FY26 APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS
Overview
Chair Cole announced that the House Committee on Appropriations will be 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 15 Community Project Funding requests across all subcommittees for Fiscal Year 2026 and there is no guarantee that all requested projects will be funded. The FY2026 CPF process has a limited scope with combined earmarks capped at 0.5% of all discretionary spending and eligible accounts restricted. A request submitted by Congresswoman Torres to the Committee does NOT guarantee the project will be funded.
More information on the appropriations process can be found on the House Appropriations Committee's page here.
Community Stewardship
CPF rules include a variety of requirements to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. These projects must follow all relevant federal requirements that support good stewardship of taxpayer dollars. Recipients may not change the project once the CPF has been signed into law by the President. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) will conduct an independent audit of a sample of enacted projects and report its findings to Congress.
Transparency
The final 15 requests submitted by Congresswoman Torres to the Appropriations Committee are posted below. Members are required to certify that neither they nor their immediate family have a financial interest in the requests made.
Eligible Projects
Only state and local government entities, public institutions, and nonprofit entities are eligible to submit and receive funding through CPF. Funding cannot be directed to for-profit entities and will not include waivers for State or local match requirements. While matching funds do not have to be in-hand prior to the request, requesting entities must have a plan to meet such requirements for the project to be viable. Each submission must be for FY2026 only and cannot include multi-year funding requests. Additionally, each project has a clear federal nexus outlined in the letters included below. The Committee will only consider projects with demonstrated community support in the form of: letters from local elected officials; press articles highlighting need; support from newspaper editorial boards; mentions on State intended use plans, community development plans, or other publicly available planning documents; resolutions passed by city councils or boards; etc.
Project Requests:
Title: Chino Basin Advanced Water Purification Demonstration Facility
Proposed Recipient: Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Address: located at 12811 6th Street Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739.
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Explanation of Request: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would construct the Inland Empire’s first ever Advanced Water Purification Demonstration Facility, increasing water supply resilience and reliability through enhanced water quality and availability.
Title: Chino Benson Emergency Power Generator Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Chino
Address: Central Avenue, Chino, CA 91710
Requested Amount: $3,414,750
Explanation of Request: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used for a power generator equipment to power the treatment facility, booster pump station, and both onsite wells. It will increase water supply resilience and reliability through enhanced water quality and availability
Title: Monte Vista Water District Pipeline Replacement Project
Proposed Recipient: Monte Vista Water District
Address:10575 Central Ave, Montclair, CA 91763
Requested Amount: $17,040,000
Explanation of Project: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would address issues associated with our aging pipeline infrastructure to prevent pipe leaks and flow restrictions.
Title: City of Upland Campus Avenue Storm Drain Improvement
Proposed Recipient: City of Upland
Address: located throughout Campus Avenue from Arrow Highway to Foothill Boulevard, and 11th Street from Fourth Avenue to Campus Avenue.
Requested Amount: $6,332,027
Explanation of Project: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would reinforce the concrete storm drain pipeline, catch basins, local depressions, and storm drain laterals in order to mitigate flooding from local residential homes, schools, and businesses.
Title: Los Serranos Flood Protection Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Chino Hills
Address: 15799 Monterey Avenue, Chino Hills, CA.
Requested Amount: $1,600,000
Explanation of Project: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would provide the necessary flood protection by capturing storm water and discharging it into a new storm drain system.
Title: Inland Empire Law Enforcement Training Initiative
Proposed Recipient: Autism Society Inland Empire, in partnership with the Pomona Police Department, Fontana Police Department, Ontario Police Department, and Chino Police Department.
Address: 420 N McKinley St Ste 111-118, Corona, California, 92879
Requested Amount: $2,642,997
Explanation of Project: The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because the training will provide a new skillset for police officers, strengthen community-police relationships, foster safer interactions, and improve public safety.
Title: Ontario-Montclair School District's Safer Schools Initiative
Proposed Recipient: Ontario-Montclair School District
Address: 950 West D Street, Ontario, CA, 91762
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Explanation of Project: The project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will promote public safety and ensure K-8 schools, in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies, are best equipped for public safety emergencies and school safety infrastructure improvements
Title: Cypress Grove Supportive Housing
Proposed Recipient: City of Fontana
Address: 8425 Cypress Ave. Fontana, CA 92335
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Explanation of Request: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will directly reduce homelessness in the City of Fontana based on data provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Point-In-Time survey and reduces reliance on costlyemergency services such as hospitals, prisons, and jails.
Title: Eastvale Library and Innovation Center
Proposed Recipient: The City of Eastvale
Address: 12740 58th St, Eastvale, CA 92880
Requested Amount:
Explanation of Request: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it would provide access to information and resources, supporting literacy and education, promoting lifelong learning, and serving as a community gathering space.
Title: Chino Valley Innovation Center
Proposed Recipient: City of Chino
Address: 13106 Central Avenue, Chino, CA 91710
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Explanation of Request: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would serve as a catalyst for economic revival and entrepreneurial growth by empowering entrepreneurs with tools, mentorship, co-working spaces, and financial resources to transform visions into thriving businesses.
Title: Vista Verde II
Proposed Recipient: City of Ontario
Address: 905 E. Holt Blvd, Ontario, CA 91761
Requested Amount: $2,00,000
Explanation of Request: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will establish necessary affordable housing, promote job opportunity through construction and operations, and spur sales tax revenue generated by the new residents patronizing at community businesses.
Title: County of San Bernardino Project: Merrill Center - Crisis Stabilization Unit Rehabilitation
Proposed Recipient: County of San Bernardino
Address: 385 North Arrowhead Ave
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Explanation of Request: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will rehabilitate the Center to ensure the facility maintains high-quality services that help to stabilize individuals in a behavioral health crisis.
Title: City of Montclair Fire Department Tractor Tiller Truck
Proposed Recipient: City of Montclair
Address: 5111 Benito Street, Montclair, CA 91763
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Explanation of Request: A tiller truck, characterized by its two independently steered axles, provides increased maneuverability in confined spaces and narrow streets, common within the city’s residential and commercial areas. It will enhance the City's fire suppression and rescue capabilities.
Title: City of Ontario “The Hub on Holt" - A Space for Entrepreneurship, Creation, and Innovation
Proposed Recipient: City of Ontario
Address: 303 East B Street, Ontario, CA 91764
Requested Amount: $2,900,000
Explanation of Request: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will transform a long-blighted building on Holt Boulevard’s main corridor into a vibrant hub that fosters economic growth, business development, and community engagement.
Title: ONTARIO, SECTION 219, CA
Proposed Recipient: City of Ontario
Address: 303 East B Street, Ontario, CA 91764
Requested Amount: $3,200,000
Explanation of Request: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would build out approximately 13 miles of recycled water infrastructure. The project will be providing metered recycled water to extensive publicly owned landscaped areas.