Earmarks requested by Richard J. Durbin
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 16 provisions worth $13.33M match.
Senator Richard J. Durbin (Democrat, IL) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard J. Durbin Sen. IL · $13.33M · 16
- Lauren Underwood Rep. IL · $1.50M · 1
- Bill Foster Rep. IL · $1.06M · 1
- S. Krishnamoorthi Rep. IL · $936.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $13.33M · 16
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois University, IL, for the LEAP program Northern Illinois University, IL, for the LEAP program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.66M |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL for microchip research and training, including equipment · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Lauren Underwood IL | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | McHenry County College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation McHenry County College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.06M |
| 2024 | William Rainey Harper College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for the emergency services training center William Rainey Harper College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for the emergency services training center · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Dominican University, IL, for a masters in nursing program Dominican University, IL, for a masters in nursing program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $1.00M |
| 2024 | McKendree University, IL, for a rural nurse educator workforce program McKendree University, IL, for a rural nurse educator workforce program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $980.0K |
| 2023 | Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL for a mechatronics certificate program, including equipment · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative S. Krishnamoorthi IL | $936.0K $936.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Eastern Illinois University, IL, for teacher preparation programs · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Board of Education of the City of Chicago, IL, for promoting student health activities and improving access to student health services · IL | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Greenville University, IL, for the purchase of equipment for science facilities and building a nursing pipeline Greenville University, IL, for the purchase of equipment for science facilities and building a nursing pipeline · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $665.0K |
| 2022 | Special Children's Charities, IL, for Special Olympics programming · IL | Department of Education · Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Harold Washington College, IL, for an Open Educational Resources program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | IBEW Technical Institute, IL, for an electricity and renewable energy infrastructure training program for high school students · IL | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $500.0K $499.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Advocate Aurora Health, IL, for a healthcare career pipeline program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Chicago Public Schools, for STEM, IL, Fine and Performing Arts, and personalized learning, including acquisition of equipment and supplies · IL | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $475.0K $475.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Shawnee Community College, IL, for the commercial truck driver training program · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL | $450.0K $450.0K 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.