Congressional earmarks in OH
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 125 provisions worth $196.11M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Sherrod Brown Sen. OH · $87.45M · 58
- Marcy Kaptur Rep. OH · $30.41M · 13
- Michael R. Turner Rep. OH · $28.13M · 12
- Shontel M. Brown Rep. OH · $15.40M · 10
- Bill Johnson Rep. OH · $15.10M · 6
- Mike Carey Rep. OH · $13.70M · 7
- Timothy Ryan Rep. OH · $8.95M · 6
- Brad Wenstrup Rep. OH · $8.80M · 7
- Joyce Beatty Rep. OH · $8.29M · 10
- David P. Joyce Rep. OH · $4.72M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $196.11M · 125
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 125)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southwest Innovation and Medical Gateway City of Grove City · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Carey OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | East Toledo Family Center - Community Center Expansion East Toledo Family Center · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Downtown Revitalization Project City of Lorain · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Latta OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Wright Factory Business Park City of Dayton · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Lincoln Heights Public Safety Redevelopment Hamilton County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Englewood-Junction Workforce Development, Training Center, & Neighborhood Revitalization City of Toledo · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Collingwood Green Community Center Lucas Metropolitan Housing · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Over-the-Rhine Recreation Center Redevelopment Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $4.00M |
| 2023 | St. Anthony's Revitalization Lucas County Land Reutilization Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Greater Cleveland Food Bank Capital Expansion and Capacity Building Project Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Shontel Brown OH | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Ashtabula Towers Renovation Community Opportunity Fund · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $3.89M |
| 2024 | RiverScape MetroPark Infrastructure Improvement Project Five Rivers MetroParks · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $3.50M |
| 2023 | Northwest Dayton Health & Wellness Campus Construction Premier Health · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East of I-77 Waterline Project Noble County, OH 43724 Noble County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Historic Sandusky State Theatre Redevelopment Sandusky State Theatre Inc · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Development and Low Dam Revitalization Project City of West Carrollton · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Broadband Services for Underserved Communities of Cleveland DigitalC · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Shontel Brown OH | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Domestic Violence Shelter Renovation YWCA of Northwest Ohio · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $3.00M |
| 2022 | City of Dayton Downtown Dayton Urban Innovation Center City of Dayton · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Project Plymouth Site Assembly and Acquisition Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Community Center and Consumer Financial Counseling HUB, Toledo, OH Local Initiatives Support Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | For capital improvements St. Marys Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Devola Sanitary Sewer Project - Phase II Washington County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | WoodhillUpNext Transformation Plan Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $2.75M $2.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Junction and East Toledo Neighborhood Revitalization Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $2.54M $2.54M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fairfield County Engineering Office's Rd 7 (Refugee Rd) Improvement Project Violet Township Fairfield County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Balderson OH | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Waddell Park Improvements Project The City of Niles · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Affordable Housing Development - Mahoning Valley Flying HIGH Inc. · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.50M |
| 2024 | MVCS Community Learning Center, Youngtown, Ohio The Mahoning Valley Community School · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Bluegrass Blvd Roadway Extension Fayette County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Carey OH | $2.50M |
| 2022 | Ohio Theater Renovation Children's Theatre Workshop of Toledo · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Circle East District Revitalization Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Shontel Brown OH | $2.35M |
| 2022 | The Appalachian Partnership - D.O. Hall Business Park Guernsey County, OH The Appalachian Partnership · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.10M $2.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hamilton County Affordable Housing Project (EAST) The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Youth Development Center Dayton Children's Foundation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Village of Cadiz Phase II North Trunk Wastewater Collection System Cadiz, OH 43907 Village of Cadiz · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Health and Housing Facility Dayton Children's Hospital · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Trotwood Salem Revitalization Project Trotwood Community Improvement Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | York Beta Drive Industrial Park Expansion Project City of North Royalton · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Anthony Gonzalez OH | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Historic South Neighborhood Solar Field Historic South Initiative · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Food Bank Operations Youngstown Community Food Center Inc · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Scioto Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility and Water Treatment Plant The Village of Piketon · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mid-Ohio Food Collective Anti-Hunger Center Mid-Ohio Food Collective · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Mike Carey OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | City of Sidney Municipal Airport Water & Sewer Extension Project City of Sidney · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Carey OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Restoring Housing in Middlebury The Well Community Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.93M |
| 2024 | Innovation Square Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Shontel Brown OH | $1.62M |
| 2024 | Hayes Road and Richardson Road Roundabout Improvement Franklin County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Mike Carey OH | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Cleveland Scholar House Affordable Housing Development CHN Housing Partners · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown Community Backyard Project Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Safety and Streetscape Improvements Project City of Portsmouth · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Community Pavilion at the Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA Young Men's Christian Association of Central Ohio · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Transitional Housing City of Chillicothe · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $1.50M |
