Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator from Florida:

Thank you for your interest in federal appropriations for the coming fiscal year. This web form has been designed to facilitate communications with my staff regarding your appropriations requests. Please be sure to read the instructions carefully as some fields have changed.

IMPORTANT:

Any form submitted without including a "purpose and justification for federal funding" will be considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Always use whole numbers (such as $1,000,000, not $1mil) or your form may not submit correctly.

Civilian appropriations apply to items such as: buses, roads, bridges, agricultural research, health centers,school projects, stormwater/wastewater expansion, beach renourishment, land acquisition, river or port dredging, university research projects, etc.

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FAQs

Request Form Deadline: FEBRUARY 27, 2009

US SENATOR BILL NELSON FY 2010 CIVILIAN APPROPRIATIONS
Date:
Organization:
Street Address:
Street Address (con't.):
City:
State:
Zip Code:

POINT OF CONTACT:
First Name:
Last Name:
Phone Number:
E-mail Address:

IS THIS A FLORIDA BASED ORGANIZATION? Yes No
If not, where is it based?

DC REPRESENTATION:
DC Organization:
First Name:
Last Name :
Street Address:
Street Address (con't.):
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Phone Number:
E-mail Address:

PROJECT INFORMATION
Name of Project:

The Senate and House Appropriations committees have announced reductions in earmarks for FY2010; as such, Senator Nelson has chosen to focus on those areas which are important to economic stimulus. In your "Justification," please take care to address why your project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds, and how it fulfills at least two of the following: Clean, Efficient, American Energy Transforming our Economy with Science and Technology Modernizing Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways Education for the 21st Century Lowering Healthcare Costs Helping Workers Hurt by the Economy Saving Public Sector Jobs and Protecting Vital Services Also, for the bills listed below, please address the respective detailed questions. Energy and Water Development For energy-related projects: Will funds be used to execute tangible research? Does the project demonstrate new technologies or established technology in a new way? For Army Corps of Engineers: Is this project authorized and is it a new start? Interior and Related Agencies For STAG projects: Will you be able to provide the appropriate match? Transportation, Housing and Urban Development For transportation: Is this project on FDOT's five-year plan, or have you submitted a project fact sheet to your local FDOT office? Without all of this specific information, your request may be considered incomplete and therefore withdrawn from consideration. Also, special consideration will be given to projects which are regional in nature, have more than one sponsor or supporter, and can show such support in the form of at least 2 letters or resolutions. Examples include: projects sponsored by a city and endorsed by the county and metropolitan planning organization, projects sponsored by a university partnered with a non-profit organization and local school district, projects which span more than one city or county and are formally endorsed by most or all. Letters should be sent to civilian_appropriations@billnelson.senate.gov only with the project name in the subject line. Requests will be accepted from government entities and non-profit organizations including colleges or universities.
Purpose of Funding Request: (funds will be used to/for)


Justification for Funding Request:


Total number of projects requested:


Priority number:


Requested appropriations bill:

Requested account in bill:


Total amount of federal funding requested for FY2010:
Note: Total amount of federal funding requested for FY2010 must also be entered into the table below at the 2010 row, Requested column cell.*
IS ANY OF THIS FUNDING IN THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST?
Yes No The relevant part of the President's budget has not yet been submitted to Congress.

Anticipated future funding request(s):


Local and State funding sources and amounts:
LOCAL/STATE SOURCES	LOCAL/STATE AMOUNTS


Other federal funding sources and amounts:
FEDERAL SOURCES	FEDERAL AMOUNTS


OTHER SENATORS/REPS APPROACHED:


FEDERAL AGENCY ADVOCATE:
First Name:
Last Name:
Office:
Phone Number:
E-mail Address:

STATE AGENCY ADVOCATE:
First Name:
Last Name:
Office:
Phone Number:
E-mail Address:

PROJECT FUNDING HISTORY:
Fiscal Year	Appropriated	Requested	Bill	Account
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006

Additional supporting documentation may be emailed to:
civilian_appropriations@billnelson.senate.gov