Congressional earmarks in CO
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 13 provisions worth $7.89M match.
By year
- FY2022 $7.89M · 13
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $3.44M · 7
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $2.90M · 7
- Ed Perlmutter Rep. CO · $2.31M · 2
- Joe Neguse Rep. CO · $2.00M · 1
- Jason Crow Rep. CO · $2.00M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $7.89M · 13
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Expanding Services to Domestic Violence Victims in Adams County Adams County Government · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative Jason Crow CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Regional Rural 911 Telecommunications and Data Program Expansion Combined Regional Communications Authority - Freco · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $1.60M $1.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Community Awareness Program Improvement Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $987.0K $987.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | White Mesa Law Enforcement Service Expansion Ute Mountain Ute Tribe · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $784.0K $784.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lake County Community Justice Navigator Lake County Board of County Commissioners · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $495.0K $495.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Denver Police Department Community Based Crime Reduction Program City and County of Denver · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $420.0K $420.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Denver Youth Crisis Response Team Initiative City and County of Denver · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $384.0K $384.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Body-Worn Cameras for the Thornton Police Department City of Thornton · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $310.0K $310.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Crisis Intervention Response Initiative City of Boulder · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $255.0K $255.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Denver Police Department Outreach Case Coordinator Denver Police Department · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $244.0K $244.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southwest Colorado Regional Response, Investigative, Search, Rescue, and Recovery Capabilities Enhancement La Plata County Sheriff's Office · CO | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $166.0K $166.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Thornton De-Escalation Training Simulator City of Thornton · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $125.0K $125.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Denver Community Foot Patrol Crime Prevention Initiative City and County of Denver · CO | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $122.0K $122.0K 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.