Congressional earmarks in NY
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 27 provisions worth $18.12M match.
By year
- FY2022 $18.12M · 27
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand Sen. NY · $9.57M · 15
- Charles E. Schumer Sen. NY · $8.27M · 14
- Gregory W. Meeks Rep. NY · $4.35M · 3
- Adriano Espaillat Rep. NY · $2.85M · 3
- Nydia M. Velázquez Rep. NY · $2.45M · 4
- Hakeem S. Jeffries Rep. NY · $2.05M · 3
- Thomas Reed Rep. NY · $1.85M · 1
- Yvette D. Clarke Rep. NY · $1.00M · 1
- Jamaal Bowman Rep. NY · $500.0K · 1
- Kathleen Rice Rep. NY · $500.0K · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $18.12M · 27
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Life Camp, Jamaica, NY for a youth engagement program · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Gregory Meeks NY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | York College, CUNY, Jamaica, NY for health disparities initiative · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Gregory Meeks NY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Elmira College, Elmira, NY for information technology upgrades and equipment · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Thomas Reed NY | $1.85M $1.85M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY for workforce development program, including equipment and stipends · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Adriano Espaillat NY | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | NYC Mission Society, New York, NY for its Level Up program · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Adriano Espaillat NY | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pioneer Works Art Foundation, Brooklyn, NY for youth development programs · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing, NY, for scholarships for nursing students · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | West Indian American Day Carnival Association, Brooklyn, NY for Caribbean culture, arts, and history education programs · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Yvette Clarke NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | YMCA of Greater New York, NY for youth development programs · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Hakeem Jeffries NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New York Sun Works, New York, NY for STEM and sustainability education · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, Brooklyn, NY for arts education · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Hakeem Jeffries NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | YMCA of New Rochelle, NY for its Educational Achievement Gap Project · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Jamaal Bowman NY | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | El Puente de Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY for environmental studies programming · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Long Beach, NY for early childhood learning · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Kathleen Rice NY | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Eastern Queens Alliance, Springfield Gardens, NY for environmental education · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Gregory Meeks NY | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY for the Grain Innovation Center, including equipment · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Antonio Delgado NY | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New York University, New York, NY for a prison education program, including stipends and scholarships · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Jerrold Nadler NY | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY for STEM learning and career exploration · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Hakeem Jeffries NY | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, Inc., NY, to support implementation of a full service community schools model · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY | $296.0K $296.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lehman College, City University of New York, New York, NY for an economic recovery and revitalization program for students, including financial assistance · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Adriano Espaillat NY | $250.0K $249.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Queens Community House, Queens, NY for family support counselors · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $225.0K $225.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center, NY, for curriculum development, documentary film, archival exhibition, multi-media website, and outreach · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Charles Schumer NY | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Friends of Marcy Houses, Brooklyn, NY for tutoring and mentoring · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $150.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | P.E.A.C.E. Afterschool Program, Hempstead, NY for afterschool and summer STEAM programs · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Kathleen Rice NY | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Boys and Girls Clubs of Rochester, NY for a comprehensive afterschool and summer program · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Joseph Morelle NY | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sunnyside Community Services, Sunnyside, NY for a student support and college access program · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Common Threads, Staten Island, NY for culinary and nutrition education · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Carolyn Maloney NY | $50.0K $50.0K 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.