Congressional earmarks in MO
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 9 provisions worth $16.73M match.
By year
- FY2022 $16.73M · 9
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Roy Blunt Sen. MO · $15.72M · 8
- Cori Bush Rep. MO · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $16.73M · 9
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | William Jewell College, MO, for technology upgrades, equipment, and minor remodeling · MO | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Missouri State University, MO, for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in health and life sciences · MO | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Curators of the University of Missouri, MO, for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in precision health care · MO | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southeast Missouri State University, MO, for equipment and technology · MO | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $1.80M $1.79M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, MO, for music education · MO | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis, MO for an entrepreneurship program and center · MO | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Cori Bush MO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Truman State University, MO, for expansion of degree programs · MO | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Missouri State University, West Plains, MO, for equipment and technology · MO | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $525.0K $524.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Best Buddies International, Inc., MO, for the Missouri Best Buddies Inclusion Project for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities · MO | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $500.0K $500.0K 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.