Congressional earmarks in OH
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 24 provisions worth $16.35M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Sherrod Brown Sen. OH · $10.13M · 15
- Timothy Ryan Rep. OH · $2.71M · 4
- Marcy Kaptur Rep. OH · $2.30M · 2
- Joyce Beatty Rep. OH · $1.18M · 3
- Mike Carey Rep. OH · $1.04M · 1
- Michael R. Turner Rep. OH · $1.00M · 1
- Shontel M. Brown Rep. OH · $1.00M · 1
- Anthony Gonzalez Rep. OH · $500.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $16.35M · 24
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | OH WOW! Center for Science & Technology, OH, for STEM education and workforce development OH WOW! Center for Science & Technology, OH, for STEM education and workforce development · OH | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.45M |
| 2022 | Toledo City School District, Toledo, OH for a high school auto mechanic training program · OH | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Toledo Tomorrow, Toledo, OH for an early childhood reading program · OH | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.05M $1.05M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH for a quantum network research program, including the purchase of equipment and information technology · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Mike Carey OH | $1.04M $1.04M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education, Dayton, OH for an internship program · OH | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $1.00M $999.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, OH for arts education programs · OH | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Shontel Brown OH | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | I Know I Can, OH, for programs to increase college and career enrollment and graduation I Know I Can, OH, for programs to increase college and career enrollment and graduation · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $994.0K |
| 2023 | Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville, OH for electric vehicle technology training, including installation of equipment and technology · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $914.0K $914.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Edison State Community College, OH, for the purchase of equipment for a new respiratory care degree program Edison State Community College, OH, for the purchase of equipment for a new respiratory care degree program · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $900.0K |
| 2022 | Mahoning County High School, Youngstown, OH for a community learning center · OH | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Urban League of Greater Cleveland, OH, for an education initiative, including parent, family and community engagement activities · OH | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trumbull County Educational Service Center, Niles, OH for STEM education, including equipment and technology · OH | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $650.0K $650.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Walsh University, North Canton, OH for a workforce program and the purchase of equipment and information technology · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Anthony Gonzalez OH | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, OH, for CState Accelerate, to provide support services to improve retention and graduation rates · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | PAST Foundation, Columbus, OH for its STEM 2022 program · OH | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Defiance College, OH, for the Defiance Research Alliance program · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH for the Race, Inclusion, and Social Equity (RAISE) Institute · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $475.0K $475.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Miami University, OH, to support educator workforce development Miami University, OH, to support educator workforce development · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $415.0K |
| 2024 | Lourdes University, OH, for an educator workforce program Lourdes University, OH, for an educator workforce program · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $374.0K |
| 2022 | Baldwin Wallace University, OH, for a research and training center, including the purchase of equipment · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | TECH CORPS, Columbus, OH for computer science education, including equipment · OH | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | The Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education, DBA: Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, OH, to address antisemitism through school district partnerships The Center for Holocaust & Humanity Education, DBA: Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, OH, to address antisemitism through school district partnerships · OH | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $237.0K |
| 2023 | The National Veteran Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation, Columbus, OH for graduate-level instruction to veterans, including scholarships · OH | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $204.8K $204.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | TECH CORPS, OH, for purchase of technology and equipment for STEM education · OH | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $140.0K $140.0K 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.