Congressional earmarks in MD
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 12 provisions worth $8.39M match.
By year
- FY2024 $8.39M · 12
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Chris Van Hollen Sen. MD · $8.39M · 12
- Benjamin Cardin Sen. MD · $8.39M · 12
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Small Business Administration $8.39M · 12
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RIDE (Returning Citizens Inspired to Develop Entrepreneurial Ventures) Entrepreneurship Resource Center Morgan State University · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Federal Lab Leveraging Innovation to Products (FLLIP) Pilot Program Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.15M |
| 2024 | Baltimore Community Lending Business Development and Resource Center Site Development Baltimore Community Lending · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Raymond V. Haysbert Center for Entrepreneurship Greater Baltimore Urban League · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Increasing Diversity in State Contracting State of Maryland · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $740.0K |
| 2024 | Government Certifications Contracting & Match Making Solutions Center Morgan State University Foundation Inc. · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $700.0K |
| 2024 | Growing Opportunities for Family Child Care (GOFCC) Maryland Family Network · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $632.0K |
| 2024 | Baltimore Community Lending Business Development and Resource Center Baltimore Community Lending · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Exploring, Transitioning and Building with The 3rd The 3rd · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Pathways to Emerging Markets for Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $300.0K |
| 2024 | Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $270.0K |
| 2024 | Small Business Legal and Technical Assistance Program for Maryland Legacy Businesses Latino Economic Development Corporation · MD | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Benjamin Cardin MD, Senator Christopher Van Hollen MD | $250.0K |
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.