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 $3.19M match.
By year
- FY2022 $3.19M · 7
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Christopher A. Coons Sen. DE · $3.19M · 7
- Thomas Carper Sen. DE · $1.94M · 5
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $3.19M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | University of Delaware, DE, to extend and update the inventory of equipment at Assistive Technology Resource Centers · DE | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.02M $1.02M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Teach for America, DE, for recruitment, training, development and retention of STEM educators · DE | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Delaware State University, DE, to develop and implement a financial literacy curriculum · DE | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware, DE, for support of after-school literacy education, peer tutoring and youth programs · DE | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Christina School District, DE, to expand implementation of the AVID program and improve college readiness of students · DE | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Best Buddies International, Inc., DE, for the Delaware Best Buddies Inclusion Project for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities · DE | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $215.0K $215.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Delaware, DE, for the Teacher Pipeline Project · DE | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $163.0K $163.0K 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.