Congressional earmarks in TN
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 18 provisions worth $38.98M match.
By year
- FY2023 $38.98M · 18
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Steve Cohen Rep. TN · $16.48M · 8
- James Cooper Rep. TN · $8.50M · 3
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann Rep. TN · $7.00M · 3
- Tim Burchett Rep. TN · $4.00M · 2
- John W. Rose Rep. TN · $3.00M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $38.98M · 18
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Memphis Cobblestone Landing Recreational Center City of Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fisk University John R. Lewis Center for Social Justice - Race Relations Building, Nashville, TN Fisk University · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Cooper TN | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Porter Jr. High School – MLK Transition Academy Redevelopment Urban Renaissance Partners · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Westside Evolves Transformation Plan Chattanooga Housing Authority · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Overton Park/Memphis Zoo Parking Solution Initiative Overton Park Conservancy · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Moves & Grooves Center for Art & Innovation, Antioch, TN Moves and Grooves, Inc · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Cooper TN | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Early Learning Childcare Center Construction Athens-McMinn Family YMCA · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Veterans' Permanent Supportive Housing Knoxville's Community Development Corporation · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Peyton Road Expansion City of Lebanon · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Rose TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jenny Boyd Keys of Hope Women's Program Building Expansion, Renovation and Preservation Young Women's Christian Association – Knoxville YWCA · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Operation Stand Down Building Better Facility to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness, Nashville, TN Operation Stand Down Tennessee · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Cooper TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Memphis Home Repair Program Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | CARE Center Construction The Caring Place · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hospitality Hub Studio Village The Hospitality Hub of Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.27M $1.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital/Room at the Inn Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Promoting and Preserving Homeownership in Memphis United Housing, Inc · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Main Street and Downtown Business District Improvements City of Watertown · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Rose TN | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South City VI Memphis Housing Authority · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $750.0K $750.0K 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.