Earmarks requested by Vern Buchanan
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 11 provisions worth $16.50M match.
Representative Vern Buchanan (Republican, FL-16) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2023 $16.50M · 11
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Vern Buchanan Rep. FL · $16.50M · 11
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $5.20M · 4
- Department of Health and Human Services $4.70M · 3
- Environmental Protection Agency $3.00M · 1
- Department of Commerce $2.50M · 1
- Department of Justice $1.10M · 2
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Town of Longboat Key Wastewater Main Replacement · FL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Estuary Habitat Restoration and Resilience Gulf Shellfish Institute · FL | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 15th Street East at 57th Avenue East Roundabout Intersection Manatee County · FL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Florida, Sarasota, FL for facilities and equipment · FL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | All Star Children's Foundation, Sarasota, FL for a foster care program, including behavioral health services · FL | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Centerstone, Bradenton, FL for facilities and equipment · FL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Legacy Trail Pedestrian Overpass Construction Sarasota County · FL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lincoln Park Pedestrian Bridge Design and Construction Manatee County · FL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $950.0K $950.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Foundation United Funding to Help Law Enforcement Reduce and Eliminate Human Trafficking The Foundation United · FL | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wimauma Community Center Design and Build Hillsborough County · FL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sarasota Police Department Equipment Upgrade City of Sarasota · FL | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Vernon Buchanan FL | $300.0K $300.0K 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.