Congressional earmarks in MA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 18 provisions worth $13.91M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- James P. McGovern Rep. MA · $8.88M · 7
- Elizabeth Warren Sen. MA · $6.79M · 7
- Edward J. Markey Sen. MA · $6.79M · 7
- Richard E. Neal Rep. MA · $2.00M · 2
- Ayanna Pressley Rep. MA · $1.15M · 2
- Lori Trahan Rep. MA · $426.8K · 2
- Katherine M. Clark Rep. MA · $115.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $13.91M · 18
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Deerfield 1888 Building Town Administrative Office Project Town of Deerfield, Massachusetts · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative James McGovern MA | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Double Edge Theatre Community Center Double Edge Theatre Productions, Inc. · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Representative James McGovern MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Lee and Stockbridge Combined Public Safety Building Town of Lee · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Richard Neal MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Southbridge Fire Station Construction Town of Southbridge · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Richard Neal MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Bernardston Fire Station Town of Bernardston · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative James McGovern MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Goshen Highway Facility Town of Goshen · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative James McGovern MA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Hilltown CDC Food Hub Hilltown CDC · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative James McGovern MA | $1.00M |
| 2023 | City of Everett for an Urban Forestry Project · MA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $750.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New England Forestry Foundation for Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership: Action on Forest Climate Resilience · MA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $540.0K $540.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Franklin County Volunteer Responder Digital Pagers Franklin Regional Council of Governments · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA, Representative James McGovern MA | $450.0K |
| 2024 | Camp Apex Capital Improvements Community YMCA of Greenfield · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $427.0K |
| 2023 | Town of Spencer Fiber Optic Network Town of Spencer · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative James McGovern MA | $426.4K |
| 2024 | Public Safety Radio Project Phase III Town of Berlin · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Lori Trahan MA | $400.0K |
| 2023 | Mystic River Watershed Association for an Urban Forestry Project · MA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Ayanna Pressley MA | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Equipment to Improve Air Quality Quabbin Regional School District · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Edward Markey MA, Senator Elizabeth Warren MA | $223.0K |
| 2023 | Year Round Farming Education for Children Kistner Foundation Inc. dba Red Gate Farm · MA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Elizabeth Warren MA, Senator Edward Markey MA | $150.0K |
| 2023 | Charles River Watershed Association for a Tree Protection and Planting Project · MA | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Katherine Clark MA | $115.0K $115.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Marlborough Community Covered Food Pantry United Way of Tri County · MA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Lori Trahan MA | $26.8K |
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.