U.S. Senator Katie Britt Secures $6.25 Million for Alabama’s Farmers, Rural Communities, $169.4 Million for Alabama’s Military Installations, Applauds Senate Work to Return to Regular Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Act and the FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act as part of a package of three FY26 appropriations bills and a Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the government. This week, President Trump signed this legislation into law.
In addition to her work on the Appropriations Committee advancing these bills out of committee, Senator Britt played a key role over the last several weeks in negotiating a path forward to reopen the government, maintaining constant communication with the White House and Trump Administration, as well as colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.Dak.), Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
“Since I’ve taken office, I have been committed to restoring regular order to our broken government spending process. I’m thrilled to see these appropriations bills signed into law to see taxpayer dollars invested back into Alabama. From supporting our family farmers and rural communities who play a critical role in our economy and national security, to strengthening Alabama’s military bases and the warfighters they serve, I’m proud to use my role as a Senator and an appropriator to deliver for our state. We have more work to do to return to regular order, and I will continue to work alongside my colleagues to restore transparency to our government spending process,” said Senator Britt.
A detailed breakdown of the funding Senator Britt secured in the FY26 Agriculture Appropriations Act can be found here. Senator Britt directly secured more than $6.25 million in CDS spending for Alabama’s farmers and rural communities. Projects included upgrades for emergency communications capabilities, drinking and wastewater infrastructure, and fire fighting equipment.
No state has more 1890 Land-Grant Institutions than Alabama, and Senator Britt successfully secured specific language in the FY26 Agriculture Appropriations Act expressing concern with delays in issuing applications for the 1890 Scholars Program, and directing a report detailing expected timelines for FY26. Additionally, Senator Britt secured critical funding for 1890 Universities: $21.5 million for facility improvements; $89 million for research initiatives; $30 million for education grants; $10 million for scholarships, and more.
Senator Britt also fought to fund critical programs that invest in rural Alabama, including $23.9 million for the Circuit Rider Program, one of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most successful public-private partnerships; $7 million for Grassroots Source Water Protection Program; $1 million for research into how peanut farmers can best combat drought conditions; $2 million for the Alabama Water Institute’s CONSERVE program at the University of Alabama; and $6 million for the Institute for Rural Partnerships.
A detailed breakdown of the Alabama priorities secured by Senator Britt in the FY26 MilCon-VA Appropriations Act can be found here.
The final FY26 MilCon-VA Appropriations Act included $169.4 million for Alabama’s military installations, including nearly $32.4 million secured directly by the Senator in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests. Funding includes support for constructing flight control towers for Fort Rucker’s critical mission of training Army Aviators in the Alabama Wiregrass and building a state-of-the-art “All-Domain Wargaming Center” at Maxwell Air Force Base. Anniston Army Depot and Redstone Arsenal also received significant infrastructure investments.
In total, the FY26 MilCon-VA Appropriations Act provides $19.7 billion for the Department of Defense military construction program to fund more than 280 projects at military bases around the world, and $133.2 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including funding for VA medical care.
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