Congressional earmarks in MO
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 68 provisions worth $113.26M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Emanuel Cleaver Rep. MO · $46.13M · 26
- Cori Bush Rep. MO · $26.57M · 24
- Roy Blunt Sen. MO · $12.75M · 4
- Sam Graves Rep. MO · $11.35M · 6
- Billy Long Rep. MO · $10.71M · 5
- Blaine Luetkemeyer Rep. MO · $5.75M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $113.26M · 68
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Andrew County Water Improvement Mo-Kan Regional Council · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $7.59M |
| 2023 | Cass Avenue Improvements City of St. Louis · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ozark Empire Fairgrounds Ozark Empire Fair Foundation · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Missouri River Access & Development Port Authority of Kansas City, MO · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $4.12M |
| 2023 | 18th Street Pedestrian Mall Kansas City, Missouri, Public Works Department · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Minority Chamber of Commerce Development Center Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce and The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater KC · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Housing Initiative, Building Community and unlocking the path to home ownership Urban Neighborhood Initiative · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bruce R Watkins Connector Community Park Project City of Kansas City MO Parks and Recreation Department · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Turkey Creek Bridge Taney County · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Billy Long MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Joplin - Mainstreet Streetscaping City of Joplin · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Billy Long MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Gladstone Community Center/Natatorium HVAC Replacement City of Gladstone · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Centertown Wastewater Collection System Village of Centertown · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Raytown Parks Renovation and Redevelopment City of Raytown Parks Department · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Independence Historic Square Streetscape City of Independence · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Regional Affordable Housing Initiative Local Initiatives Support Corporation · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Epworth Emergency Shelter and Food Pantry Rehabilitation Project Epworth Children & Family Services · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $3.00M |
| 2023 | LifeHouse Phase I of the Page Revitalization Initiative Better Family Life, Inc · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Route D Buffalo Road Connector City of Bolivar · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Billy Long MO | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Brickline Greenway Project Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Center for Economic Advancement at Covenant House Missouri Covenant House Missouri · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $2.42M $2.42M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Atchison, Holt County MO Flood Risk Resiliency Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $2.20M |
| 2023 | Jordan Valley Innovation Center Improvements Missouri State University · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Billy Long MO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Centertown Wastewater System Village of Centertown · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | KC IMAGINE (KC Institute for Media Animation Graphic Innovation & Education) Thank You Walt Disney, Inc · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | LIFE Housing Project Child and Family Empowerment Center · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $1.81M $1.81M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) Clinton-Peabody Redevelopment St. Louis Housing Authority · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $1.67M |
| 2023 | A Red Circle - North County Community Nexus A Red Circle · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mattie Rhodes Cultural Center Mattie Rhodes Center · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $1.26M $1.26M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Welcome Home Housing Revitalization Project Mothers Refuge · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $1.00M |
| 2022 | The Brunswick City of Marshall · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rape Crisis & Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Center Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault MOCSA · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Urban Strategies - Murphy Park Housing and Site Improvements Urban Strategies, Inc. · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Public Wi-Fi for Housing Authority Residents St. Louis Housing Authority (SLHA) · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $990.0K $990.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wellston Loop Mixed Use Development Project Young Voices with Action · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $916.9K $916.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Perpetual Care Group Home for Veterans Independent Veterans Community Project Perpetual Care Group Home for Veterans · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $900.0K |
| 2022 | Harmony Village St. Patrick Center · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $887.0K $887.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Union Station Transportation and Security Improvement Project Union Station Kansas City, Inc. · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | DOORWAYS, in the City of St. Louis, Energy Efficiency and Accessibility Renovation of the Cooper House Assistive Living Facility for People Living with HIV Unable to Live Independently Project DOORWAYS · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Heroes Home Gate Campus Footprints, Inc. · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Bright Futures: Youth In Need Project for Youth Homelessness Prevention, North St. Louis County Youth In Need · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Capital Improvement Project Harvesters - The Community Food Network · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Healthy Food, Healthy Community Renovation Project Operation Food Search Inc. · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | R&R Marketplace Economic Development and Revitalization Project, City of Dellwood, St. Louis County, Missouri Refuge & Restoration (RR) · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Agriculture Annex Facility & Equipment Improvements Metropolitan Community College - Maple Woods Campus · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Missouri Girls Town Facility Improvements Missouri Girls Town Foundation · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer MO | $750.4K |
| 2023 | Career Technology Academy Full Employment Council · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Thriving Neighborhoods thru Cottage Communities reStart Inc · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Clubs Capital Projects Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Urban League Plaza Property Improvements Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The BEACON Project Building Equitable Access to Community Opportunities Now Alphapointe · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Kinloch Dunbar Gardens Renovations City of Kinloch · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Youth and Family Center Facility Improvement Project Youth and Family Center · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $696.3K |
| 2022 | Grundy County Commission - Thompson River Bridge Bank Stabilization Project Grundy County Commission · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $508.4K $508.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Jurnee Foundation Glasgow Village Affordable Housing Jurnee Foundation · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $500.0K |
| 2024 | LCRA MET Center Capital Upgrades for Workforce Development Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of the County of St. Louis · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Johnson Road Bridge Replacement City of Glenaire · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Kanbes Markets Healthy Corner Stores Expansion Kanbes Markets · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Brunswick Infrastructure Resiliency Project City of Brunswick · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Historical Downtown Revitalization City of Independence · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Easter Seals Midwest Employment and Disability Services Workforce Training Center Easter Seals Midwest · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $500.0K |
| 2024 | MRIGlobal Grandview Campus Infrastructure Improvements MRIGlobal · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Gateway180 Family Emergency Shelter Weatherization & Safety Project - St. Louis, MO Gateway Homeless Services, Inc. DBA - Gateway180 · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $466.0K |
| 2023 | Pride Haven SAVE, Inc · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cornell Complex Improvements and Equipment Acquisition Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roy Blunt MO | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Main Street Improvements City of Nixa · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Billy Long MO | $206.0K $206.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Building Improvements and Accessibility at E 59th Street and Raytown Trafficway Raytown Chamber of Commerce Building Foundation · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Emanuel Cleaver MO | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mildred's Casa de Paz PotBangerz--Feed the Body Mission · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Cori Bush MO | $165.3K $165.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Second Harvest Community Food Bank Van Purchase Second Harvest Community Food Bank · MO | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Samuel Graves MO | $50.0K $50.0K 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.