Congressional earmarks in ME
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 58 provisions worth $85.49M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $80.61M · 49
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $41.03M · 32
- Chellie Pingree Rep. ME · $2.37M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $85.49M · 58
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory, Orono, ME USDA-ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Laboratory · ME | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $10.00M |
| 2023 | Milo Public Safety Building Town of Milo · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $6.38M |
| 2024 | University of Maine Presque Isle Auditorium Renovation University of Maine System · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Patten Library Revitalization The Friends of Veterans' Memorial Library · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.90M |
| 2024 | Orono Public Library Expansion Orono Public Library Foundation · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.60M |
| 2023 | University of Maine System - Seawater Supply Lines University of Maine System · ME | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Maine Public Emergency Signal Expansion Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.42M |
| 2024 | Brownfield Public Safety Building Town of Brownfield · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.90M |
| 2024 | Randolph Fire Station Town of Randolph · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.60M |
| 2023 | Tick-Borne Disease Prevention in Northern New England University of Maine System · ME | Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Southwest Harbor Public Works Facility Town of Southwest Harbor · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.42M |
| 2024 | Sinclair Fire Station North Lakes Fire & Rescue · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.25M |
| 2023 | Town of Van Buren - Fire Station and Training Center Town of Van Buren · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.18M |
| 2024 | Franklin County Emergency Operations Center Franklin County Commissioner's Office · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.04M |
| 2024 | Hollis Municipal Facility Town of Hollis · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Waldo Community Action Partners Facility Construction Waldo Community Action Partners · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Stonington Wharf Renovation Isle au Haut Boat Services · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.83M |
| 2024 | Bath Fire and EMS Station City of Bath · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.75M |
| 2022 | Corinna Fire Station Improvements Town of Corinna · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.73M $1.73M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Hancock Fire Station Town of Hancock · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.57M |
| 2023 | Belfast Public Safety Building City of Belfast · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Bradford Municipal Fire Station Town of Bradford · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.39M $1.39M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Howland Road Salt/Sand Facility Relocation Town of Howland · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.20M |
| 2022 | Machiasport Public Works Building Improvements Town of Machiasport · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.13M |
| 2024 | Career and Technical Education Center St. George Municipal School Unit · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Northern Forest Center for Northern Forest Wood Construction & Housing Innovation · ME | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Angus King ME | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Newburgh Fire and Rescue Station Town of Newburgh · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Carmel Municipal Facility Renovation and Expansion Town of Carmel · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $937.0K |
| 2024 | Trekkers Youth Hub Trekkers · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $921.3K |
| 2023 | Greenville Public Safety Building Town of Greenville · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $902.0K $902.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Norway Police and Community Space Town of Norway · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Hand in Hand - Rayitos de Sol Bilingual Childcare Expansion Mano en Mano / Hand in Hand · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Angus King ME | $831.0K |
| 2024 | Porter Memorial Library ADA Accessibility Upgrades Porter Memorial Library Association · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $820.0K |
| 2024 | Kennebec Valley Community College Plumbing Training Facility Kennebec Valley Community College · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $803.0K |
| 2023 | Plymouth Fire Station Town of Plymouth · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Springfield Fire Station and Municipal Facility Town of Springfield · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $750.0K |
| 2022 | Washburn Public Safety Building Improvements Town of Washburn · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Addison Community Center Renovation Friends of Church on the Hill · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Rangeley Region Childcare Facility Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund for Children · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Little Saplings Childcare Center Little Saplings Childcare Center · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $641.0K |
| 2023 | Kennebec Valley Community College Harold Alfond Roofing Improvements Kennebec Valley Community College · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $515.0K |
| 2023 | Town of Ashland for Development of New Markets and Fabrication Road Map for Maine-Sourced Structural Round Timber · ME | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Angus King ME | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | 4-H Innovation and Learning Center Maine 4-H Foundation · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $450.0K $450.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | St. Agatha Municipal Building Town of St. Agatha · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $450.0K |
| 2022 | Harrison Foodbank Expansion Harrison Food Bank · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $388.9K $388.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Maine System for Maine Emerald Ash Borer Management · ME | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bethel District Exchange and Food Pantry The Bethel District Exchange and Food Pantry · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $273.0K |
| 2023 | Healthy Acadia - Downeast Restorative Harvest Healthy Acadia · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $270.0K $270.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Brooksville for Blue Hill Peninsula Community Wildfire Protection Plan Town of Brooksville · ME | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Hartland Irving Tanning Community Center Irving Tanning Community Center · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $238.0K |
| 2024 | Millinocket Library ADA Access Millinocket Memorial Library · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $115.0K |
| 2024 | Patten Lumbermen's Museum Building Replacement Patten Lumbermen's Museum · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $107.0K |
| 2023 | Animal Shelter Improvements Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills, Inc · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $100.0K |
| 2023 | Piscatquis Regional Food Center - Community Kitchen Incubator Piscataquis Regional Food Center · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Angus King ME | $92.0K |
| 2023 | Island Village Childcare Expansion Island Village Childcare · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $75.0K |
| 2022 | Millinocket Library Millinocket Memorial Library · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Angus King ME | $56.0K |
| 2022 | St. Albans Town Hall Improvements Town of St. Albans · ME | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Angus King ME | $23.0K |
| 2024 | Union Hall Restoration Town of Columbia Falls · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME | $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.