Congressional earmarks in FL
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 34 provisions worth $69.89M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz Rep. FL · $16.51M · 5
- Frederica S. Wilson Rep. FL · $12.39M · 4
- Maria Elvira Salazar Rep. FL · $7.20M · 4
- Charlie Crist Rep. FL · $5.40M · 2
- Bill Posey Rep. FL · $5.23M · 3
- Mario Diaz-Balart Rep. FL · $5.18M · 2
- Scott Franklin Rep. FL · $4.50M · 1
- Vern Buchanan Rep. FL · $2.50M · 1
- Laurel M. Lee Rep. FL · $2.44M · 1
- Jared Moskowitz Rep. FL · $1.93M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $69.89M · 34
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Coastal Subsurface Water Table and Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring Systems Florida International University · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL | $9.78M $9.78M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory for Coastal Conservation and Restoration Florida International University · FL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Representative Frederica Wilson FL | $9.56M $9.47M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Florida Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Gulf Coast Research and Education Center · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Scott Franklin FL | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Windstorm Research Instrumentation and Testing Enhancements Florida International University · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Mario Diaz-Balart FL | $4.05M |
| 2023 | Coastal Ecosystems Disease Etiology, Remediation, and Restoration for Community Ecological and Economic Health Nova Southeastern University · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL | $3.84M $3.84M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Surveillance of Pollution from Emerging Chemical Threats in Tampa Bay University of South Florida · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Charlie Crist FL | $3.40M $3.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Expansion of Reef Restoration Infrastructure University of Miami · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Maria Salazar FL | $3.30M |
| 2023 | Estuary Habitat Restoration and Resilience Gulf Shellfish Institute · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Coastal Conservation Hub East Coast Zoological Society of Florida · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Bill Posey FL | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Moffitt Cancer Center, BioEngineering Research H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Laurel Lee FL | $2.44M |
| 2024 | AeroSpace Cybersecurity Engineering Development (ASCEND) Florida Institute of Technology · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Bill Posey FL | $2.32M |
| 2022 | Observing Infrastructure to Address Flooding Risks due to Climate Change at the Community Level University of South Florida · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Charlie Crist FL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Greater Biscayne Bay Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring Program Florida International University · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Maria Salazar FL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of South Florida (USF) Global and National Security Institute (GNSI)—National Security Human Dynamics Network University of South Florida · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Gus Bilirakis FL | $1.63M |
| 2022 | National Center for Education and Conservation of Florida's Coral Reef Museum of Science, Inc · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Maria Salazar FL | $1.15M $1.15M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Aquarius Coral Reef Observatory Florida International University · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Mario Diaz-Balart FL, Representative Carlos Gimenez FL | $1.14M $1.14M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Detecting Early Disease in Different Ethnicities through Standardization of Environmentally Induced Genetic Changes Nova Southeastern University—Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Sustainable Estuarine and Marine Protection System University of Miami · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Jared Moskowitz FL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute-Semiconductor Fabrication Florida International University · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Coastal Resilience Data Visualization Center University of South Florida · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Kathy Castor FL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Community-wide Biscayne Bay Restoration, Conservation, and Education Program Florida International University · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Frederica Wilson FL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Coral Nursery Center for Reef Restoration and Preservation Nova Southeastern University Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Jared Moskowitz FL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Deployment of Hybrid Artificial Reefs to Protect Shorelines from Coastal Flooding University of Miami · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz FL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | North Beach Living Shoreline Neighborhood Resilience Project City of Miami Beach · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Frederica Wilson FL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Florida Memorial University Cyber Innovation Hub Research and Research-related Technology and Equipment Florida Memorial University · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Frederica Wilson FL | $900.0K |
| 2024 | UCF Pathogen Surveillance Laboratory University of Central Florida, College of Medicine · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Darren Soto FL | $900.0K |
| 2023 | Modernization of Recreational Fishing Catch Data and Support Humane Catch and Release Education in the South Atlantic The Nature Conservancy in Florida · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Stephanie Murphy FL | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Groundwater to Surface Water Quality Project Florida Gulf Coast University · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Byron Donalds FL | $750.0K |
| 2023 | University of Miami Marine Aquaculture Pilot-Scale Grow-Out Module University of Miami · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Maria Salazar FL | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mote Marine Laboratory's Florida Seagrass Project Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Stephanie Murphy FL | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Examining the Influence of Discharges on Coastal Ecosystems Health and HAB Dynamics Florida Gulf Coast University · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Byron Donalds FL | $440.0K $440.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Indian River Lagoon Restoration Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative Bill Posey FL | $405.0K |
| 2024 | Atomic Force Microscope Acquisition University of North Florida · FL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative John Rutherford FL | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Shark Repellent Study Mote Marine Laboratory · FL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative W. Steube FL | $190.0K |
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.