Congressional earmarks in MD
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 47 provisions worth $34.31M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $20.19M · 32
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $19.80M · 26
- C. A. Ruppersberger Rep. MD · $7.56M · 8
- Steny H. Hoyer Rep. MD · $5.28M · 7
- John Sarbanes Rep. MD · $5.11M · 5
- Jamie Raskin Rep. MD · $4.05M · 4
- Glenn Ivey Rep. MD · $1.96M · 3
- Anthony Brown Rep. MD · $1.56M · 2
- Andy Harris Rep. MD · $244.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Justice $34.31M · 47
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9-1-1 Diversion Pilot Expansion City of Baltimore · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Police Department Records Management System and Early Intervention System Baltimore Police Department · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | After Shooting Protocol Response Project Roca Baltimore, LLC · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.46M |
| 2022 | Body-Worn Cameras, In-Car Cameras, for Carrol County Sheriff's Office Carroll County Sheriff's Office · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $1.43M $1.43M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | License Plate Readers City of Baltimore · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $1.30M $1.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Penetrating Injury Recovery Project University of Maryland Medical Center R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.27M |
| 2024 | Safe House for Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Maryland TurnAround, Inc. · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Steny Hoyer MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $1.15M |
| 2023 | Police Athletic League Partnerships and Program Expansion Prince George’s County · MD | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Anthony Brown MD | $1.12M $1.12M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Train the Trainer Interdisciplinary Certificate in Violence Prevention for Non-Profit Leaders University of Maryland, Baltimore · MD | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Towson University Police Department Security Technology Towson University · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Saturday Youth Justice Academy Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Glenn Ivey MD | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Crime Laboratory Information Management System Montgomery County · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Home Made Explosive (HME) Characterization and Training United States Bomb Technician Association (USBTA) · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Youth Violence Intervention Program MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Anne Arundel County Real Time Crime Center Anne Arundel County · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative John Sarbanes MD | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Interoperable Police Radio Communications Equipment City of Rockville · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Changing the Trajectory of Delinquency and Violence Kennedy Krieger Institute · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $963.0K |
| 2022 | Prince George's County Sheriff's Office Public Safety Technology Upgrade Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $834.0K $834.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Office Modernization and Cybersecurity Enhancements Baltimore City State's Attorney · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $775.0K |
| 2022 | Institute for Restorative Justice and Practices Bowie State University · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | School-Based Violence Prevention City of Baltimore · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $738.0K |
| 2024 | Violence Reduction Research Initiative (VRRI) University of Maryland · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Glenn Ivey MD | $726.0K |
| 2024 | Crisis Co-Response Teams Montgomery County · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $700.0K |
| 2022 | Baltimore Police Department Community Collaboration Initiative Baltimore City Mayor's Office · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $650.0K $650.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Police Department Neighborhood Policing Initiative Baltimore Police Department · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $650.0K $650.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Charles County Body-Worn Camera Project Charles County, Maryland · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $610.0K $610.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | LifeBridge Health Community Violence Cessation Lifebridge Health, Inc · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Crime Prevention and Re-Entry Program Expansion Farming 4 Hunger, Inc. · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $600.0K |
| 2023 | Digital Discovery Capability Office of the State's Attorney, Prince George's County · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Enhancing Forensic-based Investigations in Our Community Carroll County Sheriff's Office · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Coordinated Systemic Responses to Violence in Baltimore City of Baltimore · MD | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Co-Respond Mobile Crisis Team Pilot Project The Affiliated Sante Group · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $499.0K |
| 2022 | University of Maryland Medical Center R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Violence Prevention Program University of Maryland Medical Center R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Violence Prevention Program · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD | $497.0K $497.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Ordnance Road Detention Facility Re-Entry Program Anne Arundel County · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Steny Hoyer MD | $450.0K |
| 2022 | Mobile Camera System Prince George's County Government · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Anthony Brown MD | $442.0K $442.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | South Baltimore Peacemaking Pilot Project Roca Baltimore · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fresh START Program Anne Arundel County · MD | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Representative Steny Hoyer MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Maryland Violence Prevention Coalition Expansion Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $367.0K $367.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Statewide Youth Conflict Coaching Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $291.0K |
| 2024 | Violence Intervention Program The University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center (UMCAP) · MD | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Glenn Ivey MD | $275.0K |
| 2024 | Worcester County Sheriff Worcester County Government · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative Andy Harris MD | $244.0K |
| 2022 | Laurel Police Department Radio Technology Upgrade City of Laurel, Maryland · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | First Responder Equipment Upgrades State of Maryland · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $150.0K $150.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Frederick Police Department Mobile Crisis Team Support City of Frederick · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $125.0K $125.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Wicomico County Body-Worn Camera Project Wicomico County, Maryland · MD | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $116.0K $116.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hyattsville Evidence Lab Equipment Upgrade City of Hyattsville · MD | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mental Health, Wellness, and Resiliency Program Charles County Sheriff’s Office · MD | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $90.0K $90.0K 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.