Congressional earmarks in MD
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 10 provisions worth $5.74M match.
By year
- FY2024 $5.74M · 10
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $5.74M · 10
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $5.74M · 10
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $5.74M · 10
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maryland Association of Community Colleges, MD, for the purchase of equipment for a cybersecurity workforce training program Maryland Association of Community Colleges, MD, for the purchase of equipment for a cybersecurity workforce training program · MD | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $2.00M |
| 2024 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD, for the veterinary medicine program University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD, for the veterinary medicine program · MD | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.07M |
| 2024 | KID Museum, MD, for STEM education and youth development KID Museum, MD, for STEM education and youth development · MD | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $704.0K |
| 2024 | Art with a Heart, MD, for arts education and out of school time programs Art with a Heart, MD, for arts education and out of school time programs · MD | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $506.0K |
| 2024 | Reading is Fundamental, MD, for childhood literacy in pre-K through middle school in Baltimore City Public Schools Reading is Fundamental, MD, for childhood literacy in pre-K through middle school in Baltimore City Public Schools · MD | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Goucher College, MD, for the Prison Education Partnership Goucher College, MD, for the Prison Education Partnership · MD | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $355.0K |
| 2024 | Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, MD, for music education, including equipment Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, MD, for music education, including equipment · MD | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $249.0K |
| 2024 | Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington, MD, for school-based vision health services Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington, MD, for school-based vision health services · MD | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Creative Nomads, MD, for arts education and youth development Creative Nomads, MD, for arts education and youth development · MD | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $80.0K |
| 2024 | The Agoge Project, MD, for out-of-school time programs, including equipment The Agoge Project, MD, for out-of-school time programs, including equipment · MD | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $75.0K |
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.