Congressional earmarks in VT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 40 provisions worth $55.83M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patrick Leahy Sen. VT · $32.36M · 18
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $11.32M · 13
- Peter Welch Sen. VT · $9.04M · 6
- Becca Balint Rep. VT · $4.49M · 6
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $55.83M · 40
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Institute for Rural Partnerships University of Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · General Provision | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $10.00M $9.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | National Farm to School Institute Shelburne Farms · VT | Department of Agriculture · General Provision | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Farmland Futures Fund Vermont Land Trust · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Green Mountain National Forest – Taconic Gateway/Big Spruce · VT | Department of Agriculture · Land Acquisition | Senator Peter Welch VT | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Barre Municipal Auditorium Upgrades City of Barre · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $3.45M |
| 2022 | U.S. Forest Service for New and improved mountain biking trails, Green Mountain NF · VT | Department of Agriculture · Construction Projects | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | St Johnsbury Science Annex Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Peter Welch VT | $2.47M $2.47M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rochester High School Repurposing Project Town of Rochester · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.33M |
| 2022 | Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, Roaring Branch · VT | Department of Agriculture · Land Acquisition | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Upper Valley Haven Shelter and Community Resource Center Upper Valley Haven · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.00M |
| 2023 | U.S. Forest Service for Accessible Trails in Vermont, Green Mountain National Forest · VT | Department of Agriculture · Capital Improvement and Maintenance | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.00M $994.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Grace Cottage Family Health Primary Care Medical Office Building, Townshend, VT Carlos G. Otis Health Care Center, Inc., dba Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Becca Balint VT | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Tinker Child Enrichment Center Copley Health Systems · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Services Building Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.13M |
| 2024 | North East Kingdom Community Action Family Wellness and Economic Empowerment Campus, St. Johnsbury, VT North East Kingdom Community Action, Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Becca Balint VT | $1.12M |
| 2024 | Brandon Public Library Safety and Accessibility Improvements Brandon Public Library · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Peter Welch VT | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Village of Johnson Utility Maintenance Garage Village of Johnson · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Peter Welch VT | $824.0K |
| 2024 | New Town Garage Town of Vershire · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Peter Welch VT | $750.0K |
| 2022 | Downtown Child Care Center Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $750.0K |
| 2024 | South Royalton Rescue Squad Crew Quarters and Ambulance Garage, South Royalton, VT Royalton Fire District 1 · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $648.9K |
| 2022 | Jeudevine Memorial Library Jeudevine Memorial Library · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | East Berkshire Fire District 1 for Water Source Capacity Project East Berkshire Fire District No. 1 · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $600.0K |
| 2022 | Three Rivers Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Town of St. Johnsbury · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $543.0K |
| 2022 | Infrastructure Projects Northern Forest Center · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Regenerative Soil Capacity and Improved Soil Health Interlace Commons · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Telehealth Services Vermont Program for Quality Health Care · VT | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $499.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | North Hero New Elevated Water Storage Tank, North Hero, VT Town of North Hero · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Becca Balint VT | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Vermont Woodlands Association for Conserving Working Family Forests Vermont Woodlands Association · VT | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Peter Welch VT | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Vermont Woodlands Association for Climate-Smart Family Forests in Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $286.0K $286.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gillett Dam Replacement Richmond Land Trust · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northern Forest Center for Development of New Markets for Wood Products in Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Community Center Waste Water Project Town of Groton · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alburgh Childcare and Early Education Expansion Alburgh Family Clubhouse · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $189.0K |
| 2024 | Northfield Senior Center Expansion Senior Citizens Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $151.0K |
| 2022 | Vermont Housing and Conservation Board for Supporting Intact and Healthy Forests in Vermont · VT | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $150.0K $150.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Canaan Gathering Place, Canaan, VT Canaan Naturally Connected, Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $125.0K |
| 2022 | Castleton Library Town of Castleton · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $125.0K $125.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sheldon Store Restoration Rupert Village Trust · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $120.0K |
| 2022 | Catamount Film and Arts Facility Improvements Catamount Film and Arts · VT | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $109.0K |
| 2024 | Canaan Cooperative Child Development Center North East Kingdom Community Action Inc. · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $75.0K |
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.