Congressional earmarks in AK
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 28 provisions worth $75.70M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lisa Murkowski Sen. AK · $63.35M · 23
- Donald Young Rep. AK · $10.35M · 2
- Mary Peltola Rep. AK · $2.00M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $75.70M · 28
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yuut Elitnaurviat Campus Expansion Yuut Elitnaurviat · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $10.00M |
| 2022 | Kodiak Fire Station Replacement City of Kodiak · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Donald Young AK | $7.00M |
| 2022 | U.S. Forest Service for Bridge and trailhead improvements on the Iditarod National Historic Trail, Chugach NF · AK | Department of Agriculture · Construction Projects | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.77M $4.71M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ilisagvik College Campus Improvements Ilisagvik College · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Haines Community Safety and Training Center Haines Borough · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Kenai Boys & Girls Club Facility Construction Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.67M $4.67M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Craig Firehall/ EMS Building Construction City of Craig, Alaska · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.13M |
| 2024 | Heavy Equipment to Support Rural Maintenance Needs Alaska Municipal League · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.02M |
| 2023 | Municipality of Anchorage for implementation of the Municipal-wide Community Wildlife Protection Plan · AK | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection for State Forest Action Plan Alaska Division of Forestry · AK | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $3.50M |
| 2022 | Kiana Fire Response and Equipment City of Kiana · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Donald Young AK | $3.35M |
| 2022 | State of Alaska, Division of Forestry for Alaska Enhanced Wildfire Mitigation · AK | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $3.25M $3.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Northwest Arctic Borough Public Safety, Fire, and Rescue Facilities Northwest Arctic Borough · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.63M |
| 2023 | U.S. Forest Service for Iditarod National Historic Trail, Chugach National Forest · AK | Department of Agriculture · Capital Improvement and Maintenance | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.35M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Norton Sound Health Childcare Facility Norton Sound Health Corporation · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.27M |
| 2022 | Matsu Food Bank Renovations Matsu Food Bank · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kenai Peninsula Borough for Community Wildfire Protection Plan Implementation · AK | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Triumvirate Theater Construction Alaska Childrens Institute for the Performing Arts · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Soldotna Field House City of Soldatna · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mary Peltola AK | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Educational Facility Renovations Sitka Sound Science Center · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $840.0K $840.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Alaska Fairbanks Chukchi Campus Modernization University of Alaska · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $825.0K |
| 2024 | South Tongass Fire Station Improvements Ketchikan Gateway Borough · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mary Peltola AK | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Newhalen Maintenance Facility Newhalen Village · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mary Peltola AK | $500.0K |
| 2022 | City of Kenai for Kenai All Lands / All Hands Action Plan · AK | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $385.0K $385.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough for Mat-Su Beetle Kill Fire Reduction Initiative · AK | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $385.0K $385.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Arviiq Training Center TKC Fish Wheel · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $221.0K $221.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Statewide Pest Surveys Alaska Division of Agriculture · AK | Department of Agriculture · APHIS S&E | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Family Promise Childcare Facility Family Promise Mat-Su · AK | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $17.0K |
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.