Congressional earmarks in NJ
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 74 provisions worth $89.17M match.
By year
- FY2024 $89.17M · 74
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cory A. Booker Sen. NJ · $48.34M · 39
- Robert Menendez Sen. NJ · $31.63M · 27
- Christopher H. Smith Rep. NJ · $15.92M · 10
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Rep. NJ · $12.09M · 4
- Frank Pallone, Jr. Rep. NJ · $8.52M · 5
- Mikie Sherrill Rep. NJ · $8.32M · 6
- Bonnie Watson Coleman Rep. NJ · $7.32M · 7
- William Pascrell Rep. NJ · $7.30M · 7
- Robert Menendez Rep. NJ · $7.17M · 6
- Donald Payne Rep. NJ · $6.02M · 7
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $89.17M · 74
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Railroad Avenue Extension Township of Lacey · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Drew University Forest Preservation Borough of Madison · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Woodbridge Waterfront Walkway Township of Woodbridge · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Frank Pallone NJ | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Camp Cromwell Facility Rehabilitation Township of Bridgewater, New Jersey · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Thomas Kean NJ | $4.00M |
| 2024 | YMCA Renovation Greater Somerset County YMCA · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Thomas Kean NJ | $3.79M |
| 2024 | Water Tower Installation Borough of Stanhope · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Thomas Kean NJ | $3.30M |
| 2024 | Connections Senior Center Lakewood Study Square LLC · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $3.00M |
| 2024 | River Road Overpass Town of West New York · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Robert Menendez NJ | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Community Walkway Improvements Township of Weehawken · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Robert Menendez NJ | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Princeton YMCA Renovation Somerset County Young Men's Christian Association Inc. · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $1.80M |
| 2024 | City of Passaic McDonald Brook and Benson Avenue Realignment Flood Control Project City of Passaic · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative William Pascrell NJ | $1.67M |
| 2024 | Bayfront Promenade Jersey City Redevelopment Agency · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Donald Payne NJ | $1.62M |
| 2024 | Urban League of Union County Workforce Project Urban League of Union County, Inc. · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Robert Menendez NJ | $1.62M |
| 2024 | Public sanitary facilities improvements The Borough of Seaside Heights · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $1.60M |
| 2024 | Borough of Tenafly: Flood Control Borough of Tenafly · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Josh Gottheimer NJ | $1.60M |
| 2024 | Hamilton Free Public Library Renovations Project Hamilton Township · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Andy Kim NJ | $1.57M |
| 2024 | River Road Soil Stabilization Project County of Bergen · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative William Pascrell NJ | $1.55M |
| 2024 | Montgomery Floodplain Restoration Project Township of Montgomery · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Bradley Beach Main Street Improvements Borough of Bradley Beach · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Frank Pallone NJ | $1.42M |
| 2024 | Fair Haven Community Center Borough of Fair Haven · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Frank Pallone NJ | $1.25M |
| 2024 | Mt. Carmel Guild Rehabilitation Mount Carmel Guild of Trenton · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $1.25M |
| 2024 | YMCA of Greater Monmouth Camp Zehnder Renovation and Revitalization YMCA of Greater Monmouth County · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Water, Sewer, and Road Improvements Township of Lakewood · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $1.06M |
| 2024 | Rebuilding of Ewing Senior & Community Center Township of Ewing · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Ivanhoe Wheelhouse Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse City of Paterson · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | ICC Facilities Renovations Ironbound Community Corporation · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Vineland Soup Kitchen Spirit & Truth Ministries · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Jefferson Van Drew NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Denville Community Center Renovation Project Township of Denville · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Western Boulevard Extension Project The Township of Berkeley · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Township of Saddle Brook Community Center and Generator Project Township of Saddle Brook · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative William Pascrell NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Wesley Lake Pedestrian Bridge Improvements Neptune Township · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Frank Pallone NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Senior transportation and mobility improvements City of Linden, New Jersey · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Thomas Kean NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | County College of Morris (CCM) Workforce Development Center County College of Morris · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Great Falls Pedestrian Bridge City of Paterson · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative William Pascrell NJ | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Building Acquisition for People Helping People Since 1967 East Orange Community Development Corporation · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Donald Payne NJ | $950.0K |
| 2024 | Freehold Family YMCA Revitalization YMCA of Greater Monmouth County · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Andy Kim NJ | $949.1K |
| 2024 | Springfield Campus Renovation Finishing Trades Institute of the Mid Atlantic Region · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $936.0K |
| 2024 | Veterans and Senior Village at West Deptford Soldier On, Inc. · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $900.0K |
