Earmarks requested by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 15 provisions worth $15.85M match.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat, NY-14) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2023 $15.85M · 15
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rep. NY · $15.85M · 15
- Charles E. Schumer Sen. NY · $7.68M · 6
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand Sen. NY · $5.28M · 5
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $5.13M · 5
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $5.06M · 4
- Department of Labor $3.50M · 2
- Department of Education $1.16M · 3
- Department of Transportation $1.00M · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Urban Health Plan, Inc., Corona, NY for facilities and equipment · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany, NY for clean energy workforce development and supportive services · NY | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Casa Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens CDC, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $2.40M $2.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Westchester Square Plaza · NY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Worker's Operation Center New York Botanical Garden · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Astoria Boulevard Safety Improvements New York City Department of Transportation · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | NYC Health + Hospitals/ Jacobi, Bronx, NY for the Stand Up to Violence program to provide youth mental health and substance use treatment services, and other support services · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $845.0K $845.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New York Hall of Science, Corona, NY for science programming for preschool students, including exhibits · NY | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $750.0K $749.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Elmcor Housing Project Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $663.3K $663.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens, Inc., Astoria, NY for mental health and supportive services, including outreach · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $502.3K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New Immigrant Community Empowerment, Jackson Heights, NY to expand a construction industry workforce development program · NY | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Make the Road New York, Brooklyn, NY for education and services, including for the purchase of equipment and technology · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | AABR, Inc., College Point, NY for behavioral health services and training, including equipment · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $382.2K $382.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Start Lighthouse, New York, NY for literacy and learning spaces in schools · NY | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $205.5K $205.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Birch Family Services, New York, NY for communication systems for nonverbal children and families · NY | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez NY | $201.1K $201.1K 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.