Congressional earmarks in CT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 7 provisions worth $27.28M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Blumenthal Sen. CT · $27.28M · 7
- Christopher Murphy Sen. CT · $27.28M · 7
- John B. Larson Rep. CT · $16.17M · 1
- Joe Courtney Rep. CT · $4.80M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $27.28M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Connecticut Manufacturing Technology & Innovation Center Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) · CT | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative John Larson CT | $16.17M $16.01M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Long-Term Risk Management and Mitigation Strategies of Crumbling Foundations University of Connecticut · CT | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative Joe Courtney CT | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Resiliency and Sustainability of Hammonasset Beach State Park National Audubon Society, Inc. · CT | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $2.70M |
| 2023 | Connecticut Kelp Innovation Center Greenwave · CT | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $2.39M $2.39M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Lieutenant River Habitat and Riparian Zone Protection and Restoration The Connecticut Audubon Society, Inc. · CT | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Representative Joe Courtney CT | $800.0K |
| 2023 | Blue Economy Career Development Center Sea Research Foundation, Inc., DBA Mystic Aquarium · CT | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $650.0K $650.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Removal of Derelict Lobster Pots The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk · CT | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Senator Christopher Murphy CT | $569.0K $569.0K 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.