Congressional earmarks in MI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 17 provisions worth $20.42M match.
By year
- FY2022 $20.42M · 17
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Deborah Stabenow Sen. MI · $11.22M · 6
- Gary C. Peters Sen. MI · $5.70M · 4
- Debbie Dingell Rep. MI · $3.30M · 3
- Frederick Upton Rep. MI · $2.40M · 2
- Peter Meijer Rep. MI · $1.90M · 2
- Dan Kildee Rep. MI · $1.65M · 2
- Brenda Lawrence Rep. MI · $550.0K · 1
- Tim Walberg Rep. MI · $300.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $20.42M · 17
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wayne State University Law School, MI, for the establishment and operation of the Levin Center's State Oversight Academy, which may include an endowment · MI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Macomb Community College, MI, for health care apprenticeship programs · MI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $2.62M $2.62M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Henry Ford College, Dearborn, MI for technology and manufacturing education · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Henry Ford, MI, for professional development curricula for educators · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI for a pipeline and workforce program focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including the purchase of information technology · MI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Frederick Upton MI | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alpena Community College, MI, for workforce development in critical industries to the region, including the purchase of equipment · MI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Michigan State University for WKAR Public Media, MI, for an education pilot program, including equipment · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Genesee Intermediate School District, Flint, MI for a school nursing pilot program · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Dan Kildee MI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI for curriculum, information technology, and equipment for applied research program · MI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Peter Meijer MI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services, Dearborn, MI for integrated services, literacy education, and social and emotional learning · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Glen Oaks Community College, Centreville, MI for information technology and equipment for distance learning · MI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Frederick Upton MI | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kent Intermediate School District, Grand Rapids, MI for equipment · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Peter Meijer MI | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village, Flint, MI for a youth empowerment and afterschool program · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Dan Kildee MI | $650.0K $650.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lake Michigan College, MI, for the development and expansion of physical therapy assistant and medical assisting programs, including the purchase of equipment · MI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Gary Peters MI | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills, MI for Holocaust education and teacher training · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Brenda Lawrence MI | $550.0K $550.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI for early childhood educational services · MI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Adrian College, Adrian, MI for establishment of a shared majors partnership program · MI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Tim Walberg MI | $300.0K $300.0K 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.