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. 12 provisions worth $9.43M match.
By year
- FY2024 $9.43M · 12
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $9.43M · 12
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $9.43M · 12
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $9.43M · 12
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA, for the purchase of semiconductor automatic testing equipment Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA, for the purchase of semiconductor automatic testing equipment · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Virginia Foundation for Community College Education, VA, for the purchase of equipment for skilled trades training programs Virginia Foundation for Community College Education, VA, for the purchase of equipment for skilled trades training programs · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Virginia Department of Education, VA, for the Virginia STEM ecosystem Virginia Department of Education, VA, for the Virginia STEM ecosystem · VA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $1.03M |
| 2024 | James Madison University, VA, for early healthcare workforce development programs James Madison University, VA, for early healthcare workforce development programs · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | University of Virginia, VA, for the Youth Leadership Initiative, including the purchase of equipment University of Virginia, VA, for the Youth Leadership Initiative, including the purchase of equipment · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $900.0K |
| 2024 | Averett University, VA, for a center for continuing education Averett University, VA, for a center for continuing education · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $670.0K |
| 2024 | Bristol Virginia Public Schools, VA, to acquire and install an inclusive and accessible playground Bristol Virginia Public Schools, VA, to acquire and install an inclusive and accessible playground · VA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $567.0K |
| 2024 | William & Mary (W&M), VA, for a national security internship program William & Mary (W&M), VA, for a national security internship program · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Commonwealth of Virginia, VA, for the State Council of Higher Education’s Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program Commonwealth of Virginia, VA, for the State Council of Higher Education’s Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Laurel Ridge Community College Educational Foundation on behalf of Laurel Ridge Community College, VA, for the purchase of a virtual reality training system for prospective surgical technologists and assistants Laurel Ridge Community College Educational Foundation on behalf of Laurel Ridge Community College, VA, for the purchase of a virtual reality training system for prospective surgical technologists and assistants · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $305.0K |
| 2024 | Paul D. Camp Community College, VA, to establish and expand nursing and allied health programs and purchase equipment Paul D. Camp Community College, VA, to establish and expand nursing and allied health programs and purchase equipment · VA | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $293.0K |
| 2024 | ForKids, Inc., VA, for afterschool programming ForKids, Inc., VA, for afterschool programming · VA | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $170.0K |
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.