Congressional earmarks in KY
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 5 provisions worth $4.08M match.
By year
- FY2023 $4.08M · 5
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Andy Barr Rep. KY · $1.57M · 1
- John Yarmuth Rep. KY · $1.10M · 2
- James Comer Rep. KY · $950.0K · 1
- Brett Guthrie Rep. KY · $460.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $4.08M · 5
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY for a health professions program, including the purchase of equipment and supplies · KY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.57M $1.57M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY for information technology and equipment upgrades · KY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative James Comer KY | $950.0K $950.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Simmons College of Kentucky, Louisville, KY for academic support programs, including equipment · KY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $602.5K $602.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | National Center for Families Learning, Louisville, KY for a family engagement and immersive technology program · KY | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY for the purchase of applied research and technology equipment · KY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $460.0K $460.0K 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.