Congressional earmarks in CA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 8 provisions worth $8.02M match.
By year
- FY2024 $8.02M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Alex Padilla Sen. CA · $7.52M · 7
- Dianne Feinstein Sen. CA · $4.86M · 6
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $8.02M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | University of California, San Diego, CA, for the PATHS Scholars Program University of California, San Diego, CA, for the PATHS Scholars Program · CA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Alejandro Padilla CA | $1.66M |
| 2024 | Allan Hancock Joint Community College District, CA, for a nursing program, including the purchase of equipment Allan Hancock Joint Community College District, CA, for a nursing program, including the purchase of equipment · CA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Alejandro Padilla CA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | California State University East Bay, CA, for the California Promise Neighborhood program California State University East Bay, CA, for the California Promise Neighborhood program · CA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Save the Children Federation, Inc., CA, to improve food security and access to educational resources for underserved children and families, including purchase of three vehicles Save the Children Federation, Inc., CA, to improve food security and access to educational resources for underserved children and families, including purchase of three vehicles · CA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | South Bay Community Services, CA, for the California Promise Neighborhood program South Bay Community Services, CA, for the California Promise Neighborhood program · CA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA | $876.0K |
| 2024 | Mission Economic Development Agency, CA, for the California Promise Neighborhood program Mission Economic Development Agency, CA, for the California Promise Neighborhood program · CA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Mt. San Antonio Community College District, CA, for the purchase of equipment for the Wildland Fire Training Program Mt. San Antonio Community College District, CA, for the purchase of equipment for the Wildland Fire Training Program · CA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA, Senator Alejandro Padilla CA | $534.0K |
| 2024 | San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, CA, for the Native Biodiversity Corps program San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, CA, for the Native Biodiversity Corps program · CA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Dianne Feinstein CA | $500.0K |
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.