Congressional earmarks in AK
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 73 provisions worth $248.40M match.
By year
- FY2022 $248.40M · 73
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lisa Murkowski Sen. AK · $230.55M · 66
- Donald Young Rep. AK · $23.65M · 10
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $81.17M · 16
- Environmental Protection Agency $44.45M · 14
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $34.99M · 9
- Department of Transportation $29.66M · 2
- Department of Agriculture $22.58M · 9
- Department of Commerce $8.74M · 4
- Department of Justice $7.00M · 2
- Department of Defense $5.40M · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, AK, for facilities and equipment · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $27.67M $27.67M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kotzebue Cape Blossom Road · AK | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $27.66M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Carson Cottle Center Mat-Su Youth Housing (MYHouse) · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $23.00M $23.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Municipality of Skagway for Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $10.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Fairbanks for Polaris Building and Site Remediation · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for Alakanuk Community Water and Wastewater Infrastructure · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Sanitation Facilities Construction | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $9.92M $9.92M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for Tununak Water and Sewer System · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Sanitation Facilities Construction | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $8.30M $8.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Petersburg Medical Center, AK, for facilities and equipment · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $8.00M $8.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kodiak Fire Station Replacement City of Kodiak · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Donald Young AK | $7.00M |
| 2022 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for Stebbins Piped Water and Sewer · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Sanitation Facilities Construction | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $6.20M $6.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | U.S. Forest Service for Bridge and trailhead improvements on the Iditarod National Historic Trail, Chugach NF · AK | Department of Agriculture · Construction Projects | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.77M $4.71M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | ERDC-CRREL Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility: Unspecified Minor Construction · AK | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for Russian Mission Community Solid Waste Disposal · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Sanitation Facilities Construction | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.22M $4.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of King Cove for Delta Creek Water Well Field Expansion and Water System Upgrades · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Programmatic Support for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault · AK | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Coastal and Nearshore Mapping of Alaska Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Survey · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for Grayling Loop 2 Water Distribution System Replacement · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Sanitation Facilities Construction | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $4.35M $4.35M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for Galena Water and Sewer Facility · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Sanitation Facilities Construction | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $3.67M $3.67M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kenai Peninsula Borough for Central Peninsula Landfill Leachate Volume Reduction Project · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $3.36M $3.36M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kiana Fire Response and Equipment City of Kiana · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative Donald Young AK | $3.35M |
| 2022 | City of Kodiak for Wastewater Lift Station and Force Main Replacement · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $3.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | State of Alaska, Division of Forestry for Alaska Enhanced Wildfire Mitigation · AK | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $3.25M $3.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lowell Creek (Tunnel) Flood Diversion, AK U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AK | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK, Representative Donald Young AK | $3.00M $2.93M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Pacific Rim Housing Authority - Village Within A City capital improvements North Pacific Rim Housing Authority · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Donald Young AK | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of King Cove for Landfill Expansion · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Teal Street Center United Human Services of SE Alaska · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Makushin Geothermal Project Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska · AK | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City and Borough of Wrangell for Supply Connector to Treatment Plant · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.08M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | EV ferry pilot program Southeast Conference · AK | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Alaska for Alaska PFAS Remediation Facility Feasibility Study · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · Science and Technology | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Housing for Essential Professionals In Alaska's Small Communities Alaska Housing Finance Corporation · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK for facilities · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Donald Young AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Support for Research, Testing, and Evaluation of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems in Law Enforcement Operations University of Alaska Fairbanks · AK | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Aleutians East Borough, Sand Point, AK, for facilities and equipment · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK, Representative Donald Young AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Expand Adoption of Electronic Monitoring in Alaska Fisheries Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Coastal Haven Youth Advocates of Sitka · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Tsunami Shelter for the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor, Alaska Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor · AK | Department of Homeland Security · Emergency Operations Center | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | From Hardship to Home: The Housing First Project of Nome Nome Community Center · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Matsu Food Bank Renovations Matsu Food Bank · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The City of Ketchikan for the Tongass Sewer force main rehabilitation project · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative Donald Young AK | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Ketchikan for Schoebner Culvert Rehabilitation · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Klawock for Landfill Baling Facility · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.23M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alaska SeaLife Center for Research on Marine Animal Health in Changing Oceans · AK | Department of the Interior · Stewardship Priorities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | United Way of Anchorage, AK, for improving the 2-1-1 system · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | U.S. Geological Survey for Alaska Earthquake Early Warning Implementation Plan · AK | Department of the Interior · Special Initiatives | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.00M $910.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alaska Native Justice Center for Alaska Tribal Justice Service Providers · AK | Department of the Interior · Special Initiatives | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | MyHouse Mat-Su, AK, for a homelessness and human trafficking services project · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Seafood Processors Refrigeration Certificate Training Program Alaska Research Consortium · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $987.0K $987.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Educational Facility Renovations Sitka Sound Science Center · AK | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $840.0K $840.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The City and Borough of Juneau for Mendenhall Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK, Representative Donald Young AK | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Girdwood Health Clinic, Inc., AK, for facilities and equipment · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Metlakatla Indian Community for Solid Waste Multi Use Portable Shredder · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $780.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Engaging Diverse Communities in Stewardship of Wild Salmon in Cook Inlet University of Alaska Anchorage · AK | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Donald Young AK | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fish and Wildlife Service for Invasive Species Early Detection Rapid Response Strike Team in South Central Alaska, Partnership with State of Alaska · AK | Department of the Interior · Stewardship Priorities | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $750.0K $390.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Heat Recovery System City of Togiak · AK | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $659.0K $659.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Emergency Backup Generator Melakatla Indian Community · AK | Department of Energy · Fossil Energy and Carbon Management | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $540.0K $540.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sealaska Heritage Institute for Kootéeya Deiyi, Totem Pole Trail, Cultural Preservation, Historic Preservation Fund · AK | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Covenant House Alaska, AK, for training to address homelessness · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Covenant House Alaska Bridge to Success homeless prevention housing units Covenant House Alaska · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Donald Young AK | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Alaska Anchorage, AK, for a program for high schoolers to obtain a bachelor’s degree · AK | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Accelerating Heat Pump Adoption by Lower-Income Households Alaska Heat Smart · AK | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $420.0K $420.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Kenai for Kenai All Lands / All Hands Action Plan · AK | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $385.0K $385.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough for Mat-Su Beetle Kill Fire Reduction Initiative · AK | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $385.0K $385.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites in Alaska for Preservation of Sites, National Register of Historic Places, Rehabilitation and Revitalization, Historic Preservation Fund · AK | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK, for facilities and equipment · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $295.0K $295.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Park Avenue Safe Shelter First City Homeless Services (FCHS) · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sealaska Heritage Institute, AK, for an early literacy program · AK | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Youth Advocates of Sitka, AK, for services to vulnerable youth experiencing human trafficking · AK | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alaska Native Women's Resource Center for Domestic Violence Center Needs Assessment for Rural Alaska · AK | Department of the Interior · Special Initiatives | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New Domestic Violence Shelter in Ketchikan Women in Safe Homes (WISH) · AK | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $236.0K $236.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Statewide Pest Surveys Alaska Division of Agriculture · AK | Department of Agriculture · APHIS S&E | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kivalina Biomass Reactor City of Kivalina · AK | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Kodiak Area Native Association for Kodiak Region HABS Monitoring · AK | Environmental Protection Agency · Science and Technology | Senator Lisa Murkowski AK | $50.0K $50.0K 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.