Congressional earmarks in DE
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 $20.64M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Christopher A. Coons Sen. DE · $20.64M · 7
- Thomas Carper Sen. DE · $20.64M · 7
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $20.64M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment University of Delaware · DE | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $7.25M |
| 2023 | Equipment for Gene Therapy Production Suite University of Delaware · DE | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Innovation Equipment University of Delaware · DE | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Materials Science Research Lab Equipment Delaware Innovation Space · DE | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $2.48M $2.48M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sustainable Energy Research University of Delaware/Delaware State University · DE | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.29M $1.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fisheries & Aquaculture Innovation Center University of Delaware · DE | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.26M |
| 2023 | Delaware River and Estuary Ecosystem Data Gathering Initiative Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay · DE | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $356.0K $356.0K 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.