Congressional earmarks in RI
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 $38.16M match.
By year
- FY2024 $38.16M · 27
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jack Reed Sen. RI · $36.86M · 25
- Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. RI · $29.03M · 14
- David Cicilline Rep. RI · $9.63M · 10
- Seth Magaziner Rep. RI · $5.40M · 7
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $38.16M · 27
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Woonsocket Public Safety Complex City of Woonsocket · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Supportive Housing Expansion Amos House · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Central Falls Public Safety Complex City of Central Falls · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Travelers Aid Housing Tower Crossroads Rhode Island · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Pierce Field Handicap Accessibility and Improvements City of East Providence · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Knightsville Revitalization Streetscape Improvements City of Cranston · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.95M |
| 2024 | Woonasquatucket River Greenway Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | North Kingstown Indoor Recreation Facility Town of North Kingstown · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Pawtucket Housing Authority Housing Rehabilitation City of Pawtucket · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Halliwell School Redevelopment Project Town of North Smithfield · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Sheridan Village Condominiums Olneyville Housing Corporation DBA ONE Neighborhood Builders · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Affordable Housing for Victims of Abuse in Rhode Island Sojourner House · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Green Infrastructure Installations at Mashapaug Pond City of Providence · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $920.0K |
| 2024 | Trinity Repertory Company- Access for All Trinity Repertory Company · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $875.0K |
| 2024 | Renovation of Boys and Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Islands Cumberland-Lincoln Clubhouse and Grounds Boys and Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Island · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Mount Pleasant Academy Renovation Family Service of Rhode Island, Inc. · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $803.1K |
| 2024 | Affordable Housing Project Pawtucket Central Falls Development · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI | $800.0K |
| 2024 | Children's Home Rehabilitation Project Family Service of Rhode Island, Inc. · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $789.0K |
| 2024 | Providence Public Library Providence Public Library · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Peace Dale Library Expansion Town of South Kingstown · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Westerly-Pawcatuck Branch Renovation Ocean Community YMCA · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Higher Ground International, Community Programming Rooms Construction Higher Ground International · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $585.0K |
| 2024 | Affordable Housing Units Jonnycake Center for Hope · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Pawtucket Library, Sayles Building Re-Pointing City of Pawtucket - Pawtucket Public Library · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Burrillville Handicap Viewing Plaza Town of Burrillville · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Seth Magaziner RI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Multi-Purpose Community Center & Cass Pond Restoration at Cass Park City of Woonsocket · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | IT Media Lab and Entrepreneurship Center Build-out Oasis International · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $486.5K |
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.