Congressional earmarks in ME
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 21 provisions worth $72.45M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $69.72M · 17
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $60.45M · 19
- Chellie Pingree Rep. ME · $14.08M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $72.45M · 21
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Innovation and Education Wing at Bigelow Laboratory Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · ME | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $12.33M $12.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Green Engineering and Materials Research Factory of the Future University of Maine · ME | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Susan Collins ME | $10.00M $9.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of an Advanced-Manufacturing Materials Research Facility University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M $7.92M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NIST–Construction of Research Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $7.50M |
| 2024 | Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NIST–Construction of Research Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $7.00M |
| 2023 | PFAS Analytical Laboratory Equipment University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Weather Station Network University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.55M |
| 2023 | Construction of a Coastal Research Deployment Facility University of New England · ME | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M $3.46M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Analytical Laboratory Modernization and Expansion University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NIST–Construction of Research Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.10M |
| 2024 | Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center Equipment University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $2.50M |
| 2022 | Support for Local and Regional Seafood Systems University of Maine · ME | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Analytical Laboratory Equipment University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.90M |
| 2022 | Advanced and Additive Manufacturing Center Development Roux Institute at Northeastern University · ME | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Angus King ME | $1.00M $1000.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Maine Climate Coordination Center University of Maine · ME | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $990.0K $989.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Planning for the Future of Maine's Lobster Industry Maine Department of Marine Resources · ME | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $765.0K $765.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Maine Seafood and Community Partnership Good Shepherd Food Bank · ME | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $750.0K |
| 2023 | Equipment for Lithium and Geological Research Maine Mineral and Gem Museum · ME | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $725.0K $725.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Support for Shellfish Research and Hatchery Activities Downeast Institute · ME | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $670.0K $669.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gulf of Maine Research Institute's Climate Center Project Gulf of Maine Research Institute · ME | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Angus King ME | $650.0K $650.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Ocean Habitat Strategic Plan in Partnership with Maine’s Lobster Industry University of Maine · ME | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $440.0K |
| 2022 | Ocean Science STEM Educational Workshops Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · ME | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Angus King ME | $89.0K $89.0K 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.