Congressional earmarks in MI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 69 provisions worth $150.91M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Gary C. Peters Sen. MI · $52.89M · 27
- Deborah Stabenow Sen. MI · $52.49M · 17
- Elissa Slotkin Rep. MI · $21.62M · 7
- Jack Bergman Rep. MI · $14.69M · 6
- Debbie Dingell Rep. MI · $14.52M · 7
- Tim Walberg Rep. MI · $12.94M · 7
- Lisa C. McClain Rep. MI · $10.62M · 5
- Andy Levin Rep. MI · $9.28M · 3
- John James Rep. MI · $8.52M · 2
- Peter Meijer Rep. MI · $5.65M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $150.91M · 69
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Capital Regional International Airport (LAN) Cargo Ramp Expansion · MI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $8.18M $8.18M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Terminal Building Capital Region International (LAN) · MI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Elissa Slotkin MI | $8.10M |
| 2024 | Clinton River Road Corridor Improvement MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John James MI | $7.40M |
| 2023 | Orion Township Giddings/Silverbell/Brown Road Rehabilitation · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elissa Slotkin MI | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ypsilanti Transit Center Design and Construction Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority · MI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) Air Traffic Control Tower Replacement · MI | Department of Transportation · Facilities and Equipment | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Skanee Road Improvements (from Jentoft Road to Town Road) MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Bergman MI | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Jefferson/Barnes Road Reconstruction MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Lisa McClain MI | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Beck Road Business Corridor Improvement Project · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Haley Stevens MI | $4.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 9-Mile Rebuild · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Andy Levin MI | $4.38M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction Funding for Gap and Intersection Improvements for the Downriver Linked Greenways Trail System · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $4.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Improving Saginaw County Transportation Reliability Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services · MI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Dan Kildee MI | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Skanee Road Improvements (from Town Road to Portice Road) · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Bergman MI | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Joe Louis Greenway - Hamtramck Drive Connector · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brenda Lawrence MI | $3.92M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Golf Drive Reconstruction · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Representative Andy Levin MI | $3.20M $3.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Holt to Mason Trail Final Connection · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elissa Slotkin MI | $2.75M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Clinton Area Transit System Rural Transit Facility Expansion Clinton Area Transit System · MI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative John Moolenaar MI | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mound Road/Detroit Arsenal Connector Project · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Five Point Highway Reconstruction Project · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI | $2.38M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Interurban Transit Partnership (The Rapid) - The Rapid Zero Emission Bus Project Interurban Transit Partnership · MI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Peter Meijer MI | $2.36M $2.36M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bridges—M-30 over US10 in Midland and Lemay Street Over I-94 in Detroit MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $2.29M |
| 2023 | Dickman Road / Business Loop Interstate 94 Realignment and Bridge Construction · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Peter Meijer MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | River Raisin Heritage Trail Rehabilitation Project · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tim Walberg MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Skanee Road Improvements (from Jentoft Road to Town Road) · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Bergman MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Genesee Avenue Bridge Replacement · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lisa McClain MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Oakville Waltz Road Improvements · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tim Walberg MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Airport Road Corridor Project · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tim Walberg MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Shepherd Road Reconstruction, Rome Township and Adrian Township · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tim Walberg MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Airport Terminal Building Update (JXN) · MI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Tim Walberg MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pinckney Multi-Modal Pathway and Connectors · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elissa Slotkin MI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | I-75 Overbuild Project MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Shri Thanedar MI | $1.88M |
| 2022 | Roben Hood Airport (RQB) Runway Extension · MI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative John Moolenaar MI | $1.83M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Freedom Trail Restoration · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Andy Levin MI | $1.70M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 21 Mile Bridge Replacement · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lisa McClain MI | $1.62M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) Runway Extension · MI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Frederick Upton MI | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Capital Investment for the Startup of the Transportation Authority of Calhoun County City of Battle Creek · MI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Gary Peters MI | $1.50M |
| 2024 | S. Roosevelt Road Shared Use Path MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tim Walberg MI | $1.50M |
| 2022 | Emmet County Road Commission - Lake Shore Drive Reconstruction Project · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Bergman MI | $1.44M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Yankee Road Reconstruction MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Tim Walberg MI | $1.44M |
| 2023 | Joe Louis Greenway West Chicago Connector · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI, Representative Rashida Tlaib MI | $1.39M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) Concourse A - Enabling Phases (Expansion & Widening Phase 1, Gate A3 Expansion) · MI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Gary Peters MI, Representative Peter Meijer MI | $1.29M $1.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services Infrastructure Improvements Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services · MI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Gary Peters MI | $1.20M |
| 2023 | Lake Shore Drive Construction · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Bergman MI | $1.15M $1.15M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | South River Multi-Use Path MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John James MI | $1.12M |
| 2023 | Brutus Road Reconstruction Project from U.S. 31 to the Cheboygan County Line · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Bergman MI | $1.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Washtenaw County Road Commission Road Reconstruction Project MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $1.00M |
| 2023 | King Road Bridge Replacement · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Senator Gary Peters MI, Representative Lisa McClain MI | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Michigan Avenue Corridor Improvement · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Brown, Giddings, Silverbell Roads - Orion Township Industrial Corridor · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Kuhl Road over Shebeon Drain Bridge Replacement MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Lisa McClain MI | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Livingston County Regional Trail Connections · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elissa Slotkin MI | $900.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pennsylvania Road Grade Separation · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $865.8K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Terminal Enhancement Project—Landside Improvements Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (GRR) · MI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Gary Peters MI, Representative Hillary Scholten MI | $789.0K |
| 2024 | Iron Belle Trail Bridge MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI | $728.0K |
| 2022 | Grandville Avenue Project · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI | $700.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Ecorse Southfield Road Pedestrian Improvement Project Ecorse, MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Rashida Tlaib MI | $600.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Downriver Community Conference Road Reconstruction Project MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $550.0K |
| 2024 | City of Ann Arbor Roadway Pedestrian Safety Project MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Michigan Department of Transportation MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Shri Thanedar MI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | The Rapid Silver Line Station Enhancement Project Interurban Transit Partnership · MI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Hillary Scholten MI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Grand River Greenway Trail Connection MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI, Representative Hillary Scholten MI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | City of Romulus Community Service Road Infrastructure Project MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Shri Thanedar MI | $500.0K |
| 2022 | South Westnedge Avenue Reconstruction · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Gary Peters MI, Senator Deborah Stabenow MI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Michigan's Main Street MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elissa Slotkin MI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Van Buren Township Road Reconstruction MI · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Debbie Dingell MI | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Oxford Safety Path Construction · MI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Elissa Slotkin MI | $374.7K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Ypsilanti Train Station City of Ypsilanti · MI | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Gary Peters MI | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Expansion of the Ypsilanti Transit Center Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority · MI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Gary Peters MI | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | James Clements Municipal Airport (3CM)—Pump Station Project James Clements Municipal Airport (3CM) · MI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Gary Peters MI | $290.0K |
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.