Congressional earmarks in VT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 21 provisions worth $32.14M match.
By year
- FY2022 $32.14M · 21
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patrick Leahy Sen. VT · $28.36M · 16
- Peter Welch Sen. VT · $2.47M · 1
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $1.31M · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $32.14M · 21
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Institute for Rural Partnerships University of Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · General Provision | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $10.00M $9.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | National Farm to School Institute Shelburne Farms · VT | Department of Agriculture · General Provision | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Farmland Futures Fund Vermont Land Trust · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | U.S. Forest Service for New and improved mountain biking trails, Green Mountain NF · VT | Department of Agriculture · Construction Projects | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | St Johnsbury Science Annex Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Peter Welch VT | $2.47M $2.47M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, Roaring Branch · VT | Department of Agriculture · Land Acquisition | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Downtown Child Care Center Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $750.0K |
| 2022 | Jeudevine Memorial Library Jeudevine Memorial Library · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Three Rivers Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Town of St. Johnsbury · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $543.0K |
| 2022 | Infrastructure Projects Northern Forest Center · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Regenerative Soil Capacity and Improved Soil Health Interlace Commons · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Telehealth Services Vermont Program for Quality Health Care · VT | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $499.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vermont Woodlands Association for Climate-Smart Family Forests in Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $286.0K $286.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gillett Dam Replacement Richmond Land Trust · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northern Forest Center for Development of New Markets for Wood Products in Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Community Center Waste Water Project Town of Groton · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alburgh Childcare and Early Education Expansion Alburgh Family Clubhouse · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $189.0K |
| 2022 | Vermont Housing and Conservation Board for Supporting Intact and Healthy Forests in Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $150.0K $150.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Castleton Library Town of Castleton · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $125.0K $125.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sheldon Store Restoration Rupert Village Trust · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $120.0K |
| 2022 | Catamount Film and Arts Facility Improvements Catamount Film and Arts · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $109.0K |
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.