Earmarks requested by Bernard Sanders
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 51 provisions worth $42.12M match.
Senator Bernard Sanders (Independent, VT) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2023 $42.12M · 51
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $42.12M · 51
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $8.35M · 8
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $8.29M · 7
- Environmental Protection Agency $5.00M · 5
- Department of Agriculture $4.95M · 2
- Department of Transportation $4.84M · 3
- Department of Justice $2.49M · 3
- Department of Defense $1.67M · 2
- Small Business Administration $1.57M · 3
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Springfield Medical Care Systems, Inc., VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $4.22M $4.22M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Barre Municipal Auditorium Upgrades City of Barre · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $3.45M |
| 2023 | Expanding and Improving Shared Equity Homeownership for Vermonters Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mobile Home Community Improvement Fund Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Barre for Route 302 Water Main Replacement · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.24M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bellows Falls Intermodal Transportation Center Rehabilitation Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Vermont Amtrak Stations Rehabilitation Phase I Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Training and Modernization Vermont Department of Public Safety · VT | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tinker Child Enrichment Center Copley Health Systems · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail Rehabilitation and Extension · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.44M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cathedral Square Corporation, VT, for mental health services for low income seniors and people with disabilities · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.35M $1.35M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Center for Small Business and Community Legal Education Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT · VT | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.27M $1.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Restoration of Moscow Mills at Smith's Falls Town of Stowe Electric Department · VT | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Micro-Grid System: Planning and Design · VT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.17M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Whitingham for Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Central & Main Housing Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Veterans' Place New Construction The Veterans' Place, Inc · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $997.0K $997.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Justice Reform Clinic Project Vermont Law School · VT | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $975.0K $975.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Randolph for North Wells and Reservoir Project · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $775.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, VT, for the Vermont EMS Academy · VT | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $750.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Waterbury Ambulance Service, Inc. , VT, for equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | ANDCO Mobile Home Cooperative CDI Development Fund · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $688.0K $688.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Royalton Fire District 1 for Water Improvement Projects · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $670.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, VT, for independent living programs · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Resilient Power for Community Health Centers Clean Energy Group, Inc · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Redevelopment of College of Saint Joseph Campus Housing Trust of Rutland County · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Castle Trail Bypass (All Season Road): Planning and Design · VT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Norwich University , VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $487.0K $487.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Johnsbury Academy Adult School, VT, for nursing career pathway program · VT | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $473.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northern Tier Center for Health, VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. , VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $375.0K $375.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rockingham Historic Preservation Commission for Rockingham Meeting House Conservation and Restoration Project · VT | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund - Save America's Treasures Grants | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $360.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lake Iroquois Recreation District for Beebe Lane Stormwater Improvements · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $320.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Park Street Healthshare , VT, for equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $315.0K $315.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Governor's Institutes of Vermont, VT, for an arts education and enrichment summer program · VT | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $304.0K $304.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Improving Market Access for Small and Rural Vermont Farms Center for an Agricultural Economy, Hardwick, VT · VT | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $220.0K $220.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Vermont History Center: A Research Center for Preserving & Sharing Vermont's Treasures Vermont Historical Society, Barre, VT · VT | National Archives and Records Administration · National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grants Program | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $210.0K $209.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Glen Brook Dam Removal at Castleton University Vermont State Colleges · VT | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $188.0K $188.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | PreventionWorks! VT The Collaborative, Londonderry, VT · VT | Executive Office of the President · Office of National Drug Control Policy | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $186.0K $186.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Vermont Department of Public Safety, VT, for a firefighting workforce development program for youth · VT | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $150.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Memphremagog Maritime Education Center - Newport Memphremagog Community Maritime · VT | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $150.0K $150.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Harwood Union High School, VT, for national and international travel study program · VT | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $134.0K $134.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Veterans Outreach House Green Mountain Vietnam-Era Veterans Assistance Corporation · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Windham Central Supervisory Union , VT, for summer and afterschool programs · VT | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Montgomery Community Project Montgomery Community Project, Montgomery, VT · VT | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $80.0K $80.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Saint Albans Museum for Historic Building Revitalization Project · VT | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund - Save America's Treasures Grants | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $70.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, VT, for youth development and enrichment, including the purchase of equipment · VT | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $60.0K $60.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Solar Energy Demonstration Project for Public Libraries South Hero Library Foundation · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $57.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rokeby Museum: The Underground Railroad in Vermont Exhibition Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh, VT · VT | National Archives and Records Administration · National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grants Program | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $55.0K $55.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Vehicle Upgrades for Brandon Police Department Brandon Police Department · VT | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $18.0K $18.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Brandon Senior Citizens Center Solar Project Brandon Senior Citizens Center · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $7.0K $0 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.