Congressional earmarks in ME
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 36 provisions worth $33.67M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $29.85M · 31
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $23.24M · 27
- Jared F. Golden Rep. ME · $726.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $33.67M · 36
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | University of Maine System, ME, for a teacher retention program, including for teacher stipends and the purchase of equipment University of Maine System, ME, for a teacher retention program, including for teacher stipends and the purchase of equipment · ME | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.30M |
| 2024 | University of Maine System, ME, for the development of a doctoral nursing program, including scholarships University of Maine System, ME, for the development of a doctoral nursing program, including scholarships · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.06M |
| 2024 | Maine Maritime Academy, ME, for the development of training programs, including the purchase of equipment and technology Maine Maritime Academy, ME, for the development of training programs, including the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Maine Maritime Academy, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northern Maine Community College , ME, for wind turbine technician training programs, including the purchase of equipment · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Angus King ME | $2.17M $2.17M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Eastern Maine Community College, ME, for workforce training, including the purchase of equipment and technology Eastern Maine Community College, ME, for workforce training, including the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $1.65M |
| 2024 | Washington County Community College, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology Washington County Community College, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.63M |
| 2023 | Educate Maine, ME, for a mobile science lab, including the purchase of equipment and curriculum development · ME | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Husson University, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology Husson University, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $999.0K |
| 2022 | University of Maine System, ME, for a teacher preparation program · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $989.0K $989.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northern Maine Community College, ME, for a community college training program, including technology and equipment · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $988.0K $988.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | York County Community College, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology York County Community College, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $986.0K |
| 2022 | Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center, ME, for a community college training program, including technology and equipment · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $977.0K $977.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Thomas College , ME, for the purchase of equipment and tuition assistance · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $974.0K $974.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Maine System, ME, for a college success program · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $945.0K $945.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Husson University, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME, Representative Jared Golden ME | $726.0K $726.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Waterville School System Career and Technical Education, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology Waterville School System Career and Technical Education, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Susan Collins ME | $718.0K |
| 2022 | University of Maine System, ME, for an early childhood education program · ME | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Northern Maine Community College, ME, for the purchase of communications equipment and technology Northern Maine Community College, ME, for the purchase of communications equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $550.0K |
| 2024 | Educate Maine, ME, for the Maine Center for Teaching and Learning to strengthen, grow, and diversify Maine’s educator workforce Educate Maine, ME, for the Maine Center for Teaching and Learning to strengthen, grow, and diversify Maine’s educator workforce · ME | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Angus King ME | $525.0K |
| 2022 | Youth and Family Outreach, ME, for an early childhood education program, including equipment · ME | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $515.0K $515.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Maine Discovery Museum, ME, for teacher professional development and science outreach and educational programming · ME | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Maine System , ME, for a dual enrollment program · ME | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $464.0K $464.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Maine System, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology University of Maine System, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $463.0K |
| 2024 | RSU 13, ME, for mentoring, education and support services for at-risk and system-involved youth RSU 13, ME, for mentoring, education and support services for at-risk and system-involved youth · ME | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Angus King ME | $450.0K |
| 2023 | Helping Hands with Heart/Maine Highlands, ME, for a youth mentoring initiative, including the purchase of equipment · ME | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Angus King ME | $426.0K $426.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Northern Maine Community College, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology for a diesel hydraulic program Northern Maine Community College, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology for a diesel hydraulic program · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $410.0K |
| 2023 | University of Maine System, ME, for the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Maine System, ME, for an early childhood education degree program · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Maine College of Art, ME, to expand online course offerings · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $357.0K $357.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Best Buddies International, Inc., ME, for the Maine Best Buddies Inclusion Project for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities · ME | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $331.0K $331.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Side x Side Inc. , ME, to develop and implement professional development on arts integration · ME | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Angus King ME | $242.0K $242.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | LearningWorks, ME, for teacher training and curricula development · ME | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $150.0K $150.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kennebec Valley Community College, ME, for a student support and success center, including the purchase of equipment and technology · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $145.0K $145.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northern Maine Community College, ME, for an early childhood education degree program, including the purchase of equipment · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME | $115.0K $115.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Maine System, ME, for the purchase of IT equipment · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $17.0K $17.0K 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.