Earmarks requested by Brian Schatz
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 26 provisions worth $16.92M match.
Senator Brian Schatz (Democrat, HI) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Brian Schatz Sen. HI · $16.92M · 26
- Mazie K. Hirono Sen. HI · $8.67M · 13
- Ed Case Rep. HI · $1.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $16.92M · 26
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Partners in Development Foundation, HI, for education and workforce development for justice-involved youth · HI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Chaminade University of Honolulu, HI, for a prison education program Chaminade University of Honolulu, HI, for a prison education program · HI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Blueprint for Change, HI, for family resource centers, including the purchase of a vehicle Blueprint for Change, HI, for family resource centers, including the purchase of a vehicle · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.15M |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, HI, to provide and improve out-of-school and after-school youth development programs · HI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.15M $1.15M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Aha Punana Leo (APL), HI, for the Punana Leo statewide Hawaiian medium early childhood language education system, including reaccreditation by the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium · HI | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.13M $1.13M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Hawaii - Office of Strategic Health Initiatives, Honolulu, HI for an indigenous data science hub · HI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Ed Case HI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Hawaii Agriculture Foundation, HI, for agricultural-focused education programs, including equipment Hawaii Agriculture Foundation, HI, for agricultural-focused education programs, including equipment · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $949.0K |
| 2024 | University of Hawaii System, HI, for the purchase of equipment for a medical education, residency, and fellowship expansion initiative University of Hawaii System, HI, for the purchase of equipment for a medical education, residency, and fellowship expansion initiative · HI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $900.0K |
| 2023 | Office of Hawaiian Education, HIDOE, HI, to improve distance learning in the Kaiapuni (Hawaiian Language Immersion Programs) school network · HI | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $890.0K $890.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, HI, for youth mentoring · HI | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kumano I Ke Ala o Makaweli, HI, for education and outdoor education programs in natural resource management, traditional Hawaiian language and agriculture, and food production, including purchase of vehicle, machinery and equipment · HI | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $796.0K $796.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | YMCA of Honolulu, HI, to expand its preschool program · HI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $791.0K $791.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, HI, for curriculum and website development Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, HI, for curriculum and website development · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, HI, for out-of-school academic support, critical needs resources, and youth development programming · HI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $430.0K $430.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Best Buddies International, Inc., HI, for the Best Buddies in Hawaii Inclusion Project for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities · HI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Washington Middle School, HI, for STEM education, including student fellowships Washington Middle School, HI, for STEM education, including student fellowships · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $380.0K |
| 2024 | Maui Academy of Performing Arts, HI, for arts education programming, including scholarships Maui Academy of Performing Arts, HI, for arts education programming, including scholarships · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $375.0K |
| 2024 | Pacific Historic Parks, HI, for an interactive education project, including equipment Pacific Historic Parks, HI, for an interactive education project, including equipment · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $341.0K |
| 2024 | Project Vision Hawaii, HI, for equipment and a vehicle for hearing health care in schools Project Vision Hawaii, HI, for equipment and a vehicle for hearing health care in schools · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $300.0K |
| 2024 | Hawaii Literacy, HI, for literacy programs Hawaii Literacy, HI, for literacy programs · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $252.0K |
| 2024 | Friends of the Future, HI, to expand the health and wellness program, including the purchase of a vehicle Friends of the Future, HI, to expand the health and wellness program, including the purchase of a vehicle · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $235.0K |
| 2024 | Carden Academy of Maui, HI, for STEM education, including equipment Carden Academy of Maui, HI, for STEM education, including equipment · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $184.0K |
| 2024 | Hawaii Teach for America, HI, for tutoring, including stipends for tutors Hawaii Teach for America, HI, for tutoring, including stipends for tutors · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $174.0K |
| 2024 | Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO), HI, for early childhood education workforce training, including student stipends Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO), HI, for early childhood education workforce training, including student stipends · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $105.0K |
| 2022 | YWCA of Hawaii Island, HI, for its preschool program, including technology · HI | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Imua Family Services, HI, for an outdoor inclusion preschool, including equipment Imua Family Services, HI, for an outdoor inclusion preschool, including equipment · HI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $91.0K |
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.