Congressional earmarks in WV
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 127 provisions worth $140.85M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Shelley Moore Capito Sen. WV · $117.80M · 102
- Joe Manchin Sen. WV · $117.51M · 105
- Carol D. Miller Rep. WV · $9.81M · 8
- David McKinley Rep. WV · $3.90M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $140.85M · 127
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 127)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Morgantown Fire Station City of Morgantown · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $6.00M $6.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wheeling Gateway Visitors Center Wheeling Convention & Visitors Bureau · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Smithers Integrated Trail System City of Smithers · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV, Representative Carol Miller WV | $4.69M $4.69M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Huntington Westmoreland Fire Station Development City of Huntington · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $4.17M |
| 2023 | Mountain Health Childcare Development Center St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Institute Shawnee Sports Complex Tourism and Welcome Center Kanawha County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Weirton Frontier Crossing Industrial Access Road City of Weirton · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Representative David McKinley WV | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Grafton Development & Revitalization Unleash Tygart, Inc. · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $3.00M |
| 2023 | West Virginia Land Trust Mammoth Preserve Trail System West Virginia Land Trust · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.82M $2.82M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Welding and Machining Training Facility New River Community and Technical College · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.75M |
| 2023 | Follansbee Fire House Initiative City of Follansbee · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $2.70M $2.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | White Sulphur Springs Recreation City of White Sulphur Springs · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.69M |
| 2024 | Smithers Longacre Readiness Development City of Smithers · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.50M |
| 2022 | Mount Hope Facilities upgrade City of Mount Hope · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $2.39M $2.39M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Crites Industrial Park Hardy County Rural Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $2.27M $2.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fairmont State Library Renovation Fairmont State University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.13M |
| 2024 | Morgantown Housing Creation and Blight Removal City of Morgantown · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Homeless Housing in Barbour & Harrison Counties WV Coalition to End Homelessness · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Capital Sports Center Kanawha County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Mercer County Multipurpose Center Land Acquisition Development Authority of Mercer County · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV, Representative Carol Miller WV | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle Facility Renovation and Expansion Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Beech Bottom Industrial Park Water Infrastructure Expansion Village of Beech Bottom · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.96M $1.96M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department Station Addition Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.85M |
| 2024 | New River Center Housing and Retail Development City of Hinton · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.83M |
| 2024 | Martinsburg Platform Fire Truck Replacement City of Martinsburg · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.80M |
| 2024 | City of Summersville Visitor Center City of Summersville · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.80M |
| 2022 | Elkins Building Redevelopment Woodlands Development Group · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.75M $1.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wheeling Fire Department Facilities & Equipment Upgrades City of Wheeling · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.55M |
| 2024 | Spencer Development Authority - Downtown Housing Rehabilitation City of Spencer · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.50M |
| 2022 | Mountaineer Recovery Village - Phase 1 Semper Liberi · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Holly Gray Park Pavilion Replacement Braxton County · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.50M |
| 2022 | Shepherd University East Loop: Environmental Remediation and Demolition Shepherd University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.48M $1.48M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | H-BIZ Technology Center Building Upgrade City of Huntington · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.47M $1.47M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Eastern WV CTC Heavy Equipment Operator Training Program Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.41M |
| 2024 | Conservation Complex and Sustainability Program at Summit Bechtel Reserve Boy Scouts of America · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.40M |
| 2024 | WVUP Technology School in Former Ohio Valley University Window and Door Replacement Wood County Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.25M |
| 2022 | Hazel’s House of Hope Morgantown Community Resources · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.19M $1.19M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Beckley Fire Truck City of Beckley · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.18M |
| 2024 | Renovation and Restoration of Capitol Market Capitol Market Inc. · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.17M |
| 2024 | South Berkeley Inwood Park Berkeley County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.13M |
| 2023 | Summersville Visitors Center Development City of Summersville · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.05M $1.05M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wheeling Artisan Center Upgrade City of Wheeling · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Keyser-Mineral County New Public Library Building Keyser-Mineral County Public Library · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Ohio County Childcare Community Impact Network Inc. · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Restoration of the Downtown Morgantown Post Office Building The Historic Morgantown Post Office Building, Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Huntington Industrial Development Center Polymer Alliance Zone, Inc. · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M |
