Congressional earmarks in VA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 23 provisions worth $13.10M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $5.59M · 13
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $5.57M · 13
- H. Morgan Griffith Rep. VA · $2.92M · 2
- Aston McEachin Rep. VA · $2.64M · 1
- Abigail Spanberger Rep. VA · $1.30M · 2
- Jennifer L. McClellan Rep. VA · $913.8K · 2
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Rep. VA · $318.8K · 1
- Jennifer A. Kiggans Rep. VA · $286.0K · 1
- Elaine Luria Rep. VA · $196.3K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $13.10M · 23
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Charles City County Broadband Expansion Charles City County · VA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Aston McEachin VA | $2.64M |
| 2024 | Construction of EMS Station County of Washington, VA · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative H. Griffith VA | $1.81M |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Improvements Town of Stuart, VA · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $1.10M |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Blackstone Aerial Ladder Fire Truck Town of Blackstone · VA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $923.9K $923.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Henrico County Universal Broadband Deployment Henrico County · VA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Jennifer McClellan VA | $725.0K |
| 2023 | Tazewell County Fire Station Development Town of Tazewell · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $617.0K |
| 2024 | Nelson County Child Development Center and Community Health Worker Training Program Facility The Millennium Group · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $575.0K |
| 2024 | Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center Expansion Ballad Health Foundation · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $522.0K |
| 2022 | Amelia County Court Office County of Amelia · VA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $375.0K $375.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Virginia Community Telehealth Access Network Pilot Program Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Foundat · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $375.0K |
| 2024 | Blue Ridge Discovery Center Visitor Center Blue Ridge Discovery Center · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $366.0K |
| 2024 | Town of Tazewell Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Building Renovation and Expansion Town of Tazewell · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $354.0K |
| 2022 | Isle of Wight Broadband Expansion County of Isle of Wight · VA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect | Representative Robert Scott VA | $318.8K |
| 2024 | Broadband Expansion Project Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority · VA | Department of Agriculture · ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Jennifer Kiggans VA | $286.0K |
| 2023 | Town of Goshen Multi-use Community Center Town of Goshen · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $255.0K $255.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mt. Nebo and Bailey Neck FTTH Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Elaine Luria VA | $196.3K |
| 2024 | Southside Community College In-Demand Technical Training Learning Project Southside Virginia Community College · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Jennifer McClellan VA | $188.8K |
| 2023 | Theatre Guild of Buchanan County Community Arts Mainstage Courtyard The Courtyard at The CAM · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $188.0K $188.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Historic Masonic Theatre Preservation Foundation Door Replacement Project Masonic Theatre Preservation Foundation · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $94.0K |
| 2024 | Town of Cedar Bluff Dump Truck Replacement Town of Cedar Bluff, Virginia · VA | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $90.0K |
| 2022 | Historic Konnarock Training School Blue Ridge Discovery Center · VA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $50.0K $50.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Calfee Community Center Town of Pulaski · VA | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Mark Warner VA | $38.0K $38.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.