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. 10 provisions worth $4.89M match.
By year
- FY2024 $4.89M · 10
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $2.33M · 4
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $2.07M · 4
- Jason Crow Rep. CO · $1.13M · 3
- Brittany Pettersen Rep. CO · $963.0K · 1
- Joe Neguse Rep. CO · $726.0K · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $4.89M · 10
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TDMA Radio Interoperability Upgrades Jefferson County Sheriff's Office · CO | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Brittany Pettersen CO | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Law Enforcement and HEART Homeless Coordination Project Douglas County · CO | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Colorado Rural Impact Programs County Sheriffs of Colorado · CO | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $917.0K |
| 2024 | Training and Technical Assistance to Combat Human Trafficking The Exodus Road · CO | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO | $750.0K |
| 2024 | I-70 Mountain Corridor Public Safety and Trafficking Prevention Summit County Sheriff's Office · CO | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $472.0K |
| 2024 | Breakthrough Program Expansion Breakthrough · CO | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $353.0K |
| 2024 | Jackson County Sheriff's Office Modernization Jackson County Sheriff's Office · CO | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $254.0K |
| 2024 | Arapahoe County Sheriff K9 Unit Kennel Project Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office · CO | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Jason Crow CO | $108.0K |
| 2024 | Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office – POST Board Certified Law Enforcement Academy Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office · CO | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Jason Crow CO | $59.0K |
| 2024 | Securing Southwest Colorado Police and Emergency Communications Montezuma County · CO | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $50.0K |
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.