Congressional earmarks in AK
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 $40.13M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lisa Murkowski Sen. AK · $38.42M · 21
- Mary Peltola Rep. AK · $2.07M · 3
- Donald Young Rep. AK · $750.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $40.13M · 23
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Coastal and Nearshore Mapping of Alaska Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Survey · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Alaska King Crab Enhancement Project Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Juvenile Pacific Salmon Research Alaska Department of Fish and Game · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Aquatic Toxicology Research University of Alaska System · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.80M |
| 2023 | Bering Sea Fisheries Monitoring Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.75M $2.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Marine Mammal Co-management Research North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.70M $2.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Research Vessel Equipment Upgrades and Maintenance Alaska Department of Fish and Game · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Arctic Watch Marine Exchange of Alaska · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.01M |
| 2022 | Expand Adoption of Electronic Monitoring in Alaska Fisheries Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Baseline Fishery Surveys University of Alaska · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.75M $1.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bowhead Whale Abundance Survey North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.54M |
| 2024 | Alaska Survey Charter Vessel Alaska Department of Fish and Game · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement (CAOFA) Engagement Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.07M |
| 2024 | Invasive European Green Crab Control and Eradication Metlakatla Indian Community · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK, Representative Mary Peltola AK | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Arctic Seasonal Weather Forecasting University of Alaska · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Seafood Processors Refrigeration Certificate Training Program Alaska Research Consortium · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $987.0K $987.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bering Sea Research Center Upgrades Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government (ACSPI) · AK | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Mary Peltola AK | $963.0K |
| 2023 | Yukon River Research, Surveys, and Community Engagement Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $825.0K $825.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Engaging Diverse Communities in Stewardship of Wild Salmon in Cook Inlet University of Alaska Anchorage · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Donald Young AK | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fisheries Bio-Technician Training Program Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $520.0K |
| 2024 | Tamgas Creek Hatchery Fishway Improvements Metlakatla Indian Community · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $403.0K |
| 2023 | Surveillance Monitoring of Fisheries and Ecosystems Aleut Community of St. Paul Island · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Kelp Processing Research in Southern Alaska University of Alaska System · AK | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK, Representative Mary Peltola AK | $110.0K |
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.