Congressional earmarks in NC
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 30 provisions worth $83.48M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Burr Sen. NC · $22.55M · 2
- David Price Rep. NC · $18.32M · 4
- David Rouzer Rep. NC · $12.00M · 2
- Deborah K. Ross Rep. NC · $10.72M · 8
- George Butterfield Rep. NC · $7.50M · 3
- Kathy Manning Rep. NC · $4.85M · 2
- Valerie P. Foushee Rep. NC · $3.22M · 4
- Wiley Nickel Rep. NC · $1.75M · 2
- Alma S. Adams Rep. NC · $1.44M · 1
- Donald G. Davis Rep. NC · $1.12M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $83.48M · 30
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pavement Rehabilitation on US-64 (Future I-87) · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Burr NC | $12.30M $12.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | I-40 Concrete Replacement and I-26/I-40/I-240 Initial Interchange Improvements · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Burr NC | $10.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bus Replacement Funding for Urban Transit Systems Chapel Hill Transit · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative David Price NC | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cape Fear Regional Jetport—Taxilane and T-Hangar Construction Cape Fear Regional Jetport (SUT) · NC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative David Rouzer NC | $7.00M |
| 2023 | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) Runway Replacement · NC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative David Price NC | $6.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) North Cargo Taxilane Reconstruction · NC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Deborah Ross NC | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fayetteville Regional Airport Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY) · NC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative David Rouzer NC | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Atlantic & Yadkin (A&Y) Greenway Completion Greensboro, North Carolina NC · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Kathy Manning NC | $4.00M |
| 2023 | City of Rocky Mount, NC's Downtown Pedestrian Bridge · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative George Butterfield NC | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Greenville, NC Connecting Communities through Greenway Access · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative George Butterfield NC | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | R. Kelly Bryant Bridge Trail · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Price NC | $2.32M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Wilson RIDE Microtransit Expansion North Carolina Department of Transportation · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative George Butterfield NC | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Downtown Streetscape Improvements · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Price NC | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Downtown Pineville Intersection Redesign · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Alma Adams NC | $1.44M $1.44M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Replacement Runway 5L/23R—Phase 1 Construction Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDU) · NC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Deborah Ross NC | $1.12M |
| 2024 | Town of Grimesland Street Repaving NC · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Don Davis NC | $1.12M |
| 2024 | RDU North Cargo Taxilane Reconstruction Phase 2 Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDU) · NC | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Valerie Foushee NC | $1.02M |
| 2024 | Fleet Upgrade Program Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle) · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Wiley Nickel NC | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Cary Regional Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility Town of Cary · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Deborah Ross NC | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wake County Transit Access and Safety Improvements Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle) · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Deborah Ross NC | $900.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | J. Douglas Gaylon Depot Improvements, Greensboro, NC City of Greensboro · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Kathy Manning NC | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Transit Bus Stop Improvements for Chapel Hill Transit Town of Chapel Hill · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Valerie Foushee NC | $850.0K |
| 2024 | South Salem Street Bicycle Connection NC · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Deborah Ross NC | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Durham Rail-crossing Engagement, Planning, And Innovative Revitalization (REPAIR) County of Durham, NC · NC | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Representative Valerie Foushee NC | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Eastern Wake Transit Access Improvements Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority (GoTriangle) · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Deborah Ross NC | $800.0K |
| 2024 | Raleigh's Tarboro Road Improvements City of Raleigh · NC | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Wiley Nickel NC | $750.0K |
| 2023 | Tingen Road Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge Design, Environmental, and Right-of-Way · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Deborah Ross NC | $550.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Walnut Creek Greenway Design NC · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Deborah Ross NC | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Ephesus Church Road Sidewalk Replacement/Completion NC · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Valerie Foushee NC | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Town of Black Mountain Emergency Signals Project · NC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Madison Cawthorn NC | $30.0K $0 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.