police Department – Public Safety Vehicle Replacement ($100,000) This funding would support the purchase of a reliable and properly equipped vehicle for Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) K9, which would improve the safety and welfare of the station’s K9 during deployments, ensure reliable statewide response capability, increase the ability to locate concealed digital evidence during search warrants, support multi-agency investigations involving crimes against children, and strengthen public safety resources available to communities throughout New Hampshire. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Nashua – Police Athletic League (PAL) Youth Engagement and Crime Prevention Partnership Program ($538,000) This funding would support local law enforcement’s public safety objectives by preventing youth crime, reducing future calls for service, and strengthening trust between officers and the community they serve, by establishing and operating a unique youth and family community center. This partnership between Nashua PAL’s and the Nashua Police Department, hosted at the community center, will connect kids, cops, and community in positive programs for residents across Greater Nashua. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Plymouth – Village Water & Sewer System Upgrades ($3,000,000) This funding would improve the water distribution system and prevent water loss for the Town of Plymouth and surrounding areas by ensuring adequate water pressure throughout the system for peak demand, firefighting capabilities, and short-term emergency purposes. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Alstead – Ambulance Department Emergency Vehicles Upgrade This funding would ensure that the residents of Alstead and surrounding towns will be able to purchase a professional, fully-equipped medic unit replacing its current aging and inefficient vehicle with limited life-saving capabilities. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Woodsville – Cottage Hospital HVAC Modernization Project This funding would be used to replace an aging and inefficient HVAC system and allow the hospital to become more energy-efficient, reduce maintenance costs, and increase patient comfort. This project would help improve Cottage Hospital’s ability to deliver excellent healthcare with the latest, most advanced technology, hire local talent, and buy from multiple small businesses within N.H. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Concord – NHTI’s STEM Facilities Renovations for Academic Programming and Economic Development ($2,500,000) This funding would be used to renovate and modernize two on-campus laboratories, which are essential to ensuring safe, functional, and modern STEM learning opportunities. This project would therefore help students enter high-demand advanced manufacturing, engineering technologies, and environmental sciences fields, strengthen partnerships with regional employers; and support workforce pipeline needs for high-demand jobs. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Keene – Robin Hood Park Rehabilitation Project ($1,000,000) This funding would support the rehabilitation of Robin Hood Park, a 340-acre public recreation asset, serving more than 100,000 NH residents and allow it to function as a regional hub for recreation, youth programming, and affordable outdoor activity. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Lebanon – West Lebanon Main Street Improvement Project ($2,500,000) This funding would support construction of a safe and modern roundabout in West Lebanon, NH, at the intersection of Main Street, Bridge Street, North Main Street, and Dana Street, which is a critical regional transportation gateway between Vermont and New Hampshire currently over burdened by congestion and deteriorating infrastructure. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Nashua – Beard Street Housing Project ($500,000) This funding would support the construction of a new 7,500-square-foot, two-story apartment building on an existing downtown property – providing long-term, affordable, community-based housing and on-site workforce opportunities. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Salem – Revitalization of Salem’s Historic Depot Park ($1,000,000) This funding would support essential recreational infrastructure in Depot Park by supporting the construction of a playground, public restroom, and storage building, and installation of landscaping, lighting, signage, and updated parking lot. This project would help ensure accessible, public, and open space in an area currently underserved in recreational opportunities. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. My Community Project Funding Requests for Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development and Federal Drug Administration Bristol – Bristol Regional Community Center ($1,500,000) This funding would provide for the construction of a new secure facility to meet growing childcare and community needs across an eight-town service area. This new community center will address capacity limitations and enhance safety through modern infrastructure, including lockdown capabilities and surveillance systems. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Franklin – HealthFirst ($900,000) The funding will expand and modernize federally qualified health center HealthFirst’s health campus by connecting its main health center with an adjacent building. This integration will significantly increase capacity to provide high-quality, accessible care, including primary care and behavioral health, to underserved populations in Franklin and the surrounding region. