Congressional earmarks in NJ
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 23 provisions worth $11.13M match.
By year
- FY2022 $11.13M · 23
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Robert Menendez Sen. NJ · $6.92M · 13
- Cory A. Booker Sen. NJ · $4.97M · 11
- Albio Sires Rep. NJ · $1.73M · 2
- Donald Payne Rep. NJ · $1.60M · 2
- Mikie Sherrill Rep. NJ · $1.10M · 1
- Tom Malinowski Rep. NJ · $750.0K · 1
- Christopher H. Smith Rep. NJ · $710.0K · 3
- Bonnie Watson Coleman Rep. NJ · $550.0K · 1
- Donald Norcross Rep. NJ · $500.0K · 1
- Frank Pallone, Jr. Rep. NJ · $300.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $11.13M · 23
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | United Way of Northern New Jersey, Cedar Knolls, NJ for early childhood education · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Saint Peter's University, Jersey City, NJ for educator development and training · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Donald Payne NJ | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | TechUnited:NJ BetterFutureLabs, Hoboken, NJ for a technology program, including curriculum development · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hudson County Community College, NJ, for classroom technology systems, including the purchase of equipment · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Albio Sires NJ | $980.0K $980.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rowan University, NJ, for the purchase of equipment to support dual-credit classes · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $750.0K $744.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ for college preparation and success activities, including scholarships · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Albio Sires NJ | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ to develop a new education and training program · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Tom Malinowski NJ | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | United Way of Central Jersey, Milltown, NJ for the Summer STEAM Stars program · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $550.0K $547.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ, for a center for educational equity · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | I Have A Dream Foundation, Newark, NJ for STEAM education · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Donald Payne NJ | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ for the Wind Energy Workforce Training Program, including equipment and technology · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Donald Norcross NJ | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ, for environmental sustainability programs · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $455.0K $455.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ for establishment of a center for excellence in cybersecurity education, including the purchase of equipment and information technology · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $450.0K $450.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Middlesex County, New Brunswick, NJ for agricultural and acquacultural training · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Frank Pallone NJ | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rutgers University-Newark, NJ, for the RE-OPEN program, which may include the purchase of equipment · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | 4Cs of Passaic County, NJ, to improve access to early childcare and education · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rutgers University–Camden, NJ, for high-intensity tutoring and social and emotional support · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $234.0K $234.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hamilton Area Young Men's Christian Association, Hamilton, NJ for a supplementary education program · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ, for a STEM boot camp · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $154.0K $154.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sussex County Community College, NJ, for cybersecurity programs · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $97.0K $97.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Hudson Community Action Corporation, NJ, for afterschool and summer programs, including technology · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $80.0K $80.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Atlantic Cape Community College, NJ, for the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems training program, including the purchase of equipment · NJ | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $69.0K $69.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bayshore Jointure Commission, Tinton Falls, NJ for a life skills and training program · NJ | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $60.0K $60.0K 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.