Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 52 provisions worth $85.61M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $44.91M · 25
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $26.04M · 14
- Bennie G. Thompson Rep. MS · $17.08M · 13
- Steven Palazzo Rep. MS · $9.71M · 5
- Michael Guest Rep. MS · $6.25M · 4
- Trent Kelly Rep. MS · $5.50M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $85.61M · 52
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gateway Harbor City of Long Beach · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $4.30M $4.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sand Creek Wastewater Project Expansion Sand Creek Wastewater Authority · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Representative Trent Kelly MS | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | WIN Job Center Renovation Hinds Community College · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Eudora Welty Library Recovery Project City of Jackson · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.75M |
| 2024 | American Dream Low-Income Tax Credit Conversion Project Hope Enterprise Corporation · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Workforce Development Field Training Program MS Department of Archives and History · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Jackson State University Center for Living, Learning and Cultural Engagement Jackson State University · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Youth Opportunity Center Boys & Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Rust College Carnegie Hall Renovation Project Rust College · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Columbus Dilapidated Housing Initiative City of Columbus · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Columbus Dilapidated Housing Initiative City of Columbus · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Archives and Research Center Tougaloo College · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.70M |
| 2024 | Wingo Way Extended Improvements Mississippi State University · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.42M |
| 2024 | Joe Pritchard Public Housing Redevelopment Project City of Canton · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.20M |
| 2024 | ParkView Urban Renewal Project Columbus Redevelopment Authority · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.20M |
| 2024 | Dilapidated Housing Initiative Town of Brooksville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Scenic Rivers Community Development Project Scenic Rivers Development Alliance · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sunflower County Business Improvement District Sunflower County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Main Street Redesign and Redevelopment City of Starkville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Guest MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bolivar County Utilization Project Bolivar County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | West Sewer Expansion Project Town of Seminary, Mississippi · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Guest MS | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Eagle One Mega Site Acquisition and Improvements Forrest County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Business, Recreation, and Community Development Project - Property Acquisition and Redevelopment Town of Sumrall · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $1.81M $1.81M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Rural Hinds County Utilization Project Hinds County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.47M $1.47M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Park Ranger House Demolition and Renovation City of Gautier · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.30M |
| 2024 | Workforce Training Facility East Central Community College · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $1.25M |
| 2024 | Delta Women and Family Center Delta Health Alliance Inc. · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.20M |
| 2024 | North Delta Enterprise Community Training Center North Mississippi Delta Enterprise Community · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.12M |
| 2022 | City of Diamondhead Commercial District Transformation Project City of Diamondhead, MS · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ida B. Wells Social Justice and Interpretive Center at Rust College Rust College · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Comprehensive Community Revitalization Mississippi State University · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East Lagoon Wastewater Station City of Louisville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Natchez Forks to Freedom Park City of Natchez · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Frontage Road Infrastructure Improvements Project Town of Monticello, Mississippi · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Guest MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Workforce Development Training Center Quitman County Board of Supervisors · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | New Police Station Town of Utica · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Masonic Temple Renovation City of Grenada · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $990.0K |
| 2022 | Capacity Development Initiative Mississippi State University · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $815.0K $815.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Sardis Lake Economic Development Plan Town of Sardis · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $750.0K |
| 2023 | Emmett Till Tutwiler Museum & Welcome Center Emmett Till Tutwiler Museum & Welcome Center · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Greene County Demolition & Rehabilitation Project Greene County Board of Supervisors · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Steven Palazzo MS | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Lakeland Drive Blight Removal University of Mississippi Medical Center · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Roof Replacement Project Hope Village for Children, Inc. · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Leflore County Facilities and Equipment Leflore County · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Mississippi Water and Wastewater Workforce and Public Safety Training Center Mississippi Rural Water Association · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Central Mississippi, Inc. Pathway to Success Central Mississippi, Inc. · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Greenville Federal Courthouse Greenspace City of Greenville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Southwest Mississippi Business and Community Improvement District Southwest Mississippi Planning and Development District · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Coffeeville's Recreational Park Town of Coffeeville · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bennie Thompson MS | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lowndes County Industrial Development Authority - Waterline Upgrade and Replacement Lowndes County Industrial Development Authority · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvement Town of Bolton · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Library Improvements Town of Tchula · MS | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $90.0K |
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.