Congressional earmarks in VT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 7 provisions worth $38.25M match.
By year
- FY2023 $38.25M · 7
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patrick Leahy Sen. VT · $37.65M · 3
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $598.0K · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $38.25M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The University of Vermont, VT, for an endowment to support the programmatic development of the Honors College · VT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $30.00M $30.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Saint Michael's College, VT, for an environmental industry workforce training program · VT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $6.50M $6.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | World Learning/School for International Training, VT, for the development of refugees studies programming · VT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $1.15M $1.15M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Governor's Institutes of Vermont, VT, for an arts education and enrichment summer program · VT | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $304.0K $304.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Harwood Union High School, VT, for national and international travel study program · VT | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $134.0K $134.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Windham Central Supervisory Union , VT, for summer and afterschool programs · VT | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, VT, for youth development and enrichment, including the purchase of equipment · VT | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $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.