Congressional earmarks in OH
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 42 provisions worth $47.35M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Sherrod Brown Sen. OH · $25.95M · 28
- Bill Johnson Rep. OH · $11.66M · 6
- David P. Joyce Rep. OH · $7.29M · 2
- Robert E. Latta Rep. OH · $5.11M · 4
- Mike Carey Rep. OH · $5.03M · 1
- Brad Wenstrup Rep. OH · $4.03M · 3
- Marcy Kaptur Rep. OH · $2.00M · 2
- Anthony Gonzalez Rep. OH · $958.4K · 1
- Emilia Strong Sykes Rep. OH · $500.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $47.35M · 42
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Hambden Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $6.76M |
| 2024 | Municipal Building Improvements City of London, OH · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mike Carey OH | $5.03M |
| 2023 | Belmont VFD New Station Belmont Volunteer Fire Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $3.42M |
| 2024 | Multi-Purpose Community Building Gallia County Agricultural Society · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $3.20M |
| 2024 | Fire Department Improvements Corn City Regional Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Robert Latta OH | $2.98M |
| 2023 | Ohio River Museum Re-invention Ohio Historical Society dba Ohio History Connection · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.75M |
| 2024 | Fire Station Construction Brookside Fire Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.25M |
| 2022 | Fremont Community Amphitheater Project City of Fremont · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.61M $1.61M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fire Department Expansion & Remodel Cumberland Trail Joint Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $1.57M |
| 2024 | Municipal Building Construction Columbiana County · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $1.50M |
| 2022 | Tree Restoration Western Reserve Land Conservancy · OH | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Big Walnut Joint Fire District Fire Station Big Walnut Joint Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.32M |
| 2024 | Cooper Community Resource Center Oberlin Community Services Council · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.29M |
| 2022 | Bradner Fire Station Bradner Fire Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Robert Latta OH | $1.26M $1.26M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Outpatient Pharmacy and Infusion Clinic Project Mark Milford Hicksville Joint Township Hospital DBA Community Memorial Hospital · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | ARS Greenhouse Research Facility, Toledo, OH University of Toledo · OH | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.00M |
| 2022 | East Wayne Fire Station East Wayne Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Anthony Gonzalez OH | $958.4K |
| 2024 | EMS Stations Seneca County Board of Commissioners · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Robert Latta OH | $750.0K |
| 2022 | Montville Fire Department Upgrades Montville Fire Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $637.0K |
| 2023 | New Concord Fire Emergency Support Village of New Concord · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $625.0K |
| 2023 | Federal Valley Resource Center Roof Replacement Federal Valley Resource Center · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $594.0K $594.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Somerset Builder's Club The Somerset Builder's Club · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $563.0K |
| 2024 | Community Leadership Facility Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $550.0K |
| 2024 | Hospital Training Equipment Modernization University Hospitals Health System · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative David Joyce OH | $530.0K |
| 2024 | West High Pressure District Elevated Water Storage Tank Project City of Canal Fulton · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Emilia Sykes OH | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Shawnee Fire Department New Truck Village of Shawnee · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $375.0K |
| 2023 | Holden Arboretum’s Forest Resiliency and Conservation and Canopy Coverage Expansion Project · OH | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $335.0K $335.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jefferson Street Business Center Expansion Highland County Community Action Organization, Inc · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $275.0K $275.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fremont Community Recreation Center City of Fremont · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $265.0K |
| 2024 | Canfield Township Public Work Garage Expansion Project Canfield Township · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $263.0K |
| 2022 | Reduce Runoff Contamination in the Great Lakes Ohio Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Center · OH | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $263.0K $261.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sandy Creek Fire District Ladder Truck Sandy Creek Joint Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $195.0K |
| 2022 | Fremont Senior Center Expansion Great Lakes Community Action Partnership · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $184.0K $184.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Marietta College Planetarium Marietta College · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $181.0K |
| 2022 | Police Department Building Project Carroll Township Police Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $160.0K $160.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wells Township Police Department Cruiser Garage Wells Township Police Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $159.0K |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Willshire Fire Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Robert Latta OH | $125.0K |
| 2023 | Emerald Necklace Village of Somerset · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $125.0K |
| 2023 | Township Road Maintenance Equipment Milton Township · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $99.0K $99.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Government Services Building Mead Township · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $75.0K |
| 2022 | Arrowhead Fire District Expansion Arrowhead Joint Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $74.0K |
| 2024 | McConnel Run Streambank Restoration Village of McConnelsville · OH | Department of Agriculture · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $55.0K |
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.