| 2022 | RAISE Pilot Program West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Charleston Low Barrier Shelter City of Charleston · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fairmont Regional Tech Hub Fairmont Community Development Partnership, Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mountaineer Food Bank Expansion Mountaineer Food Bank · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Community Service Center Jefferson County Community Ministries · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Safety and environmental improvements The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Charleston · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Carol Miller WV | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Combating WV Food Deserts through Economic Development and Mobile Markets West Virginia University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $990.0K $990.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Historic Oak Hill School New River Apartments Southern Appalachian Labor School · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $975.0K |
| 2022 | Shepherd University East Loop: Gateway Entrance Shepherd University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $936.0K $936.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Phase II of the Amphitheatre at Sam Michaels Park Jefferson County Parks and Recreation Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $925.0K $925.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Weston Downtown Riverfront Park City of Weston · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Barkers Creek Industrial Park, Access Bridge Wyoming County Economic Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ascend WV Morgantown Working Space West Virginia University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Martinsburg Downtown Lighting Improvements City of Martinsburg · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $840.0K $840.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Barkers Creek Industrial Park Power Expansion Wyoming County Economic Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $835.0K $835.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Stormwater Management Housing Authority of the City of Beckley · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $819.0K |
| 2023 | Ravenswood Washington Park Pedestrian Bridge City of Ravenswood · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $810.0K $810.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mount Hope Community Improvements City of Mount Hope · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $788.0K $788.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Montgomery Regional Recreation Center City of Montgomery · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg Outdoor Renovations Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $750.0K |
| 2024 | B&O Roundhouse Farmers Market & Events Center Berkeley County Roundhouse Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $750.0K |
| 2023 | Charleston LIFT Center Food Hub City of Charleston · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Redeveloping the Wilt Building The Augusta Heritage Center · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Final Phase of Kisar-Kincaid House Rehabilitation City of Point Pleasant · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $750.0K |
| 2023 | Princeton Renaissance Theater Rehabilitation West Virginia Community Development Hub Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $729.0K $729.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Paw Paw Fire Station Rehabilitation Town of Paw Paw · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $725.0K $725.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kanawha County Mobile Command Unit Kanawha County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $720.0K $720.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | REACHH Family Resource Center REACHH Family Resource Center, Inc. · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV, Representative Carol Miller WV | $650.0K |
| 2022 | Lonnie Gunter, Jr. Center for Culture & History RiffRaff Arts Collective · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $637.0K $637.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Clarksburg Kelly Miller Community Center Revitalization Project West Virginia Black Heritage Festival, Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $624.0K $624.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Thomas Multi-Use Co-Working and Small Business Center Woodlands Development Group · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $622.0K $622.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Clarksburg Fire Department Public Safety Needs City of Clarksburg · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $622.0K |
| 2022 | Wheeling Food Hub Grow Ohio Valley, Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $620.0K $620.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Grant County Trail Grant County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $607.0K |
| 2022 | City Center Business Improvement District - Opportunity Zone Charleston Urban Renewal Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bluefield Restoration Bluefield WV Economic Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Transforming Abandoned Properties (TAP) Program West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | WV Create Center: Site Development Project Bluefield WV Economic Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV, Representative Carol Miller WV | $566.4K |
| 2023 | Kanawha County Fire Protection Kanawha County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $520.0K $520.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Meeks Mountain Trails City of Hurricane · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $512.0K |
| 2024 | Downtown Clarksburg Mobility & Accessibility Revitalization City of Clarksburg · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Hinton Landing Development City of Hinton · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wetzel County 911 Storage Facility Wetzel County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Blighted, Abandoned, and Dilapidated Buildings Upgrade & Removal Fund Braxton County Commission · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Parsons Resource and Entrepreneurship Center Woodlands Development Group · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | West Side Charleston Empowerment Project Element Federal Credit Union · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Redevelopment of Downtown Parkersburg Wood County Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV, Representative David McKinley WV | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | West Virginia Historic Preservation Training Center Arthurdale Heritage, Inc. · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $500.0K |
| 2022 | St. Marys Business Park Pleasants County Development Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV | $473.0K $473.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mason County Farmers Market Construction Main Street Point Pleasant, Inc · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV, Representative Carol Miller WV | $470.0K $470.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | WV Brownfield Inventory and Redevelopment Database (BIRD) West Virginia University · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Joe Manchin WV, Senator Shelley Capito WV | $450.0K $450.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Coal Heritage Discovery Facility National Coal Heritage Area Authority · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $415.0K $415.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Home Repair for Disadvantaged West Virginia Appalachia Service Project · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $400.0K |
| 2022 | Appalachia Service Project Rural Home Repair Appalachia Service Project · WV | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Shelley Capito WV, Senator Joe Manchin WV | $400.0K $400.0K 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.