Congressional earmarks in UT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 7 provisions worth $5.26M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Burgess Owens Rep. UT · $2.89M · 4
- Blake D. Moore Rep. UT · $1.58M · 2
- Chris Stewart Rep. UT · $790.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Education $5.26M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Utah System of Higher Education, Salt Lake City, UT for the purchase of equipment and supplies to expand healthcare training programs · UT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT to pilot a college access and degree completion initiative for young adults exiting the foster care system and the purchase of equipment · UT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Blake Moore UT | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Utah Tech University, St. George, UT for a science training program, including purchase of equipment and teacher stipends · UT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Chris Stewart UT | $790.0K $790.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT for social work fellowship program · UT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Utah State University, Logan, UT for academic, research, and career development program · UT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Blake Moore UT | $585.0K $585.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT for a campus internship program · UT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT for an educational program, including student scholarships · UT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Burgess Owens UT | $390.0K $390.0K 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.