The U.S. House voted Tuesday to end the partial government shutdown with a short-term extension of Department of Homeland Security funding. Party leaders now have until Feb. 13 to negotiate a full-year DHS spending plan. Meanwhile, cities should begin preparing FY27 Congressionally Directed Spending requests from their member of Congress and both Georgia senators. Senator Ossoff and Senator Warnock's submission portals open Monday.
FY27 Spending Requests
Cities should begin preparing FY2027 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests. As a reminder, CDS projects are high-impact projects that federal funding can help launch or complete. Learn more about the guidelines here.
Senator Ossoff and Senator Warnock's submission portals for Congressionally Directed Spending requests will open Monday, Feb. 9. Sign up for appropriations updates from Senator Warnock’s office here, and Senator Ossoff’s office here.
Georgia’s House members will start to open their portals for project submissions in the coming weeks. Submitting requests to your House member in addition to the Senate offices is highly recommended. GMA will ensure all cities are informed about these opportunities to help fund critical community projects.
If you need assistance with this process, please reach out to Federal Relations Manager, Molly Mcloughlin.
DHS Funding
The White House and congressional leaders have eight days to negotiate policy and funding changes to DHS operations after increased scrutiny over immigration enforcement. Democrats want to place more guardrails around ICE and Customs and Border Protection, calling for tighter rules on the use of warrants, a ban on masks, and mandates for body cameras and IDs on federal agents. Republicans want to rein in "sanctuary cities," which they see as violating federal immigration law, among other enforcement issues. Without a bipartisan deal by Feb. 13, funding for TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA and other DHS agencies faces another potential lapse.