Earmarks requested by Jeff Merkley
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 27 provisions worth $44.32M match.
Senator Jeff Merkley (Democrat, OR) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2023 $44.32M · 27
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Ron Wyden Sen. OR · $44.32M · 27
- Jeff Merkley Sen. OR · $44.32M · 27
- Kurt Schrader Rep. OR · $6.00M · 2
- Peter Defazio Rep. OR · $3.73M · 3
- Earl Blumenauer Rep. OR · $2.50M · 3
- Suzanne Bonamici Rep. OR · $2.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $44.32M · 27
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon Food Bank Facilities and Equipment Oregon Food Bank, Inc · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hillside Redevelopment Project Housing Authority of Clackamas County · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Kurt Schrader OR | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Shutter Creek Rehabilitation and Renovations Oregon Department of Administrative Services · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Troutdale Affordable Housing Construction - Home Forward Home Forward · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hood River Affordable Housing Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Beaverton Homelessness Shelter City of Beaverton · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lake Marina Excavation and Resiliency Project Marion County · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Kurt Schrader OR | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fairfield Apartments City of Portland · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Suzanne Bonamici OR | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Childcare Facilities at the new Eugene YMCA Eugene Family YMCA · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Peter Defazio OR | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Burns Paiute Tribal Community Wellness Center Retrofit Burns Paiute Tribe · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.85M $1.85M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Immediate Occupancy Standard for the Lane County Multi-Purpose Facility at the Lane Events Center, Lane County, Oregon Lane County · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Peter Defazio OR | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Little Kits Childcare Centers Oregon State University-Cascades · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.38M $1.38M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Southern Oregon Childcare Capacity Expansion Kid Time Discovery Experience · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Redevelopment of Talent Mobile Estates CASA of Oregon · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Expanding Permanently Affordable Homeownership Opportunities Proud Ground · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Santiam Lodge: A Transitional Home for Wildfire Survivors Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | La Plaza Esperanza Latino Network · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Albina Land Bank - Portland, OR Albina Vision Trust, Inc · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Community Land Trust Development-Eugene and Salem Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services Inc., dba DevNW · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Anahuac Farms Facilities and Equipment Capaces Leadership Institute · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $804.0K $804.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Affordable Housing Development in Central Oregon Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Portland State University Low Cost Student Housing Project – Portland, OR Portland State University · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Building United Futures Complex Construction – Portland, OR Black United Fund of Oregon, Inc · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Earl Blumenauer OR | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Empowerment Center for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Riverside Training Centers, Inc. dba lifempowered · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | High Desert Veterans Village Harney County Senior and Community Services Center · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Dalles Navigation Center Micro-Shelters Mid-Columbia Community Action Council · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Dorris Ranch Orchard Replacement Willamalane Park and Recreation District · OR | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Ronald Wyden OR, Senator Jeff Merkley OR, Representative Peter Defazio OR | $232.0K $232.0K 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.