Congressional earmarks in CO
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 $44.15M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $28.45M · 14
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $21.77M · 11
- Lauren Boebert Rep. CO · $6.58M · 2
- Joe Neguse Rep. CO · $1.27M · 2
- Brittany Pettersen Rep. CO · $879.2K · 2
- Jason Crow Rep. CO · $402.8K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $44.15M · 21
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Montrose County Courthouse Renovation Montrose County · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $7.72M $7.72M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Improvements Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Moffat County Courthouse Moffat County · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $4.65M $4.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Colorado State Forest Service for Colorado Wildfire Risk Reduction and Resilient Forests Project · CO | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $3.65M $3.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Community Justice Center Lake County · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $3.58M |
| 2023 | Colorado State Forest Service for Creating Resilient Forests in Colorado · CO | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $3.46M $3.46M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lincoln Community Critical Access Hospital Lincoln Community Hospital · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Kwiyagat Community Academy K Through 5 Education Building Ute Mountain Ute Tribe · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Haxtun Health Main Street Clinic Haxtun Hospital District · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Kiowa County Hospital Replacement Facility: Phase 1 Kiowa County Hospital District · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.92M |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Improvements Huerfano County Water Conservancy District · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $1.58M |
| 2024 | Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Regional Workforce Center for Career and Technical Training Build Pagosa · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Timberline Fire Protection District Fire Station Timberline Fire Protection District · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $908.3K |
| 2024 | Douglas County for Wildfire Mitigation Douglas County · CO | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $800.0K |
| 2024 | St. Vincent Hospital Surgical Equipment Expansion St. Vincent General Hospital District · CO | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Brittany Pettersen CO | $579.2K |
| 2024 | Rural eConsult Expansion University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · CO | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $402.8K |
| 2022 | Jefferson County for a Fuels Reduction Project · CO | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $358.0K $358.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | GROW Institute Rural Upskilling Through Distance Learning Colorado State University System · CO | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Representative Brittany Pettersen CO | $300.0K |
| 2022 | Fort Lewis College Regional Agriculture and Food Security Fort Lewis College · CO | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $160.0K $160.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Jefferson County for Forest Health Youth Corps Jefferson County Open Space · CO | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $80.0K |
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.