Congressional earmarks in CO
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 $10.71M match.
By year
- FY2022 $10.71M · 10
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $7.51M · 7
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $7.06M · 6
- Ed Perlmutter Rep. CO · $3.21M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $10.71M · 10
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SH 93 Widening and Relocation Design, City of Golden · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $2.32M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project - Vail Bus Acquisition and Charging Infrastructure Town of Vail - Vail Transit · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.65M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project - Gunnison Valley Bus Acquisition Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.46M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project - Grand Valley Bus Acquisition Mesa County/Grand Valley Transit · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.22M $1.22M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project - Eagle County Bus Facilities and Charging Infrastructure Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Glenwood Springs South Bridge Project · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Commerce City Quiet Zones · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $615.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project - Durango Bus Acquisition, Charging Infrastructure and Technical Services City of Durango & Archuleta County · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $522.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Las Animas County Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) Pavement Upgrades · CO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $450.0K $450.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Airport Airfield Lighting Improvements (BJC) · CO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $270.0K $270.0K 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.