Congressional earmarks in CO
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 $5.45M match.
By year
- FY2023 $5.45M · 7
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $5.45M · 7
- Ed Perlmutter Rep. CO · $3.20M · 2
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $2.44M · 6
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Energy $5.45M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Green Hydrogen Laboratory Equipment Colorado School of Mines · CO | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Clean Energy for Facilities Project City of Northglenn, CO · CO | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | El Paso County LED Retrofit Energy Efficiency Project El Paso County · CO | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $445.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lower Willow Creek Micro-Hydro Electric Generation Project City of Creede · CO | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $425.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pinewood Springs Energy Resiliency Microgrid Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association · CO | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $425.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Craig Energy Center Feasibility Study Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Inc · CO | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $200.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Denver and Arapahoe Disposal Site Renewable Natural Gas City and County of Denver · CO | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $150.0K $0 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.