Congressional earmarks in CT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 14 provisions worth $12.03M match.
By year
- FY2023 $12.03M · 14
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Blumenthal Sen. CT · $8.30M · 11
- Christopher Murphy Sen. CT · $8.30M · 11
- Jahana Hayes Rep. CT · $5.65M · 3
- Joe Courtney Rep. CT · $180.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $12.03M · 14
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Watertown PD Two-Way Radio Communications Upgrade Town of Watertown Police Department · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Jahana Hayes CT | $3.38M $3.38M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of New London Emergency Communications Equipment Upgrades City of New London · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $2.22M $2.22M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New Fairfield PD Emergency Communications System Upgrade Town of New Fairfield · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT, Representative Jahana Hayes CT | $2.10M $2.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Community-Based Gun Violence Reduction Project at the University of New Haven University of New Haven · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Waterbury Real-Time Crime and Pandemic Center Waterbury Police Department · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $930.0K $930.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Winchester Radio Upgrades Town of Winchester · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Bridgeport Forensic Technology City of Bridgeport · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Equipment for Regional Police Academy City of Stamford · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bridgeport Gun Violence Prevention Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership · CT | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $237.0K $237.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Computer-Aided Dispatch/Records Management System Project Suffield Police Department · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Joe Courtney CT | $180.0K $180.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Police Activity League Program Expansion Police Activity League of Waterbury, Inc · CT | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Jahana Hayes CT | $172.0K $172.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Bloomfield Cruiser Camera Upgrades Bloomfield Police Department · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $112.0K $112.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fostering Greater Gun Safety in the New Haven Area Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut · CT | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $67.0K $67.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Equipment for Police Department Training Room Bloomfield Police Department · CT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Murphy CT, Senator Richard Blumenthal CT | $40.0K $40.0K 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.