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. 61 provisions worth $63.99M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $48.76M · 40
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $44.43M · 44
- Diana DeGette Rep. CO · $9.68M · 8
- Jason Crow Rep. CO · $8.70M · 9
- Joe Neguse Rep. CO · $1.77M · 3
- Ed Perlmutter Rep. CO · $1.10M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $63.99M · 61
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | National Jewish Health, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $6.08M $6.08M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Clinica Family Health, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $5.41M $5.41M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Colorado Mountain College, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Inner City Health Center, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.82M $2.82M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Vail Health, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.71M $2.71M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | MarillacHealth, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | South Routt Medical Center, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.30M |
| 2023 | Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Diana DeGette CO | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Aurora Community Mental Health Center, Aurora, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado, Inc., CO, to provide mental health services to promote social-emotional well-being among youth, including those exposed to trauma · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Denver, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Diana DeGette CO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | La Clinica Tepeyac, Inc., Denver, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Diana DeGette CO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | La Plata County, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.82M $1.82M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cherry Creek School District, Greenwood Village, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mountain Family Health Centers, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Diana DeGette CO | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Axis Health System, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.11M |
| 2024 | Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center, CO, for equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.10M |
| 2022 | Center for African American Health, Denver, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Diana DeGette CO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Town of Palisade, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO for a health workforce initiative · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tennyson Center for Children, Denver, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Diana DeGette CO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Aurora Community Mental Health Center, Aurora, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Jason Crow CO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | County of Clear Creek, Georgetown, CO for facilities and equipment for the Clear Creek County Collaborative Care Center · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Pikes Peak State College, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, Aurora, CO for purchase of equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Jason Crow CO | $949.8K $949.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Colorado Food Cluster Inc., CO, to reduce food insecurity, including food, supplies, and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $903.0K |
| 2024 | Envision:You, CO, to expand access to mental health services for at-risk communities · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $845.0K |
| 2024 | Blue Sky Bridge, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $807.0K |
| 2022 | Kids First Health Care, Commerce City, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Illuminate Colorado, CO, for services including home visitation to reduce child maltreatment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $670.0K |
| 2023 | Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO to enhance access to mental health care services, including training · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $668.3K $668.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Douglas County, Castle Rock, CO for mental and behavioral health services and treatment, including technology · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Representative Jason Crow CO | $630.0K $630.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Colorado Meth Project Inc./DBA Rise Above Colorado, CO, for a substance use and overdose prevention program · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Children's Hospital Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO for a health training initiative · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Loveland, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Parkview Medical Center, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | UCHealth Trauma Services, Aurora, CO for an at-risk intervention and mentoring violence prevention program, including mental health treatment and other services · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Representative Jason Crow CO | $450.0K $450.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Summit County Sheriff's Office, CO, to support a mental health response team · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $423.0K $423.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Children's Hospital of Colorado, CO, to support a rural nurse training program · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $421.0K |
| 2024 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $374.0K |
| 2024 | Pioneers Medical Center, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $371.0K |
| 2023 | Montezuma County, CO, for mental health and behavioral health services, including mobile crisis response · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $361.0K $359.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Reaching HOPE, CO, to provide mental health services to trauma survivors · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $321.0K $321.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Savio House, Denver, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mental Health Partners, Lafayette, CO to provide community mental health and well-being services to mitigate the long term impacts of trauma · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $275.0K $275.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc., CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Delta County Ambulance District, CO, to support a rural health program · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $233.0K $233.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Out Boulder County, CO, for mental health services for youth, including buses · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $223.0K |
| 2024 | Southeast Colorado Hospital District, CO, for equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $205.0K |
| 2023 | Inner City Health Center, Denver, CO for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Diana DeGette CO | $183.5K $183.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Servicios de La Raza, CO, to expand mental and behavioral health care services for incarcerated and at-risk individuals · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $160.0K $160.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Delta Health, CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $158.0K |
| 2022 | Region 9 Economic Development District, CO, to improve substance use disorder treatment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $150.0K $149.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley, CO, to expand access to high-quality early childhood care · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $110.0K $110.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Northwest Colorado Health, CO, for equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $105.0K |
| 2022 | Mile High United Way, Denver, CO for behavioral health services for young adults experiencing homelessness · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Diana DeGette CO | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND), CO, for facilities and equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Challenge Aspen, CO, for equipment · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $94.0K |
| 2024 | International Rescue Committee in Denver, CO, for services and a community navigation program for immigrants and refugees · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $93.0K |
| 2022 | Wellington Fire Protection District, CO, for mental health training · CO | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $18.0K $18.0K 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.