| 2024 | Pine Hill Rec Center Rehabilitation Project, Borough of Pine Hill, Camden County, New Jersey Borough of Pine Hill · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Donald Norcross NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Campus Expansion Project, Elizabeth, NJ Elizabeth Development Company · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Robert Menendez NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Merchantville Multi-Use Path Safety and Accessibility, Borough of Merchantville, Camden County, New Jersey Borough of Merchantville · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Donald Norcross NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Transit Village Urban Green Space City of Long Branch · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Frank Pallone NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Lumberton Community Center Construction Lumberton Township · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Andy Kim NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Kings Highway Treatment Plant Replacement, Maple Shade, Burlington County, New Jersey Maple Shade Township · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Donald Norcross NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Chatham Borough School Building Renovation Borough of Chatham, New Jersey · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Affordable Senior Housing, Cherry Hill and Berlin, Camden County Senior Citizens United Community Services, Inc. · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Donald Norcross NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Wood Avenue Signal Improvement Project City of Linden · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Donald Payne NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | West Essex YMCA Facility Construction The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Roselle Road Sewer and Storm Repairs Project Borough of Roselle · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Donald Payne NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | County of Passaic Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installation Project County of Passaic · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative William Pascrell NJ | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Trenton Entrepreneur Accelerator Space Project City of Trenton · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $800.0K |
| 2024 | South Toms River Recreation Center Borough of South Toms River · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Silver Lake Redevelopment, Borough of Gibbsboro, Camden County, New Jersey Borough of Gibbsboro · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Donald Norcross NJ | $750.0K |
| 2024 | South Ward Promise Neighborhood Community Grocery Store South Ward Promise Neighborhood · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Donald Payne NJ | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Borough of Elmwood Park Market Street Improvement Project Borough of Elmwood Park · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative William Pascrell NJ | $732.8K |
| 2024 | East Trenton Library Community Center Community Loan Fund of New Jersey, Inc. · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Senior Public Housing Building Repairs The Borough of Belmar · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $676.0K |
| 2024 | Holmdel Horn Property Acquisition Holmdel Township · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Andy Kim NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Replacement of Fire Alarms and Smoke Detectors for Nutley Public Schools Nutley Public School District · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Mikie Sherrill NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | East Newark Recreation Center Borough of East Newark · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Menendez NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Veteran Housing Assistance Project NJ SOS Veteran Stakeholders Group · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Borough of Pompton Lakes Historic Library Restoration Project Borough of Pompton Lakes · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative William Pascrell NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Development of Community Enterprise Center and Facility Upgrades Urban League of Essex County · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Donald Payne NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Restorative Justice Transitional Housing Returning Citizens Support Group · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Donald Payne NJ | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Borough of Closter: Pedestrian Bridge Borough of Closter · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Josh Gottheimer NJ | $400.0K |
| 2024 | Rehabilitation of The Historic African-American School - The William R. Allen School City of Burlington · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Andy Kim NJ | $394.4K |
| 2024 | SCHI School Accessibility Project School For Children with Hidden Intelligence · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $380.0K |
| 2024 | Special Children's Center Community Connections The Special Children's Center · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Christopher Smith NJ | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Senior Citizen Transportation Bus Township of East Windsor · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ | $225.0K |
| 2024 | 500 Mountainview Terrace Bike Path Project Borough of Dunellen · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $218.5K |
| 2024 | Lawrence Township Senior Citizen Center Improvements Township of Lawrence · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Andy Kim NJ | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Water Infrastructure Project Town of Harrison · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Robert Menendez NJ | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Gibson House Community Center Accessibility Improvements Project Township of Evesham · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ, Representative Andy Kim NJ | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Senior Transportation Bus City of Linden · NJ | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cory Booker NJ, Senator Robert Menendez NJ | $155.0K |
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.