Congressional earmarks in VT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 14 provisions worth $30.73M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Patrick Leahy Sen. VT · $25.52M · 7
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $6.46M · 9
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Energy $30.73M · 14
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Clean Heat Homes Vermont Energy Investment Corporation · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $8.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | District Energy Construction Burlington Electric Department · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.17M $5.17M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Thermal Energy Storage to Support Renewable Energy Deployment Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC) · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hybrid Solar Testing Platform for Cold Weather Climates University of Vermont · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Washington Electric Cooperative Advanced Metering Infrastructure Washington Electric Cooperative · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Upgrades Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Inc · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Patrick Leahy VT | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sustainable Energy in Schools and Public Buildings Vermont Department of Public Service · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vermont Electrification and Clean Energy Deployment Vermont Public Power Supply Authority · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Salisbury Square Redevelopment: Achieving Home Affordability and Energy Resilience via a Microgrid Randolph Area Community Development Corporation · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Patrick Leahy VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Resilient Power for Community Health Centers Clean Energy Group, Inc · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northeast Kingdom Home Weatherization Rutland West Neighborhood Housing Service, Inc · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Patrick Leahy VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Expanding Solar Research and Generation for a Brighter Energy Future University of Vermont · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $150.0K $150.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Solar Energy Demonstration Project for Public Libraries South Hero Library Foundation · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $57.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Brandon Senior Citizens Center Solar Project Brandon Senior Citizens Center · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $7.0K $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.