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. 10 provisions worth $7.60M match.
By year
- FY2022 $7.60M · 10
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $3.35M · 5
- Anthony Brown Rep. MD · $2.50M · 2
- John Sarbanes Rep. MD · $1.75M · 2
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $1.25M · 2
- David Trone Rep. MD · $1.00M · 1
- C. A. Ruppersberger Rep. MD · $750.0K · 1
- Jamie Raskin Rep. MD · $250.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Labor $7.60M · 10
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prince George’s County Office of Human Resources Management, Largo, MD for a job training program · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Representative Anthony Brown MD | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Montgomery County Office of Broadband Programs, Rockville, MD for a technology job training pilot program, including equipment and supportive services · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Representative David Trone MD | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vehicles for Change, Halethorpe, MD, for workforce training and job placement activities · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Greater Baltimore Urban League, MD, for a returning citizens workforce development program · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Living Classrooms Foundation, Baltimore, MD for workforce development activities, including technology · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD, Representative C. A. Ruppersberger MD, Representative John Sarbanes MD | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Anne Arundel County Government, Annapolis, MD for Youthworks! · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Representative Anthony Brown MD | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Humanim, Inc., MD, for workforce development programs · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, MD, for the Baltimore Grads to Careers Demonstration Project · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | World Arts Focus, Inc. dba Joe’s Movement Emporium, MD, for the CreativeWorks job training program · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Frederick County Government, Frederick, MD for a mobile career center · MD | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Representative Jamie Raskin MD | $250.0K $250.0K 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.