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Gorham – Gorham Community Learning Center ($800,000) This funding will help take a vacant main street commercial building, which was formerly a bank, and convert it into a childcare facility. This facility will replace an already existing facility with roughly three times the capacity. The learning center currently has over 60 families on their waitlist, and this expansion will allow them to continue serving existing families, as well as those on the waitlist. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Littleton – Littleton Community Center ($400,000) This funding would support the Little Community Center, a multi-use hub serving the town of Littleton, NH since 1919. Specifically, it would help rehabilitate LCC’s facilities across its 1.3-acre downtown campus. Located in a town facing economic distress, LCC aims to restore a long-closed community meeting space, enhance its facilities with fire safety improvements, increase handicap accessibility, add energy retrofits, and improve facilities to support economic development and promote tourism in town. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Littleton – Ammonoosuc Community Health Services (ACHS) ($500,000) The funding will support Phase III of renovations at ACHS’ Whitefield Community Health Center. The upgrades will significantly expand ACHS’s capacity to provide high-quality, community-based care and health education. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Whitefield – Whitefield Fire Rescue ($500,000) This funding will be used to purchase a replacement forest fire engine, replacing a 42-year-old existing engine that is no longer meeting safety standards or modern firefighting needs. The engine is a vital asset for wildland fire response throughout Coös and Grafton Counties, including mutual aid coverage for over 800,000 acres of federal lands. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Woodsville – Cottage Hospital ($2,267,069.48) This funding will support Cottage Hospital and ensure it can continue service to the surrounding rural community and state. Specifically, the funding will provide for equipment upgrades for hospital equipment that is 5 to 10 years past its expected service life, including an aging CT machine that the manufacturer no longer makes spare parts for, and needed security equipment. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Keene – Cheshire County ($300,000) This funding will allow the County Sheriff’s Office to update 30 portable radios to be used by law enforcement officers in the County of Cheshire in southwest New Hampshire. The project intends to ensure all officers are able to use equipment that is compatible with the recently updated law enforcement area radio communications network. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Newport – Unity Road Waterlines ($640,000) This funding will allow the town to begin construction on its water distribution system replacement project. This replacement is Newport’s most pressing infrastructure need: ensuring the delivery of clean, safe, and high-quality drinking water to over 1,600 households, businesses, and public facilities. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Nashua – Early Childhood Education Center for Teaching and Learning at Nashua Community College ($933,500) This funding will support the development of a state-of-the-art Center for Teaching and Learning to enhance its early childhood education program, in partnership with Southern New Hampshire Services’ new Head Start program. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars because the lack of affordable and quality childcare has a direct impact on the economic well-being of our communities and state. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Nashua – Nashua Shelter and Resource Center ($3,050,000) This funding will support building a three-story shelter and resource center to expand local shelter and support services. The facility will include 30 new shelter beds, transitional housing units for individuals and couples, and a 24/7 resource hub with essential amenities. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Claremont – Sugar River Revitalization and Brownfields Redevelopment ($1,400,000) This funding will support the revitalization of the Synergy Site, a remediated brownfield along the Sugar River. Funding will support final design work, ADA-compliant pedestrian access, site improvements, and landscaping as part of the first phase of a new riverwalk connecting downtown Claremont to surrounding communities. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Nashua – Nashua Commuter Rail Extension Project Development ($1,600,000) This funding will support improving public transportation options in New Hampshire’s second-largest community and spur economic activity regionally. This project will advance the City of Nashua to the design phase necessary to pursue Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding for extending commuter rail service from Lowell, MA, to Nashua, NH. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Lebanon – Lebanon Mechanic Street Sidewalks Project ($1,633,067) This funding will support the construction of 0.6 miles of new sidewalk along U.S. Route 4 in Lebanon, NH, from Poverty Lane to just before Buckingham Place, including the high-risk I-89 Exit 19 ramp area. This segment is a critical east-west corridor linking historic downtown Lebanon to West Lebanon and serves as a primary route for regional traffic. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter. Sullivan County – Regional Childcare Enhancement ($1,600,000) This funding will support establishing a new childcare center on Sullivan County’s Unity Campus in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Central and Northern New Hampshire. The project addresses a major regional workforce barrier by expanding access to affordable, high-quality childcare for working families. Click HERE to read the required financial disclosure letter.