Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) announced her selection of 10 local projects she will champion through the federal appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2027 — projects that could collectively bring nearly $25 million in direct federal investment to Denver communities.
Champion 10 local projects through the federal appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2027 to seek nearly $25 million in direct federal investment for Denver communities.
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I have championed are exactly what Congress should be laser focused on. Today's announcement is just the beginning. My job now is to fight to make every single one of these projects law.
Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) today announced her selection of 10 local projects she will champion through the federal appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2027 — projects that could collectively bring nearly $25 million in direct federal investment to Denver communities.
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Evidence
Homepage featured the March 31, 2026 item "DeGette Champions 10 Projects, Totaling Nearly $25 Million in Federal Investment for Denver," stating that she announced 10 local projects she would champion through the FY2027 appropriations process and that they could collectively bring nearly $25 million to Denver communities.
The House Appropriations Committee said on April 22, 2026 that it advanced interim subcommittee allocations for Fiscal Year 2027 and that the FY27 appropriations process was moving forward, but this release did not identify any award of funds for DeGette's Denver projects.
The FY27 community project funding page says the deadline has passed, that Congresswoman DeGette will choose up to twenty Community Project Funding requests to submit to the House Appropriations Committee, and that a list of the submitted requests will be posted on the page once finalized.
The committee's FY27 information page states that information regarding FY27 CPF requests and included projects will be posted when available, indicating no finalized public inclusion record yet for the Denver requests on that page.
The FY27 bill text and reports page shows several subcommittees with CPF tables still marked 'Forthcoming,' including Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Energy and Water Development, which are relevant to Denver-oriented community projects.
The homepage featured a March 31, 2026 item titled 'DeGette Champions 10 Projects, Totaling Nearly $25 Million in Federal Investment for Denver,' stating that she announced 10 local projects she would champion through the FY2027 appropriations process and that they could collectively bring nearly $25 million to Denver communities.
The House Appropriations Committee FY27 information page indicates the FY27 process is underway and directs readers to FY27 Community Project Funding materials, but it does not identify any final award or enacted funding for DeGette's Denver projects.
The FY27 Community Project Funding page says projects requested in the FY27 bills are posted online by members, and its 'Projects Included in the Fiscal Year 2027 House Bills' section still lists several subcommittees as 'Table Forthcoming,' including Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Energy and Water Development.
The committee said it advanced interim subcommittee allocations for Fiscal Year 2027 and that the FY27 appropriations process was moving forward, but the release did not identify any award of funds for DeGette's Denver projects.
A February 3, 2026 press release says DeGette announced that twelve Community Project Funding requests she championed for Denver were signed into law as part of the CJS and THUD appropriations packages.
The FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Community Project Funding table lists three Denver projects requested by DeGette: Community College of Denver's Dreamscape Virtual Reality Learning Lab ($772,700), University of Colorado Denver's AI and Robotics Engineering Training Lab Equipment ($772,700), and University of Denver's Mass Spectrometry-Driven Direct-to-Biology Platform for Accelerated Drug Discovery ($772,700), with DeGette named as the House requestor.
The FY27 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Community Project Funding table lists four Denver projects requested by DeGette: Denver Housing Authority's Mulroy Apartments and Opportunity Center Redevelopment Phase I in West Colfax ($2,250,000), City and County of Denver's Townview Apartments Development ($1,800,000), Denver Economic Development & Opportunity's Workforce Training Facility for Individuals Transitioning from Homelessness to Employment ($1,250,000), and City and County of Denver's Child Abuse Prevention and Community Training Center ($1,000,000).
The FY2027 THUD committee report includes four DeGette Denver projects: Mulroy Apartments and Opportunity Center Redevelopment, Townview Apartments Development, the Workforce Training Facility for individuals transitioning from homelessness to employment, and the Denver Child Abuse Prevention and Community Training Center.
The FY2027 LHHS committee report includes DeGette's STRIDE Community Health Center, Wheat Ridge, CO facilities-and-equipment request at $814,000.
The FY2027 CJS committee report includes DeGette's Denver research and justice requests: Community College of Denver's Dreamscape VR lab, CU Denver's AI and robotics training lab, University of Denver's mass spectrometry platform, and University of Denver's iHouse Criminal Justice Platform.
