Congressional earmarks in VT
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 9 provisions worth $9.91M match.
By year
- FY2024 $9.91M · 9
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $5.29M · 5
- Peter Welch Sen. VT · $5.13M · 4
- Becca Balint Rep. VT · $1.90M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Environmental Protection Agency $9.91M · 9
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Town of Waterbury for Extension of Water Line to East Wind Mobile Home Park · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Peter Welch VT | $2.24M |
| 2024 | Cooperative Development Institute for North Avenue Co-op Infrastructure Upgrades · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.80M |
| 2024 | Tri-Town Water District 1 for Water System Upgrades · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.20M |
| 2024 | City of Burlington Stormwater Treatment Project · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Senator Peter Welch VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Town of Berlin for Replacement of Pump Station · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Peter Welch VT | $865.0K |
| 2024 | Town of Fairfax for Wastewater Treatment Facility · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Peter Welch VT | $825.0K |
| 2024 | City of South Burlington for Bartlett Bay Wastewater Facility Improvements · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Becca Balint VT | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Town of Franklin for Water System Alternate Source Project · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $595.0K |
| 2024 | Williston Woods Cooperative Housing Corporation for Wastewater Infrastructure Projects · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $490.0K |
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.