FY26 Appropriations

The applications for FY2026 Programmatic and Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funding for the Office of Senator Adam Schiff are now open.

The deadline for submitting CDS applications has been extended to Monday, March 31 at 9PM EST. The deadline for submitting programmatic requests has yet to be announced, as the Appropriations Committee has not yet released their guidance.

The applications are available at the links below. To begin the application, please create an account and verify your email address. Once verified, you will be taken to the application instructions, which will guide you through providing the required information. Late applications and changes to submitted applications cannot be accommodated. 

Please note that the Senate Appropriations Committee has not yet released guidance for FY26 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects. Our office is processing requests based on FY25 guidance, which is subject to change. Please read our office’s Guidance document closely to determine if your project meets the necessary criteria for eligible accounts within each Subcommittee. You can also find the official subcommittee guidance documents through the Senate Appropriations website

Office of Senator Adam Schiff Programmatic Requests:


Office of Senator Adam Schiff CDS Requests:


Please review subcommittee guidance BEFORE applying to our office.
 If you have questions during this process, please contact appropriations@schiff.senate.gov. For any inquiries related to defense appropriations, please contact defense_appropriations@schiff.senate.gov. Inquiries should come from one of the listed points of contact in the organization’s application and use the following subject line format to ensure a timely response: [FY26 “Subcommittee Name” CDS Request] Organization Name, Project Name.

To submit an NDAA programmatic, please use this link. The deadline for submitting CDS applications is has been extended to Monday, March 31 at 9PM EST.