Congressional earmarks in WV
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 36 provisions worth $38.72M match.
By year
- FY2022 $38.72M · 36
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Shelley Moore Capito Sen. WV · $31.27M · 29
- Joe Manchin Sen. WV · $21.14M · 19
- Carol D. Miller Rep. WV · $4.94M · 2
- David McKinley Rep. WV · $3.40M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $38.72M · 36
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Smithers Integrated Trail System City of Smithers · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV, Representative Carol Miller WV | $4.69M $4.69M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Weirton Frontier Crossing Industrial Access Road City of Weirton · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Representative David McKinley WV | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mount Hope Facilities upgrade City of Mount Hope · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $2.39M $2.39M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Crites Industrial Park Hardy County Rural Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $2.27M $2.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Homeless Housing in Barbour & Harrison Counties WV Coalition to End Homelessness · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Beech Bottom Industrial Park Water Infrastructure Expansion Village of Beech Bottom · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.96M $1.96M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Elkins Building Redevelopment Woodlands Development Group · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.75M $1.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mountaineer Recovery Village - Phase 1 Semper Liberi · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Shepherd University East Loop: Environmental Remediation and Demolition Shepherd University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.48M $1.48M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hazel’s House of Hope Morgantown Community Resources · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.19M $1.19M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wheeling Artisan Center Upgrade City of Wheeling · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | RAISE Pilot Program West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Charleston Low Barrier Shelter City of Charleston · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fairmont Regional Tech Hub Fairmont Community Development Partnership, Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Combating WV Food Deserts through Economic Development and Mobile Markets West Virginia University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $990.0K $990.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Shepherd University East Loop: Gateway Entrance Shepherd University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $936.0K $936.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Phase II of the Amphitheatre at Sam Michaels Park Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $925.0K $925.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Barkers Creek Industrial Park, Access Bridge Wyoming County Economic Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ascend WV Morgantown Working Space West Virginia University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Barkers Creek Industrial Park Power Expansion Wyoming County Economic Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $835.0K $835.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mount Hope Community Improvements City of Mount Hope · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $788.0K $788.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lonnie Gunter, Jr. Center for Culture & History RiffRaff Arts Collective · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $637.0K $637.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Thomas Multi-Use Co-Working and Small Business Center Woodlands Development Group · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $622.0K $622.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wheeling Food Hub Grow Ohio Valley, Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $620.0K $620.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City Center Business Improvement District - Opportunity Zone Charleston Urban Renewal Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bluefield Restoration Bluefield WV Economic Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Blighted, Abandoned, and Dilapidated Buildings Upgrade & Removal Fund Braxton County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | St. Marys Business Park Pleasants County Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $473.0K $473.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Coal Heritage Discovery Facility National Coal Heritage Area Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $415.0K $415.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Appalachia Service Project Rural Home Repair Appalachia Service Project · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Redevelopment of Downtown Parkersburg Wood County Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative David McKinley WV | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | WV Municipal League Cities Forward West Virginia Municipal League · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fire Sprinkler System at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center Keith Albee Performing Arts Center, Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV, Representative Carol Miller WV | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Revive Downtown Charles Town Project City of Charles Town · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | WV Community Development Hub Community Skill Training West Virginia Community Development Hub · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $150.0K $150.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Design Report for Ronceverte Railroad Bridge Restoration City of Ronceverte · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $100.0K $100.0K 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.