| 2022 | United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley Volunteer Response Center United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | West Dayton Community Space Sharing and Recreation Project The Boys & Girls Club of Dayton, Inc. · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $1.40M |
| 2023 | Schneider Park Revitalization Project Toledo Football Academy · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.38M $1.38M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Infrastructure capital improvements, including street, wastewater and sewer line improvements City of Vandalia · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $1.33M $1.33M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kitchen At The Arcade Business support services City of Dayton · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.30M $1.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Early Learning Spaces PRE4CLE · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Shontel Brown OH | $1.29M $1.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Glann School/Common Space Community Center Revitalization Initiative Toledo Public Schools · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bounce Innovation Hub - Minority Business Support Programs Bounce Innovation Hub · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | North Toledo Home Ownership Project Lucas Housing Services Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.17M |
| 2023 | Village of Corwin Stormwater Improvements Project Village of Corwin · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Steve Chabot OH | $1.12M $1.12M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Smart Kitchen Entrepreneurial Training & Production Facility Center for Innovative Food Technology · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Beechwood Improvement (City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio) Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Greg Landsman OH | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Polymer Research, Development, & Production Facility The University of Akron · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Emilia Sykes OH | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Foster Theater Renovation Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.02M |
| 2023 | Directions for Youth & Families - Crittenton Community Center Directions for Youth & Families · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Teen Center and Music Program Boys & Girls Club of Washington County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup City of Lima · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Akron Civic Commons, Lock 3 Park Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor Coalition, Inc · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Woodland Cemetery Restoration and Preservation capital improvements (Note: project modified by the Committee) Woodland Arboretum Foundation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Workforce Development Hub Godman Guild Association · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Mike Carey OH | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Lead Safe Home Fund Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | CCAD Gateway Project Columbus College of Art and Design · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Lucas County, Ohio, Materials Recovery Facility Lucas County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Summit Lake Vision Plan Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Construction Operations and Workforce Development Center Habitat for Humanity - MidOhio · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Chesapeake Riverfront/1st Street Safe Route Project Lawrence County Port Authority · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Lake Anna Park Revitalization Project City of Barberton · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Emilia Sykes OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Lorain County Education and Wellness Center Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | St. Stephen's Capital Improvements St. Stephen Community Services, Inc. · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $935.0K |
| 2024 | Yoctangee Park Improvements City of Chillicothe · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $900.0K |
| 2022 | onMain Dayton Exposition Hall Renovation onMain, Inc · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Girl Scouts of North East Ohio's STEM Center of Excellence Girl Scouts of North East Ohio · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Emilia Sykes OH | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Mt. Airy South Gateway Improvement (City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio) Mt. Airy Community Urban Redevelopment Enterprise · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Greg Landsman OH | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Cherry Street Mission Ministries Emergency Shelter Renovation Project, in Lucas County, Ohio Cherry Street Mission Ministries · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Blanche Avenue Extension Project City of Cleveland Heights · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Shontel Brown OH | $850.0K |
| 2022 | YWCA Family Center YWCA Columbus · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | South Lebanon Community Center Improvement City of South Lebanon · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Greg Landsman OH | $812.8K |
| 2024 | Murtis Taylor Community Center Capital Investment Project Murtis Taylor Human Services System · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Shontel Brown OH | $796.0K |
| 2023 | Clear Creek Bike Path Connector City of Franklin · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Steve Chabot OH | $782.0K $782.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trumbull County Home Repair Program Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Ohio - J. Ashburn Jr. Boys & Girls Club Renovations Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus, Inc · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hope Community Center At-Risk Youth Project The Mother A.M. Smith Community Center · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Ryan OH | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | United Way of Delaware County Youth Transitional Housing Project United Way of Delaware County, Inc · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Balderson OH | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Sanctuary Night Expansion Sanctuary Night · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Carey OH | $700.0K |
| 2024 | CFA Innovation Center Acquisition and Renovations Columbus Fashion Initiative DBA Columbus Fashion Alliance · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Bannon Park Renovation and Improvements Community Action Organization of Scioto County, Inc. · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $516.0K |
| 2024 | The Linden Embassy Community of Caring Development Foundation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Findlay Community Center Improvement (City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio) Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Greg Landsman OH | $500.0K |
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.