Earmarks requested by Nydia M. Velázquez
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 $16.03M match.
Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (Democrat, NY-07) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2023 $16.03M · 15
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Nydia M. Velázquez Rep. NY · $16.03M · 15
- Charles E. Schumer Sen. NY · $5.85M · 6
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand Sen. NY · $5.10M · 5
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Health and Human Services $7.80M · 5
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $3.65M · 5
- Department of Education $2.83M · 3
- Department of Justice $1.00M · 1
- Small Business Administration $750.0K · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY for facilities and equipment · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, New York, NY for facilities and equipment · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Arab-American Family Support Center, Brooklyn, NY for mental health services, including equipment · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.80M $1.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY for nursing programs, including equipment · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg Inc., Brooklyn, NY for a social services initiative connecting families to assistance to reduce poverty and improve economic independence · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Grand Street Settlement 80 Pitt Street Community Center Renovation Grand Street Settlement, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Brooklyn, NY for academic enrichment programs · NY | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.02M $1.02M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | North Brooklyn Anti-violence Initiative St. Nicks Alliance Corp · NY | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Make the Road New York, Brooklyn, NY for adult literacy programs and services, including the purchase of equipment, to improve economic outcomes · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Acquisition of a building in the Bushwick, Brooklyn neighborhood to create the Brooklyn Center for Social Justice, Entrepreneurship and the Arts (BCSEA). The Center for Law and Human Values (DBA The Action Lab) · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | NYCHA ADA Accessibility and Security Lighting Project New York City Housing Authority · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | FAC Affordable Solar Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Resilient Recovery: Brooklyn’s Industrial Waterfront Evergreen Inc.: Your North Brooklyn Business Exchange, Brooklyn, NY · NY | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Public Housing Leadership Academy Good Old Lower East Side, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Loisaida, New York, NY for an environmental and community science program · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $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.