Congressional earmarks in NM
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 $3.80M match.
By year
- FY2024 $3.80M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Martin Heinrich Sen. NM · $2.04M · 6
- Ben Ray Luján Sen. NM · $2.01M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $3.80M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Complete College America (CCA), NM, for a college retention and completion program Complete College America (CCA), NM, for a college retention and completion program · NM | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Ben Lujan NM | $900.0K |
| 2024 | Central New Mexico Community College, NM, for quantum and STEM-related programs, including the purchase of equipment Central New Mexico Community College, NM, for quantum and STEM-related programs, including the purchase of equipment · NM | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Ben Lujan NM | $862.0K |
| 2024 | Central New Mexico Community College, NM, for a teacher training program Central New Mexico Community College, NM, for a teacher training program · NM | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Navajo Preparatory School, NM, for a student leadership development program Navajo Preparatory School, NM, for a student leadership development program · NM | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Las Cruces Public Schools, NM, to support the career ready toolbox program including stipends, supplies and equipment Las Cruces Public Schools, NM, to support the career ready toolbox program including stipends, supplies and equipment · NM | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $427.0K |
| 2024 | Dual Language Education of New Mexico, NM, for culturally and linguistically responsive education Dual Language Education of New Mexico, NM, for culturally and linguistically responsive education · NM | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $250.0K |
| 2024 | El Puente de Encuentros, NM, for a behavioral health professionals program El Puente de Encuentros, NM, for a behavioral health professionals program · NM | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Martin Heinrich NM, Senator Ben Lujan NM | $247.0K |
| 2024 | Siembra Leadership High School, NM, for dual enrollment and college transition programs Siembra Leadership High School, NM, for dual enrollment and college transition programs · NM | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Martin Heinrich NM | $113.0K |
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.