The House Committee on Appropriations is accepting Community Project Funding (CPF) requests from Members. This is in addition to the standard programmatic and language-based requests. Each Member is limited to no more than 20 Community Project Funding requests across all subcommittees for Fiscal Year 2027, and there is no guarantee that all requested projects will be funded. The House Committee on Appropriations requires Members to submit a certification that neither they nor their immediate families have any financial interest in projects they request. The final 20 CPF requests selected and submitted by Congressman Levin to the Appropriations Committee are posted below.
Projects Requested:
(Note: The projects are listed alphabetically by project name.)
Project Name: Coastal Landslide Early Warning Research Project
Proposed Recipient: Regents of the University of California
Recipient Address: 9500 Gilman Drive #0210, La Jolla, CA 92093
Request Amount: $1,230,000
Explanation of the request: The funding would be used to support research and development of an early warning system for coastal landslides through motion sensor installations and LiDAR mapping along bluffs in Encinitas and Del Mar.
Signed financial disclosure available
here.
Project Name: Oceanside Coastal Resilience Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Oceanside
Recipient Address: 300 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92054
Request Amount: $575,000
Explanation of the request: The funding would be used to advance critical planning, permitting, and pre-construction activities for the Coastal Resilience Project to deploy innovative, nature-based sand retention strategies. This funding will support development of an adaptive management framework and technical preparations needed to move the project toward construction while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
Signed financial disclosure available
here.
Project Name: Regional Beach Sand Project 3 – Environmental Studies
Proposed Recipient: SANDAG
Recipient Address: 1011 Union Street, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92101
Request Amount: $1,000,000
Explanation of the request: The funding would be used to advance environmental studies for long-term, regional beach management and nourishment in San Diego and Orange Counties, including an evaluation of the offshore sand borrow sites for the nourishment, and an update to the nearshore habitat mapping that is required for the future Environmental Impact Report.
Signed financial disclosure available
here.
Project Name: San Diego County Sheriff Narcotics Testing Project
Proposed Recipient: San Diego County Sheriff’s Office
Recipient Address: 9621 Ridgehaven Court, San Diego, CA 92123
Request Amount: $984,000
Explanation of the request: The funding would be used for purchasing approximately 30 narcotics testing devices for field deputies and the Fentanyl Abatement Team.
Signed financial disclosure available
here.
