Earmarks requested by Christopher A. Coons
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 $88.94M match.
Senator Christopher A. Coons (Democrat, DE) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2022 $88.94M · 44
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Christopher A. Coons Sen. DE · $88.94M · 44
- Thomas Carper Sen. DE · $82.19M · 38
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $20.79M · 11
- Department of Defense $17.50M · 1
- Army Corps of Engineers $12.85M · 3
- Department of Health and Human Services $11.87M · 6
- Department of Energy $7.00M · 2
- Department of Commerce $4.29M · 2
- Department of Justice $4.25M · 3
- Department of Education $3.19M · 7
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar · DE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $17.50M $17.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kingswood Community Center REACH Riverside · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Delaware Coast, Rehoboth Beach to Dewey Beach, DE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DE | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $7.65M $5.28M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Electrical Substation for Garrison Oak Business and Technology Park City of Dover · DE | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Delaware, Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Innovation Facility, DE, for facilities and equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Delaware Coast, Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island, DE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DE | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $4.00M $1.31M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Jewish Family Services of Delaware, DE, to establish a workforce development program for mental health counselors · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Innovation Equipment University of Delaware · DE | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens at The Flats Todmorden Foundation · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Reducing Inequity in Access to Solar Power Delaware DNREC · DE | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Westside Family Healthcare, DE, Inc., for facilities and construction · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Statewide Violence Reduction Project Delaware Criminal Justice Council · DE | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.90M $1.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Statewide Body-Worn Camera Project Delaware Criminal Justice Council · DE | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.60M $1.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New Castle County Affordable Homeownership Program Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sustainable Energy Research University of Delaware/Delaware State University · DE | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.29M $1.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Delaware Coast Protection, DE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DE | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.20M $1.14M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Seaford for Sewer Line Relocation · DE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Park Improvements in Wilmington City of Wilmington · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Munchy Branch Road Multi-Use Trail · DE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.12M $1.12M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Delaware, DE, for an offshore wind technician training program · DE | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.06M $1.06M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Building Better Business Districts West End Neighborhood House, Wilmington, DE · DE | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.05M $1.05M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Delaware, DE, to extend and update the inventory of equipment at Assistive Technology Resource Centers · DE | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.02M $1.02M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Teach for America, DE, for recruitment, training, development and retention of STEM educators · DE | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Delaware Space Observation Center Enhancement University of Delaware/Delaware State University · DE | National Aeronautics and Space Administration · SSMS | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Polytech Education, Adult Education Division, DE, for a partnership in transportation and logistics training · DE | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Transforming the former Hockessin Colored School #107 into a Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Equity Friends of Hockessin Colored School 107, Inc · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Nanticoke Indian Association Cultural Community Center and Food Bank Capital Improvements Nanticoke Indian Association · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New Castle Police Department Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention Unit Expansion New Castle County Division of Police · DE | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $749.0K $749.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Beebe Medical Foundation, DE, for equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $680.0K $680.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sussex County Affordable Housing Construction Habitat for Humanity of Sussex County · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kent County Levy Court for Goggin Manor House (Brecknock), National Register of Historic Places, Rehabilitation and Revitalization, Save America's Treasures · DE | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Advancing Minority Homeownership Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Manufacturing and Training Facility for Furniture Making The Challenge Program, Wilmington, DE · DE | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Restoration Now Security Project to Combat Human Trafficking Salvation Army Delaware · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $485.0K $485.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Seaford, DE for facilities and equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gaudenzia Foundation, Inc., DE, for facilities and equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $337.0K $337.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Delaware State University, DE, to develop and implement a financial literacy curriculum · DE | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware, DE, for support of after-school literacy education, peer tutoring and youth programs · DE | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Christina School District, DE, to expand implementation of the AVID program and improve college readiness of students · DE | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Best Buddies International, Inc., DE, for the Delaware Best Buddies Inclusion Project for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities · DE | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $215.0K $215.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Delaware, DE, for the Teacher Pipeline Project · DE | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $163.0K $163.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Gateway East Senior Residential Village CHEER, Inc · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Center for PFAS Solutions at STRIDE for Water Contamination Prevention in Delaware · DE | Environmental Protection Agency · Science and Technology | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $80.0K $80.0K 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.