Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 64 provisions worth $165.35M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $118.81M · 50
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $79.26M · 28
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $8.20M · 2
- Michael Guest Rep. MS · $3.31M · 3
- Bennie G. Thompson Rep. MS · $2.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $165.35M · 64
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oktibbeha County Hospital (OCH) Regional Medical Center, MS, for facilities and equipment, including information technology · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $9.50M |
| 2024 | Lawrence County Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $8.60M |
| 2024 | Tate County Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $8.50M |
| 2022 | University of Southern Mississippi, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $7.90M $7.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Forrest General Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $7.57M $7.57M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | South Central Regional Medical Center, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $7.50M |
| 2022 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, for expansion of mental health and substance use prevention and treatment services, including telehealth and information technology · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $6.00M $6.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $5.70M $5.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Foundation, Inc., MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $5.40M $5.39M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mississippi Children’s Home Society d.b.a. Canopy Children’s Solutions, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Noxubee General Critical Access Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $5.00M |
| 2024 | University of Mississippi, MS, for equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.50M |
| 2024 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, for facilities and equipment for the Mississippi Burn Center · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $4.30M |
| 2024 | Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $4.30M |
| 2024 | Anderson Regional Medical Center, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $4.30M |
| 2022 | Delta Health System, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.24M $4.24M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Magee Benevolent Association, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Simpson Community Healthcare, Inc., MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Covington County Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Forrest County General Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.60M $3.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lackey Memorial Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.60M $3.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Singing River Health System, MS, for equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.40M $3.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Mississippi, MS, for substance use prevention and treatment services, including training and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.23M |
| 2024 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.20M |
| 2023 | Singing River Health System, Ocean Springs, MS for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $2.80M $2.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | AAA Ambulance Service, MS, for equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.76M $2.76M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State University, MS, for mental and behavioral health services · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.56M |
| 2022 | Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.34M $2.34M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Greenville, MS for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mississippi's Toughest Kids Foundation, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.75M $1.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi, MS, for child advocacy studies training · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.62M $1.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, for mental and behavioral health services to improve perinatal mental health care · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.40M $1.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Mississippi, MS, for facilities and equipment for medical device innovation · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.35M |
| 2022 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, for a health workforce initiative · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.30M $1.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, for rural telehealth and other services to address congenital syphilis · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.09M |
| 2024 | North Sunflower Medical Center, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.03M |
| 2022 | Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Michael Guest MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Canopy Children's Solutions, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $916.0K $916.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Dominic's Jackson Memorial Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $887.0K $887.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State University, MS, for enhancing college accessibility for students with disabilities, including the purchase of equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $882.0K |
| 2022 | Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, MS, for a health workforce initiative · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State University, MS, for a Project ECHO Superhub to expand rural health training and technical assistance · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, for mental health services, including telehealth and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mississippi Rural Health Association, MS, for a health workforce initiative · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $731.0K $730.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rush Health Systems (Ochsner Rush Health as of August 2022), MS, for rural health telemetry technology, including facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State University, MS, for providing direct services to individuals with disabilities · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living (ACL) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $647.0K $647.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State University, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Yalobusha General Hospital and Nursing Home, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $591.0K |
| 2023 | Jackson Free Clinic, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $582.0K $582.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Magnolia Regional Health Center, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Mississippi State University, MS, for expansion of services for individuals with disabilities · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | St. Dominic—Jackson Memorial Hospital, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Mississippi State University, MS, for improving access to resources and services · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Manna Ministries Inc, MS, for preventing and reducing the incidence of maltreatment of children · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Canopy Children's Solutions, MS, for mental health and substance use services and professional training to improve treatment for children and youth · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $320.0K $320.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Free Clinic of Meridian Inc., Meridian, MS for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $315.0K $313.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jackson Area Federal Credit Union, MS, for financial literacy education · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $292.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Vicksburg Family Development Service, MS, for child abuse prevention, including the purchase of equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $247.0K |
| 2022 | Manna Ministries, MS, for facilities and equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $216.0K $216.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Southern Mississippi, MS, for enhancing networks and supports for students with disabilities, including the purchase of equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $200.0K |
| 2022 | East Central Mississippi Health Network, MS, for a health workforce initiative · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $75.0K $75.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Navigator Credit Union, MS, for financial literacy education · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $70.0K $70.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East Central Mississippi Health Network, MS, for equipment · MS | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $46.0K $46.0K 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.