Congressional earmarks in SC
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 37 provisions worth $372.77M match.
By year
- FY2022 $372.77M · 37
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lindsey Graham Sen. SC · $356.19M · 30
- James E. Clyburn Rep. SC · $43.85M · 10
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Defense $229.53M · 9
- Department of Transportation $39.42M · 4
- Department of Health and Human Services $34.90M · 4
- Army Corps of Engineers $19.79M · 1
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $16.93M · 6
- Department of Agriculture $12.34M · 2
- Environmental Protection Agency $10.50M · 2
- Department of Education $3.36M · 3
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Aircraft Maintenance Hangar · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $121.83M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Fire and Rescue Station · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $30.00M $29.49M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Flight Line Support Facility · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $29.00M $29.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Reception Barracks Complex, Ph 1: Cost to Complete · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $21.00M $17.57M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lakes Marion and Moultrie, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $19.79M $1.63M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Beaufort Memorial Hospital, SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $18.00M $18.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Charleston Airport Connector Road Project · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $16.17M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | I-73 · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $15.00M $15.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Medical University of South Carolina, SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $12.73M $12.73M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southern Coastal Biodiversity Project · SC | Department of Agriculture · Forest Legacy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $9.46M $9.46M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Hazardous Cargo Pad · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $9.00M $8.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Rock Hill for Water Plant Alum Sludge Dewatering Facility · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $8.00M $8.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Whiskey Road Corridor - Powderhouse Road Connector · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Entry Control Facility Improvements: Unspecified Minor Construction · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $6.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Recycling/Hazardous Waste Facility: Cost to Complete · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $5.00M $3.28M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | F-35 Operational Support Facility: Unspecified Minor Construction · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $4.70M $4.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Allen University Restoration of Historic Waverly-Good Samaritan Hospital Allen University · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $4.29M $4.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Greater St. George Wastewater Project Dorchester County · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $4.29M $4.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Benedict College, SC, for workforce development, including equipment and supportive services · SC | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $3.20M $3.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Renovate and improve the outdated Industrial Related Technologies facilities Denmark Technical School · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Claflin University Downtown Community Center Claflin University · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Instrument Landing System: Unspecified Minor Construction · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $3.00M $2.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Murdaugh Senior Center Vital Aging of Williamsburg County, Inc · SC | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Representative James Clyburn SC | $2.88M $2.88M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Aiken for Northside Gravity Sewer Expansion · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Cooperative Health, SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.17M $2.17M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northeastern Technical College, SC, for an aviation training program, including equipment and technology · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Upstate Warrior Solution, SC, for mental health and substance use prevention and treatment services, including wraparound services · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | South Sumter Demolition Project Sumter County · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $1.60M $1.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Small Business Research and Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC · SC | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Representative James Clyburn SC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Lower Richland Alumni Foundation Community Cares Project Lower Richland Alumni Foundation · SC | Department of Justice · Byrne | Representative James Clyburn SC | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sumter Pride City of Sumter · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Columbia International University, SC, for student services, including equipment and technology · SC | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Body-Worn and In-Car Camera Modernization City of Columbia · SC | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $709.0K $709.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Limestone University, SC, for equipment and training of health care workers · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $610.0K $610.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Saluda Grade Rail Trail Upstate Forever · SC | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $250.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Police Technology Update City of Sumter · SC | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $246.0K $246.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Replacement of End-of-Life Police Patrol Vehicles Town of Pacolet · SC | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $52.0K $52.0K 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.