Congressional earmarks in IA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 16 provisions worth $18.28M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Zachary Nunn Rep. IA · $6.51M · 3
- Ashley Hinson Rep. IA · $4.88M · 8
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks Rep. IA · $4.16M · 2
- Cynthia Axne Rep. IA · $2.73M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $18.28M · 16
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Water Tower Construction City of Bondurant, IA · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Zach Nunn IA | $2.50M |
| 2024 | EMS Bay Improvements Lee County, IA · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.16M |
| 2024 | Medical Facility Upgrades Wayne County Hospital · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Zach Nunn IA | $2.01M |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Improvements City of Minburn, IA · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Zach Nunn IA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Wastewater Improvements City of Mediapolis, IA · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Medical Facility Upgrades Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital & Clinics · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $1.10M |
| 2022 | Stanton Child Care Resource Center Expansion Stanton Child Care Resource Center · IA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Griswold Child Development Center Noble Initiative Foundation · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Water and Wastewater Improvements City of Eldora, IA · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Correctional Facility Improvements Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $900.0K |
| 2024 | Childcare Facility Expansion Sumner Daycare and Learning Center, Inc. · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $750.0K |
| 2022 | Ringgold County Child Care Center Re-Design Ringgold County Child Care Center · IA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Cynthia Axne IA | $725.4K $725.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Gilbertville Emergency Services Building City of Gilbertville · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Osage Municipal Utilities Orchard Fiber Project Osage Municipal Utilities · IA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $333.2K |
| 2022 | Sunflower Child Development Center Sunflower Child Care Center, Inc · IA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Protivin Community Fire Station Protivin Community Fire District · IA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Ashley Hinson IA | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.