Congressional earmarks in VA
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 25 provisions worth $24.50M match.
By year
- FY2024 $24.50M · 25
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $20.19M · 15
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $20.19M · 15
- H. Morgan Griffith Rep. VA · $12.26M · 4
- Jennifer A. Kiggans Rep. VA · $3.93M · 5
- Jennifer L. McClellan Rep. VA · $1.96M · 1
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Rep. VA · $1.86M · 3
- Abigail Spanberger Rep. VA · $1.15M · 4
- Jennifer Wexton Rep. VA · $963.0K · 1
- Gerald Connolly Rep. VA · $681.0K · 3
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Rep. VA · $670.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $24.50M · 25
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wise County and the City of Norton Public Safety Communication Equipment Upgrade Wise County Sheriff's Office · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Tazewell County Safety Communications Equipment Upgrade County of Tazewell · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $3.76M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Communications Equipment Upgrade City of Galax · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Youth Crime Prevention, Enrichment, and Discipline Reduction Program An Achievable Dream · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Kiggans VA, Representative Jennifer McClellan VA | $1.96M |
| 2024 | Craig County Emergency Communications Project Craig County Sheriff's Office · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Virginia Initiative for the Prevention of the Online Exploitation of Children Enough is Enough · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $974.0K |
| 2024 | Public Safety Communications 911 Call Handling System Prince William County · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Wexton VA | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Virginia Witness Protection Virginia State Police · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Robert Scott VA | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Southside Center for Violence Prevention STEPS, Inc. · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $949.0K |
| 2024 | Police-Referred Mediation Pilot Project Resolution Virginia · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $853.0K |
| 2024 | Creeds Training Facility Equipment City of Virginia Beach · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Jennifer Kiggans VA | $693.0K |
| 2024 | Pilot Program for Crime and Violence Prevention within the City of Alexandria City of Alexandria · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Donald Beyer VA | $670.0K |
| 2024 | Chesapeake Police Department Patrol Vessel Replacement City of Chesapeake · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Kiggans VA, Representative Robert Scott VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Chesapeake & Portsmouth Safety Coordinator Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Hampton Roads · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Madison County Schools Bi-Direction Amplifier Madison County Sheriffs Office · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $450.0K |
| 2024 | Traumatic Event Response Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Robert Scott VA | $400.0K |
| 2024 | City of Franklin Radio System City of Franklin · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Kiggans VA | $400.0K |
| 2024 | Culpeper Police Department Critical Incident Vehicle Town of Culpeper Police Department · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $380.0K |
| 2024 | Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD) Child Advocacy Center (CAC) Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Jennifer Kiggans VA | $375.0K |
| 2024 | Enhancing Safety and Security at Northern Virginia Airports and Associated Metro Stations George Mason University · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $296.0K |
| 2024 | Night Vision Thermal Enhancement Technology Modernization Fairfax County Government · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Emergency Police Dispatch Stafford County · VA | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA, Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $246.0K |
| 2024 | Servant Officer Training Town of Marion · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Senator Mark Warner VA | $208.0K |
| 2024 | Cyber and Forensics Division Equipment Upgrades Fairfax County Government · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Gerald Connolly VA | $135.0K |
| 2024 | Virtual Reality Training System Greene County Sheriff's Office · VA | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Abigail Spanberger VA | $70.0K |
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.