Congressional earmarks in VA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 20 provisions worth $23.79M match.
By year
- FY2023 $23.79M · 20
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $16.41M · 15
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $16.41M · 15
- Aston McEACHIN Rep. VA · $5.27M · 3
- Gerald Connolly Rep. VA · $4.70M · 3
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Rep. VA · $4.47M · 3
- Jennifer Wexton Rep. VA · $3.71M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $23.79M · 20
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA for a nursing program, including equipment · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hampton University, Hampton, VA for an allied health services and workforce development program · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Robert Scott VA | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA for broadband improvement, including equipment · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative Aston McEACHIN VA | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA for cybersecurity programming, including installation and reconfiguration of equipment · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Aston McEACHIN VA | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | George Mason University, VA, to recruit and train college students for tutoring of elementary and secondary school students · VA | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $1.95M $1.95M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | An Achievable Dream, Newport News, VA for student enrichment and academic support · VA | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative Robert Scott VA | $1.59M $1.59M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | VA Foundation for Community College Education, VA, for early childhood educator degree, credential, and certification programs · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $1.53M $1.53M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fairfax County, VA for early childhood development and learning · VA | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Jennifer Wexton VA, Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA for pipelines into STEM professions, including scholarships · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative Aston McEACHIN VA | $1.07M $1.07M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | George Mason University, Fairfax, VA for a cybersecurity and IT modernization program · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Communities in Schools of Virginia, VA, for a statewide initiative on student re-engagement and to address chronic absenteeism · VA | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $977.0K $977.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Shenandoah University, VA, for a program to build a pipeline of qualified mental health counselors · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $921.0K $921.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | VA Foundation for Community College Education, VA, for a work-based learning program for foster-youth · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $899.0K $899.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Germanna Community College, VA, for cybersecurity degree and credential programs · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $870.0K $870.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA for a diesel technology certificate program, including equipment · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $685.0K $685.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Soundscapes, Newport News, VA for expanding access to arts education, including a feasibility study for growth · VA | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Robert Scott VA | $677.0K $677.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | College of William and Mary, VA, for the data science innovation hub, including the purchase of equipment · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hollins University, VA, for the Master's of Arts in Teaching and Learning program · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $428.0K $428.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Source for Learning, Inc., VA, to expand online professional development for early childhood educators · VA | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $352.0K $351.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Virginia, VA, for increasing access to the Cloud Computing certificate program · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA | $230.0K $230.0K 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.