DeGette announced her selection of 10 local projects she would champion through the federal appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2027, saying the projects could collectively bring nearly $25 million in direct federal investment to Denver communities. The release also states selection at this stage does not guarantee funding and each project must still survive the congressional appropriations process.
The House Appropriations FY27 Community Project Funding page says members are required to post every CPF request online and lists projects included in Fiscal Year 2027 House bills, including final or posted tables for Commerce, Justice, Science; Labor-HHS-Education; and Transportation-HUD.
The FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science Community Project Funding table lists DeGette as requester for Community College of Denver's Dreamscape Virtual Reality Learning Lab, University of Colorado Denver's AI and Robotics Engineering Training Lab Equipment, University of Denver's Mass Spectrometry-Driven Direct-to-Biology Platform for Accelerated Drug Discovery, each at $772,700, and the University of Denver iHouse Criminal Justice Platform at $772,700.
The FY2027 Transportation-HUD Community Project Funding table lists DeGette as requester for Denver Housing Authority's Mulroy Apartments and Opportunity Center Redevelopment Phase I at $2,250,000, City and County of Denver's Townview Apartments Development at $1,800,000, Denver Economic Development & Opportunity's Workforce Training Facility for Individuals Transitioning from Homelessness to Employment at $1,250,000, and City and County of Denver's Denver Child Abuse Prevention and Community Training Center at $1,000,000.
The FY2027 Labor-HHS-Education committee report lists DeGette as requester for STRIDE Community Health Center, Wheat Ridge, CO, for facilities and equipment at $814,000. Searches in the report did not show the separate Denver Health FQHC refrigeration power supply project from DeGette's March list.
The House Appropriations FY27 bill text and reports page says it contains current FY27 bill text and reports and lists filed bills, reports, and CPF tables for the relevant appropriations subcommittees, including CJS, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-HUD. The page separately links to enacted legislation, but the cited FY27 materials for these projects are House bill/report materials rather than final public laws.
Assessments
DeGette did publicly select and champion 10 FY2027 community project funding requests totaling nearly $25 million, and House appropriations materials show substantial same-term progress: multiple Denver projects were included in FY2027 CJS, THUD, and Labor-HHS-Education bill/report materials. However, the evidence does not show final enactment or delivery of the full nearly $25 million package, and at least one project was not verified in the cited materials. Because the appropriations effort was materially advanced but not fully funded or enacted, partial credit is appropriate.
DeGette clearly acted on the promise in the same House term: she publicly selected 10 Denver projects to champion for FY2027 and multiple official House appropriations tables and committee reports later listed most of those projects with DeGette as the requestor. That shows substantial candidate credit for advancing the package through the appropriations process. But the record provided does not show final enactment of the full nearly $25 million package, and not every one of the 10 projects is fully verified as carried through to completion in the evidence set. That supports substantial but not complete delivery.
DeGette publicly announced and advanced a FY2027 push for 10 Denver projects, and committee tables show some of those requests included in House bill materials. But the evidence does not show all 10 projects were finalized or enacted into law, so the promise is only partially fulfilled so far, not fully delivered.
The available evidence shows DeGette publicly announced on March 31, 2026 that she would champion 10 Denver-area projects seeking nearly $25 million through the FY2027 appropriations process, and her office’s FY27 Community Project Funding page confirms the request and selection process was underway. However, the House Appropriations Committee materials cited here still describe FY27 CPF tables and inclusion records as forthcoming, and none of the evidence shows those 10 projects were ultimately included in enacted appropriations or received final federal funding. Prior success on other community project funding requests in a different cycle supports that she made a real effort here, but it does not establish fulfillment of this specific FY2027 promise. Because the appropriations process appears ongoing and no final outcome is documented yet, the claim remains unresolved rather than delivered or never.
The promise concerns FY2027 community project funding, which is still in process as of May 21, 2026. DeGette announced 10 Denver projects totaling nearly $25 million and began the appropriations push, but the House Appropriations materials do not yet show finalized inclusion, enacted appropriations, or delivered funding. Because the promised federal appropriations outcome has not yet reached a final pass/fail point, it remains unresolved rather than delivered or never.