Congressional earmarks in AK
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 20 provisions worth $9.03M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lisa Murkowski Sen. AK · $9.03M · 20
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $9.03M · 20
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arctic Slope Community Foundation, AK, for a teacher recruitment and preparation program Arctic Slope Community Foundation, AK, for a teacher recruitment and preparation program · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.00M |
| 2024 | University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, for a STEM education program University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, for a STEM education program · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Alaska Pacific University, AK, for a teacher apprenticeship program Alaska Pacific University, AK, for a teacher apprenticeship program · AK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $985.0K |
| 2023 | Bree's Law Inc, AK, for curriculum development and implementation, including the purchase of equipment · AK | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $950.0K $950.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, for development of a graduate degree program University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, for development of a graduate degree program · AK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $750.0K |
| 2024 | EXCEL Alaska, Inc., AK, for a rural outreach program EXCEL Alaska, Inc., AK, for a rural outreach program · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $750.0K |
| 2024 | North Slope Borough School District, AK, for native language and culture education, including the purchase of equipment North Slope Borough School District, AK, for native language and culture education, including the purchase of equipment · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $580.0K |
| 2022 | University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, for a program for high schoolers to obtain a bachelor’s degree · AK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Kawerak, Inc., AK, for a teacher training program Kawerak, Inc., AK, for a teacher training program · AK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $484.0K |
| 2024 | Anchorage School District, AK, for the purchase of technology Anchorage School District, AK, for the purchase of technology · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $301.0K |
| 2024 | University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, for expanding social workers in schools University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, for expanding social workers in schools · AK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $295.0K |
| 2024 | Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., AK, for early childhood education Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., AK, for early childhood education · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $261.0K |
| 2022 | Sealaska Heritage Institute, AK, for an early literacy program · AK | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Sealaska Heritage Institute, AK, for a literacy program Sealaska Heritage Institute, AK, for a literacy program · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Alaska Library Network, AK, for a reading program, including the purchase of technology Alaska Library Network, AK, for a reading program, including the purchase of technology · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Alaska Humanities Forum, AK, for an Alaska studies program, including curriculum development Alaska Humanities Forum, AK, for an Alaska studies program, including curriculum development · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $150.0K |
| 2024 | Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK, for farming education, including the purchase of equipment and technology Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK, for farming education, including the purchase of equipment and technology · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $100.0K |
| 2024 | Hydaburg City School District, AK, for the purchase of technology Hydaburg City School District, AK, for the purchase of technology · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $100.0K |
| 2024 | Native Village of Kotzebue, AK, for native language and culture education Native Village of Kotzebue, AK, for native language and culture education · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $50.0K |
| 2024 | Bright Lights Book Project, AK, for a reading program Bright Lights Book Project, AK, for a reading program · AK | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $25.0K |
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.