Congressional earmarks in RI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 31 provisions worth $18.90M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Jack Reed Sen. RI · $16.13M · 23
- Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. RI · $14.37M · 20
- David Cicilline Rep. RI · $350.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Labor $18.90M · 31
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Skills for Rhode Island’s Future, RI, for a work-based learning program for youth · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.70M $3.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Pawtucket, RI, for job training and lifelong learning activities · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Skills for Rhode Island’s Future, RI, for the Ready.Set.Work program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Rhode Island, RI, for biomedical workforce development training · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI | $1.20M |
| 2023 | RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, RI, for a job training initiative · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, RI, for healthcare workforce development programming · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $900.0K |
| 2024 | AS220, RI, for a workforce training program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $870.0K |
| 2023 | RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, RI, for healthcare worker training programs, including equipment · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $790.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Clean the Bay, Inc. , RI, for a fresh start workforce training program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $674.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | IYRS School of Technology and Trades, RI, for robotics enabled workforce development programs · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $550.0K |
| 2022 | AS220, RI, for youth and adult workforce development and education programs · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator John Reed RI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of East Providence, RI for a training program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Representative David Cicilline RI | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build Inc. dba The Steel Yard, RI, for workforce training · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI | $300.0K |
| 2023 | URI Research Foundation DBA Polaris MEP, RI, for a skills training program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Next Generation & Futures, RI, for workforce training programs · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | RI Marine Trades Association, RI, for workforce development training in marine trades · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Polaris MEP, RI, for a workforce training program, including the purchase of equipment · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $271.0K |
| 2024 | WaterFire Providence, RI, for workforce development · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI | $250.0K |
| 2023 | Center for Southeast Asians, RI, for workforce training programs · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI | $250.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, RI, for a workforce training program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $250.0K |
| 2022 | Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, RI, to expand career services and training · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator John Reed RI | $230.0K $230.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island AFL-CIO, RI, for a climate jobs workforce training initiative · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $200.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Newport County Community Mental Health Center, Inc. d/b/a Newport Mental Health, RI, for behavioral healthcare workforce development · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Providence Public Library (PPL), RI, for workforce development activities · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI | $200.0K |
| 2024 | African Alliance of Rhode Island, RI, for workforce training and apprenticeship programs · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $200.0K |
| 2022 | Rhode Island Institute for Labor Studies and Research, RI, for workforce development and teacher training pipeline program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $175.0K $175.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | DownCity Design, RI, for skills training for youth · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI | $150.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, RI, for a manufacturing workforce training initiative · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $150.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Housing Authority of the City of Providence, Rhode Island (dba Providence Housing Authority), RI, for workforce development services · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $150.0K |
| 2022 | Providence Preservation Society, RI, for workforce training · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $140.0K $140.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Newport Community School, RI, for career services and training · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator John Reed RI | $100.0K $100.0K 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.