Congressional earmarks in NM
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 61 provisions worth $44.06M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Martin Heinrich Sen. NM · $26.03M · 41
- Ben Ray Luján Sen. NM · $11.08M · 16
- Melanie A. Stansbury Rep. NM · $10.92M · 6
- Ben Ray Luján Sen. NM · $5.93M · 10
- Teresa Leger Fernandez Rep. NM · $3.78M · 5
- Gabe Vasquez Rep. NM · $2.60M · 5
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $44.06M · 61
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Moriarty Fire Station City of Moriarty · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Melanie Stansbury NM | $5.25M $5.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Maintenance of the Range Management Research Unit – Southwest Climate Hub USDA-ARS Range Management Research Unit · NM | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $2.83M $406.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Red River Public Works and Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility Town of Red River · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $2.17M |
| 2024 | Town of Springer Fire Department Sub Station Town of Springer · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $1.57M |
| 2023 | Sandoval County Animal Shelter Sandoval County, NM · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Melanie Stansbury NM | $1.50M |
| 2022 | San Felipe Community Center Pueblo of San Felipe · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez NM | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | New Fire Station for Costilla Volunteer Fire Department Costilla Volunteer Fire District Taos County Fire and EMS · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Pueblo of Sandia Pueblo of Sandia · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Melanie Stansbury NM | $1.46M $1.46M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | State of New Mexico for Cimarron Range Fire Protection Project · NM | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $1.30M $1.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State University for New Mexico Reforestation Center Planting Program New Mexico State University · NM | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $1.20M |
| 2024 | New Mexico State Forestry Division for Chama Watershed Wildfire Mitigation Project New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division · NM | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $1.20M |
| 2022 | Questa Fire Station Village of Questa · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Mescalero Apache Head Start Center Mescalero Apache Tribe · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM, Representative Melanie Stansbury NM | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Peralta Fire Station Town of Peralta · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Melanie Stansbury NM | $1.00M |
| 2022 | New Mexico Highlands University for New Mexico Reforestation Center · NM | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Carbon Management and Soil Health New Mexico State University · NM | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $995.0K $995.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sunland Park Public Safety Complex City of Sunland Park · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $950.0K $950.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fire Protection Vehicle Acquisition Project Pueblo of Isleta · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Ben Lujan NM, Representative Gabriel Vasquez NM | $900.0K |
| 2022 | New Mexico State Library New Mexico State Library · NM | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $890.0K $890.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Espanola Broadband Expansion City of Espanola · NM | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez NM | $879.5K |
| 2024 | City of Anthony Public Safety Building City of Anthony · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $825.0K |
| 2023 | Mora County Hub for Community-based Services HELP New Mexico, Inc · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez NM | $750.0K |
| 2023 | Village of Reserve - New Fire Station Village of Reserve · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Reserve - Village Hall, Library & Community Center Renovation Village of Reserve · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Ben Lujan NM | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Pueblo of Tesuque Community Farm Building and Equipment Pueblo of Tesuque · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $749.0K |
| 2023 | East Mountain Food Pantry Purpose-Built Facility East Mountain Food Pantry, Inc · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Melanie Stansbury NM | $712.5K $712.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | San Juan County Fire and Rescue Department – Self-Contained Breathing Apparatuses San Juan County · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $605.0K |
| 2024 | El Valle Community Center El Valle Community Center · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Ben Lujan NM, Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez NM | $562.5K |
| 2024 | Columbus Wastewater Improvement Project Village of Columbus · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Gabriel Vasquez NM | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Western New Mexico University: Distance learning Western New Mexico University · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - Distance Learning, Telemedicine Program | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Luna Mobile Command Unit Luna County · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Ben Lujan NM, Representative Gabriel Vasquez NM | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Rescue Engine for Portales Fire Department City of Portales Fire Department · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $495.0K |
| 2023 | Village of Cuba Volunteer Fire Department - Fire Engine Village of Cuba Volunteer Fire Department · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $413.0K $413.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Gila Community Center Improvement Project Grant County · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Gabriel Vasquez NM | $400.0K |
| 2023 | Arch Volunteer Fire Department – Fire Engine Arch Volunteer Fire Dept, Roosevelt County · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $375.0K $375.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Garage for Pueblo of Santa Ana Emergency Vehicles Pueblo of Santa Ana · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $375.0K |
| 2022 | Questa Municipal Building Expansion Village of Questa · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Ben Luján NM | $350.0K |
| 2023 | Rowe Volunteer Fire Department - Fire engine Rowe Volunteer Fire Department · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $338.0K |
| 2024 | Expansion of EMS Building in Hidalgo County Hidalgo County · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $300.0K |
| 2024 | Hatch Food Pantry Project Casa de Peregrinos · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Gabriel Vasquez NM | $300.0K |
| 2024 | Santa Clara Pueblo for Reforestation & Kha'po Watershed Revitalization Santa Clara Pueblo · NM | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Ben Lujan NM | $300.0K |
| 2024 | New Ambulance for Logan Ambulance Service Logan Ambulance Service · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $289.0K |
| 2024 | Roosevelt County Detention Center Electrical and Plumbing Upgrades Roosevelt County · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $275.0K |
| 2023 | City of Belen - Fire Engine City of Belen · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $266.0K |
| 2024 | Taos County Fire and EMS - Wildland Fire Engine Taos County Fire and EMS · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $234.0K |
| 2023 | Hatch Valley Schools - Animal Science Facility Lab Hatch Valley Public Schools · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $200.0K |
| 2024 | New Mexico Department of Agriculture for AgPrep Agriculture Disaster Preparedness and Response New Mexico State University · NM | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $200.0K |
| 2023 | Deming Fire Department - Fire Engine City of Deming Fire Department · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $190.0K |
| 2023 | Questa Library Repair Village of Questa · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Ben Lujan NM | $175.0K |
| 2023 | Tularosa Volunteer Fire Department – Fire Engine Tularosa Volunteer Fire Department · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $165.0K |
| 2022 | Wagon Mound Senior Center Village of Wagon Mound · NM | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Ben Luján NM | $164.0K |
| 2024 | Sunrise Clinics - Property Purchase to Expand Mental Health Care in Frontier Burn Communities Sunrise Clinics · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $151.0K |
| 2024 | New Mexico Department of Agriculture for Veterinary Diagnostic Services Equipment New Mexico State University · NM | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $150.0K |
| 2022 | Ben Archer Health Center Telemedicine Ben Archer Health Center · NM | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $104.0K $90.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sustainable and Regenerative agriculture practices One Generation-Indigenous Farm Hub · NM | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | New Mexico Department of Agriculture for Invasive Toxic Plant Detection and Eradication New Mexico Department of Agriculture · NM | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $100.0K |
| 2024 | Española, NM Food Bank Expansion Casita de Comida · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez NM | $84.2K |
| 2022 | Water Irrigation Infrastructure Rio de Chama Acequia Association · NM | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Ben Luján NM | $82.0K $82.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Aztec Public Library Roof Replacement Aztec Public Library · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $81.0K |
| 2022 | Education and Agricultural Training Outreach The National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade Assoc · NM | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Luján NM | $50.0K $50.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Hozho Voices of Healing Center Native Seed Bank Hozho Voices of Healing Center · NM | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $49.0K |
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.