Congressional earmarks in MD
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 30 provisions worth $25.32M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $17.23M · 20
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $15.58M · 18
- Andy Harris Rep. MD · $11.01M · 6
- David Trone Rep. MD · $4.60M · 7
- Steny H. Hoyer Rep. MD · $2.66M · 2
- Anthony Brown Rep. MD · $1.35M · 1
- John Sarbanes Rep. MD · $120.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $25.32M · 30
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wastewater Improvements Town of Greensboro, MD · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Andy Harris MD | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Improvements Town of Rock Hall, MD · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Andy Harris MD | $2.33M |
| 2024 | Hampstead Fire Station and Emergency Shelter Hampstead Volunteer Fire Engine & Hose Company No. 1 · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Improvements Town of Rock Hall, MD · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Andy Harris MD | $1.50M |
| 2022 | Prince George's County Water Tanks Prince George's County · MD | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Anthony Brown MD, Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $1.35M |
| 2023 | Water Storage Tanks Prince George's County · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $1.31M |
| 2024 | Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company Capital Improvement Project Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative David Trone MD | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Educational Training Facility Easton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Andy Harris MD | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Training Center Washington County Division of Emergency Services · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative David Trone MD | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Eastern Shore Farm to Freezer Project Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Center (ESEC) · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $985.0K |
| 2022 | Garrett County Broadband Expansion Garrett County · MD | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative David Trone MD | $883.6K $883.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Improvements Town of Queenstown, MD · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Andy Harris MD | $807.0K |
| 2023 | The Nature Conservancy for Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities, Healthy Chesapeake Program · MD | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | HOPE Center Foundation of HOPE, Inc. · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $630.0K |
| 2023 | The Frostburg Childcare Center City of Frostburg · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative David Trone MD | $531.7K |
| 2024 | Building African American Minds (BAAM) Academic Center Building African American Minds, Inc · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $525.0K |
| 2024 | Garrett County Utilities Infrastructure Equipment Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $525.0K |
| 2024 | Oakland Community Center Expansion Town of Oakland · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative David Trone MD | $500.0K |
| 2022 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County for Baltimore Ecosystem Study · MD | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Engine-Tanker Replacement Good Will Fire Company No. 1, Inc. · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative David Trone MD | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Town of Midland Town Hall Replacement Town of Midland, Maryland · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $375.0K |
| 2024 | Highway Road Improvements The Town of Federalsburg · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Andy Harris MD | $375.0K |
| 2024 | Adkins Arboretum Site Improvements Adkins Arboretum · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $260.0K |
| 2022 | Allegany College Facility Revitalization Allegany College of Maryland · MD | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative David Trone MD | $187.5K $187.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bloomington Fire Company Building Expansion Bloomington Fire Company · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $150.0K |
| 2024 | Tri-Towns Emergency Medical Services Building Restoration Tri-Towns Emergency Medical Services · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $150.0K |
| 2022 | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for an Urban Forestry Project · MD | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative John Sarbanes MD | $120.0K $120.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Talbot County Free Library – St. Michaels Branch Library Expansion and Renovation Talbot County Free Library · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $70.0K |
| 2023 | Charlestown Town Hall Addition and Restoration Town of Charlestown, Maryland · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $34.0K |
| 2023 | Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers Preschool Site Air Quality Improvement Chritchlow Adkins Children's Centers · MD | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $21.0K |
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.