Congressional earmarks in MS
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 18 provisions worth $12.79M match.
By year
- FY2024 $12.79M · 18
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Roger F. Wicker Sen. MS · $8.83M · 7
- Cindy Hyde-Smith Sen. MS · $7.46M · 6
- Mike Ezell Rep. MS · $2.24M · 2
- Trent Kelly Rep. MS · $1.91M · 9
- Michael Guest Rep. MS · $380.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $12.79M · 18
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Scalable Rural Digital Forensics University of Southern Mississippi · MS | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Interdiction Equipment and Specialty Vehicles Mississippi Department of Public Safety · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $2.02M |
| 2024 | Updating Law Enforcement Data in Mississippi Mississippi State University · MS | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.80M |
| 2024 | Capitol Police Technology Improvements Mississippi Department of Public Safety · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Roger Wicker MS | $1.24M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Technology and Equipment Pearl River County Sheriff's Office · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $1.14M |
| 2024 | Communications Technologies George County Sheriff's Office · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Mike Ezell MS | $1.10M |
| 2024 | Enhanced Technology for Mobile Special Operations and Criminal Investigations Monroe County Sheriff’s Office · MS | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $420.0K |
| 2024 | Union County Sheriff’s Office Technology Modernization Union County Sheriff’s Office · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $390.0K |
| 2024 | Advanced Policing Operations and Technologies University of Mississippi Medical Center · MS | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Roger Wicker MS, Representative Michael Guest MS | $380.0K |
| 2024 | Desoto County Rapid DNA System DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department · MS | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $237.0K |
| 2024 | In-Car Video/Automated License Plate Reader Modernization Lee County Sheriff's Department · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $205.0K |
| 2024 | Networking, VOIP, and AV Upgrade for New Oxford Police Station City of Oxford · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Tupelo Police Department Technology Modernization Tupelo Police Department · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $191.0K |
| 2024 | Law Enforcement Technology Upgrades Clay County Sheriff's Office · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS, Senator Roger Wicker MS | $175.0K |
| 2024 | Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department Police Equipment Itawamba County Sheriff's Department · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $119.0K |
| 2024 | Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department Police Cars Itawamba County Sheriff's Department · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $100.0K |
| 2024 | Coldwater Technology Enhancements Town of Coldwater · MS | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Trent Kelly MS | $52.0K |
| 2024 | Law Enforcement Academy Copiah Lincoln Community College · MS | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith MS | $20.0K |
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.