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. 14 provisions worth $11.24M match.
By year
- FY2024 $11.24M · 14
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $5.05M · 7
- Becca Balint Rep. VT · $4.49M · 6
- Peter Welch Sen. VT · $3.07M · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $11.24M · 14
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rochester High School Repurposing Project Town of Rochester · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.33M |
| 2024 | Grace Cottage Family Health Primary Care Medical Office Building, Townshend, VT Carlos G. Otis Health Care Center, Inc., dba Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Becca Balint VT | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Services Building Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.13M |
| 2024 | North East Kingdom Community Action Family Wellness and Economic Empowerment Campus, St. Johnsbury, VT North East Kingdom Community Action, Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Becca Balint VT | $1.12M |
| 2024 | Brandon Public Library Safety and Accessibility Improvements Brandon Public Library · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Peter Welch VT | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Village of Johnson Utility Maintenance Garage Village of Johnson · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Peter Welch VT | $824.0K |
| 2024 | New Town Garage Town of Vershire · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Peter Welch VT | $750.0K |
| 2024 | South Royalton Rescue Squad Crew Quarters and Ambulance Garage, South Royalton, VT Royalton Fire District 1 · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $648.9K |
| 2024 | East Berkshire Fire District 1 for Water Source Capacity Project East Berkshire Fire District No. 1 · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $600.0K |
| 2024 | North Hero New Elevated Water Storage Tank, North Hero, VT Town of North Hero · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Becca Balint VT | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Vermont Woodlands Association for Conserving Working Family Forests Vermont Woodlands Association · VT | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Peter Welch VT | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Northfield Senior Center Expansion Senior Citizens Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $151.0K |
| 2024 | Canaan Gathering Place, Canaan, VT Canaan Naturally Connected, Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $125.0K |
| 2024 | Canaan Cooperative Child Development Center North East Kingdom Community Action Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $75.0K |
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.