Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 17 provisions worth $23.48M match.
By year
- FY2024 $23.48M · 17
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $11.32M · 5
- Bennie G. Thompson Rep. MS · $6.46M · 7
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $5.66M · 5
- Trent Kelly Rep. MS · $1.05M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $23.48M · 17
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mississippi Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations NRCS Mississippi · MS | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $9.05M |
| 2024 | Choctaw County Lake Choctaw County Board of Supervisors · MS | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Jones County Flood Prevention Project Pat Harrison Waterway District · MS | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.00M |
| 2024 | County Courthouse Renovation Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Alcorn State University Innovation Center Alcorn State University · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | The Skipworth Performing Arts Center Kosciusko Center for Excellence in Education · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Wildlife Damage Management - Mississippi Fish-Eating Bird Control Program Delta Wildlife · MS | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Charleston Community Youth Center Charleston Community Center · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | COGIC Community Resource Center COGIC Charities, Inc. · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation Kamassa Facility Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Town of Sledge Community Improvement Project Town of Sledge · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $957.6K |
| 2024 | Mississippi Rural Health Workforce and Grant Development Program Mississippi Rural Health Association · MS | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $731.0K |
| 2024 | Kemper County Library East Central Planning and Development District · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Faith Hill Rural Development Project Community Students Learning Center · MS | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Wildlife Damage Management - Mississippi WHCP Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce · MS | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Big and Little Cedar Creeks Flood Prevention George County · MS | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $55.0K |
| 2024 | Wildlife Services Methods Development - Rabies Surveillance in Mississippi APHIS-MS · MS | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $40.0K |
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.