Congressional earmarks in AL
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 8 provisions worth $149.30M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Shelby Sen. AL · $140.00M · 3
- Jerry Carl Rep. AL · $3.60M · 3
- Katie Boyd Britt Sen. AL · $3.00M · 1
- Mike Rogers Rep. AL · $2.70M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $149.30M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Renovation and expansion of research facilities University of South Alabama College of Medicine · AL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $60.00M $59.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of a High-Performance Computing and Data Center for Water and Hydrological Scientific Research, Education, and Forecasting The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa · AL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $45.00M $44.55M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of a New Math and Science Facility Marion Military Institute · AL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $35.00M $34.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Expansion and Upgrade of the South Alabama Mesonet University of South Alabama · AL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Katie Britt AL | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State University (JSU) Additive Manufacturing Training and Innovation Lab Jacksonville State University · AL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $2.70M |
| 2024 | Design and Permitting of Living Shoreline Auburn University · AL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $1.88M |
| 2024 | Characterizing Socio-Environmental Conditions at Public Access Sites University of South Alabama · AL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $1.49M |
| 2022 | Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) Sensors, Port of Mobile Alabama State Port Authority · AL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $233.0K $232.8K 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.