Congressional earmarks in ME
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 12 provisions worth $9.18M match.
By year
- FY2023 $9.18M · 12
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $6.34M · 9
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $6.11M · 9
- Jared F. Golden Rep. ME · $726.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $9.18M · 12
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Maine Maritime Academy, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northern Maine Community College , ME, for wind turbine technician training programs, including the purchase of equipment · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Angus King ME | $2.17M $2.17M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Educate Maine, ME, for a mobile science lab, including the purchase of equipment and curriculum development · ME | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Thomas College , ME, for the purchase of equipment and tuition assistance · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $974.0K $974.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Husson University, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME, Representative Jared Golden ME | $726.0K $726.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Maine System , ME, for a dual enrollment program · ME | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $464.0K $464.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Helping Hands with Heart/Maine Highlands, ME, for a youth mentoring initiative, including the purchase of equipment · ME | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Angus King ME | $426.0K $426.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Maine System, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Side x Side Inc. , ME, to develop and implement professional development on arts integration · ME | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Angus King ME | $242.0K $242.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kennebec Valley Community College, ME, for a student support and success center, including the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $145.0K $145.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northern Maine Community College, ME, for an early childhood education degree program, including the purchase of equipment · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $115.0K $115.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Maine System, ME, for the purchase of IT equipment · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $17.0K $17.0K 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.