Congressional earmarks in VT
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 $40.30M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patrick Leahy Sen. VT · $39.90M · 6
- Becca Balint Rep. VT · $250.0K · 1
- Peter Welch Sen. VT · $250.0K · 1
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $150.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $40.30M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Multi-disciplinary Cyber Fusion Research and Development Center Norwich University · VT | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $16.40M $16.24M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Burlington Aviation Technology Center Facility Burlington Technical Center · VT | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $10.00M $9.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cybersecurity and Information Technology Nexus Research Champlain College · VT | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $10.00M $9.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Vermont, Land Cover Observatory University of Vermont · VT | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Inspiring Lake Champlain Stewardship Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Inc · VT | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lake Champlain Monitoring Observatory Lake Champlain Basin Program · VT | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Operational Technology Advanced Cyber Architecture Norwich University Applied Research Institutes · VT | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Peter Welch VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $250.0K |
| 2023 | Memphremagog Maritime Education Center - Newport Memphremagog Community Maritime · VT | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $150.0K $150.0K 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.