Congressional earmarks in NJ
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 28 provisions worth $31.98M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cory A. Booker Sen. NJ · $15.16M · 19
- Jefferson Van Drew Rep. NJ · $11.50M · 3
- Andy Kim Rep. NJ · $5.90M · 3
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Rep. NJ · $5.59M · 3
- Robert Menendez Sen. NJ · $5.52M · 10
- Mikie Sherrill Rep. NJ · $2.00M · 2
- Donald Norcross Rep. NJ · $1.50M · 2
- Bonnie Watson Coleman Rep. NJ · $625.0K · 1
- Tom Malinowski Rep. NJ · $450.0K · 1
- Josh Gottheimer Rep. NJ · $17.5K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $31.98M · 28
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Edgewater Park Township Public Safety Building Township of Edgewater Park · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Andy Kim NJ | $4.40M $4.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Sewer Infrastructure Improvements Downe Township, NJ · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Jefferson Van Drew NJ | $4.00M |
| 2022 | Salem County Courthouse Revitalization Office of the Salem County Administrator · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Jefferson Van Drew NJ | $3.75M $3.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cumberland County/Salem County Broadband Connectivity Salem County · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Jefferson Van Drew NJ | $3.75M |
| 2024 | Hunterdon County Emergency Services Training Center Phase 2 and 3 Hunterdon County · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Thomas Kean NJ | $3.19M |
| 2024 | Municipal Building Improvements Borough of Raritan, NJ · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Thomas Kean NJ | $2.27M |
| 2023 | Whippany River Regional Improvement Initiative Township of Hanover · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $1.50M |
| 2022 | Foodbank Expansion Northwest NJ Community Action Program, Inc · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $1.05M $1.05M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Westampton Township Fire House Westampton Township · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Andy Kim NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Paulsboro Municipal Building Reconstruction Borough of Paulsboro · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Donald Norcross NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Acquisition of a New Pumper Truck Township of Quinton · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $746.0K |
| 2023 | Clayton Fire Department Ladder Truck Borough of Clayton · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $715.0K $715.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mercer County for an Emerald Ash Borer Management and Ash Tree Restoration Project · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $625.0K $625.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Riverside Township Municipal Building and Community Center Riverside Township · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Andy Kim NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Borough of Haddonfield Police Department HQ Borough of Haddonfield · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Donald Norcross NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Whippany River Regional Improvement Initiative, Phase Two Township of Hanover · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Music Mountain Woodland Restoration and Stormwater Management Green Infrastructure Project City of Lambertville · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Tom Malinowski NJ | $450.0K |
| 2022 | Penns Grove Facility Improvements Borough of Penns Grove · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $413.0K |
| 2023 | Facility for Meals on Wheels of Salem County Meals on Wheels of Salem County · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $380.0K |
| 2023 | Mount Holly Municipal Courthouse Project Township of Mount Holly · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $330.0K |
| 2024 | Rural Transportation Relief Project Self-Sufficiency of Sussex County · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $291.0K |
| 2024 | Creating a Center for Food, Farming and the Environment to Foster a Resilient, Robust, Equitable and Climate-Smart Local Food System in NJ Foodshed Alliance A NJ Nonprofit Corporation · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $260.0K |
| 2024 | Abilities Incredible People Abilities of Northwest Jersey Inc. · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Thomas Kean NJ | $127.0K |
| 2023 | Kennedy Lake Dredging Project Feasibility Study City of Burlington · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $55.0K |
| 2023 | Whippany River Regional Improvement Initiative Feasibility Study Township of Hanover · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $55.0K |
| 2023 | Pine Brook Stream De-Snagging and Stabilization Feasibility Study Township of West Caldwell · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $55.0K |
| 2024 | Borough of Audubon for Tree Planting and Monarch Waystations Project Borough of Audubon · NJ | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $48.0K |
| 2022 | Hardwick Township Virtual Services Township of Hardwick · NJ | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Josh Gottheimer NJ | $17.5K |
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.