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. 44 provisions worth $59.63M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- John W. Hickenlooper Sen. CO · $47.50M · 32
- Michael F. Bennet Sen. CO · $37.54M · 26
- Ed Perlmutter Rep. CO · $14.61M · 7
- Yadira Caraveo Rep. CO · $10.58M · 8
- Lauren Boebert Rep. CO · $7.45M · 5
- Joe Neguse Rep. CO · $7.20M · 6
- Diana DeGette Rep. CO · $5.15M · 3
- Brittany Pettersen Rep. CO · $850.0K · 1
- Jason Crow Rep. CO · $850.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $59.63M · 44
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chambers Avenue Widening CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $4.12M |
| 2023 | Wadsworth Boulevard Phase 2 · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 62nd Avenue and Vasquez Intersection · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Central Corridor Rail Replacement Regional Transportation District (RTD) · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Diana DeGette CO | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Federal Parkway Multimodal Improvements · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Eagle County Government Eagle Valley Trail · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | I-70 Interchange at 29 Road CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $2.00M |
| 2023 | City of Fort Collins Intersection Improvement · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $1.87M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Maple Street Bridge Replacement CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.75M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | U.S. Highway 160/East Bayfield Parkway New Signalized Intersection CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $1.55M |
| 2024 | Cottonwood Pass Blue Hill project CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Transfort Maintenance Facility Upgrades and Repairs City of Fort Collins, Transfort · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $1.50M $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 |
| 2024 | South Bridge Project CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $1.40M |
| 2023 | Town of Granby Highway 40 Trail Connection · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $1.32M $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 |
| 2024 | Traffic and Pedestrian Safety Improvements along the 10th Street Corridor CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $1.05M |
| 2024 | High Plains Boulevard I-25 Arterial Road CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $1.00M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Medal of Honor Boulevard Extension CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lauren Boebert CO | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Longmont Micro Transit System City of Longmont · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $1.00M |
| 2024 | 3rd and Welker Intersection Improvements Project CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Berthoud Area Transportation System (BATS) Microtransit Program Town of Berthoud · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $864.0K |
| 2024 | Central Corridor Regional Transportation District · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Diana DeGette CO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Engineering Design for State Highway 52 between Weld County Road 7 & 15 CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | County Roadways to Colorado State Parks Infrastructure Improvements—Phase 1 CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Brittany Pettersen CO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Quebec Street—136th Avenue to north of 138th Avenue Widening Design CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Nine Mile Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge over SH-83 CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Jason Crow CO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Taxiway Bravo & Echo Complex Greeley-Weld County Airport Authority · CO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Yadira Caraveo CO | $850.0K |
| 2024 | St. Vrain Multimodal Trail CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $800.0K |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Peterson Space Force Base North Gate Access and Safety improvements · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Eagle County Regional Airport Federal Inspection Station Eagle County Regional Airport · CO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Town of Erie Improvements Town of Erie · CO | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Joseph Neguse CO | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Greeley Neighborhood Safety Program CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $500.0K |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Peaks to Plains Trail · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Ed Perlmutter CO | $400.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Compactor/Roller Attachments for Road Safety CO · CO | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO | $396.0K |
| 2024 | Denver International Airport Electrification Plan Denver International Airport (DEN) · CO | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Michael Bennet CO, Senator John Hickenlooper CO, Representative Diana DeGette CO | $300.0K |
| 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.