Congressional earmarks in NC
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 15 provisions worth $20.57M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Burr Sen. NC · $17.74M · 10
- David Rouzer Rep. NC · $7.88M · 9
- Thom Tillis Sen. NC · $5.63M · 5
- Gregory F. Murphy Rep. NC · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Army Corps of Engineers $20.57M · 15
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Burr NC | $5.84M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Waterway Connecting Pamlico Sound and Beaufort Harbor, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Burr NC | $2.62M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Carolina Beach and Vicinity, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Richard Burr NC, Senator Thomas Tillis NC, Representative David Rouzer NC | $2.00M $49.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rollinson Channel, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Burr NC | $1.67M $1.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvements, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Burr NC, Senator Thomas Tillis NC, Representative David Rouzer NC | $1.50M $1.38M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvements, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Thomas Tillis NC, Representative David Rouzer NC | $1.20M |
| 2023 | Rollinson Channel, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Burr NC | $1.06M $773.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lockwoods Folly River, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Burr NC, Representative David Rouzer NC | $1.05M $592.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Brunswick County Beaches, NC (Holden Beach) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Burr NC, Representative David Rouzer NC | $1.00M $378.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Channel from Back Sound to Lookout Bight, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative Gregory Murphy NC | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Brunswick County Beaches, NC (Oak Island) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Burr NC | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wilmington Harbor Navigation Improvements, NC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Burr NC, Senator Thomas Tillis NC, Representative David Rouzer NC | $500.0K $499.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Brunswick County Beaches, NC (Holden Beach) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Thomas Tillis NC, Representative David Rouzer NC | $425.0K |
| 2023 | North Carolina Section 5113, NC (Brunswick County) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative David Rouzer NC | $100.0K $2.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | North Carolina Section 5113, NC (Holden Beach) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative David Rouzer NC | $100.0K $941 obligated by 9/30/23 |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.