Earmarks requested by Sheldon Whitehouse
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 78 provisions worth $87.28M match.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, RI) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2023 $87.28M · 78
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. RI · $87.28M · 78
- Jack Reed Sen. RI · $69.65M · 48
- David Cicilline Rep. RI · $18.99M · 12
- James Langevin Rep. RI · $10.81M · 11
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $32.02M · 23
- Department of Health and Human Services $13.88M · 15
- Department of Transportation $12.90M · 2
- Environmental Protection Agency $12.49M · 8
- Department of Commerce $3.91M · 2
- Department of Education $3.30M · 9
- Small Business Administration $2.48M · 3
- Department of Labor $2.41M · 6
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mount Hope Bridge Cable and Anchorage Dehumidification · RI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $10.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Riverwalk at Town Landing Green Infrastructure City of Pawtucket · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $4.50M $4.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | North Smithfield Senior/Multigenerational Facility Construction Town of North Smithfield · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Butler Hospital, RI, for facilities and equipment · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Pawtucket for Citywide Sewer CCTV, Cleaning and System Improvements · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $3.16M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Providence Community Center City of East Providence · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Progreso Latino, Inc. Facility Purchase & Renovation Progreso Latino, Inc · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Providence Woonasquatucket Greenway Enhancements Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council · RI | Department of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research and Development | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.90M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Repurposing Osram-Sylvania to Meet Central Falls' Economic and Housing Needs The City of Central Falls · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $2.60M $2.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Warwick for Oakland Beach Pump Station Replacement · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Providence Water Supply Board for Lead Service Line Replacement · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.29M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Blue Tech Initiative University of Rhode Island · RI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.25M |
| 2023 | Community Preservation of Atlantic Mills Providence Redevelopment Agency · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Block Island Medical Center, RI, for facilities and equipment · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Skills for Rhode Island's Future M/WBE Small Business Hub Skills for Rhode Island's Future, Providence, RI · RI | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence Wanskuck Clubhouse Renovations Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 350 Taunton Avenue: A Multi-Agency Collaborative Affordable Housing Initiative Foster Forward · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Habitat Restoration Strategies for Rhode Island Waters Save the Bay · RI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.66M $1.66M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Education Center Expansion Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Warwick for Oakland Beach Force Main Rehabilitation and Lining · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.44M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Bristol for the Sewer Rehabilitation Area 2 and 3 Project · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Cumberland for a Returning Stormwater Runoff Project · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Newport County Community Mental Health Center Inc., Middletown, RI for facilities and equipment · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Comprehensive Community Action, Inc., Cranston, RI for facilities and equipment · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of North Providence Outdoor Recreation Facility Town of North Providence · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Providence College, RI, for a nursing degree program · RI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Glocester Emergency Operations Center Town of Glocester · RI | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services, RI, for mental health care services for children · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $850.0K $849.7K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | CODAC Behavioral Health, RI, for facilities and equipment · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $842.0K $842.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Touisset Fire Protection Town of Warren · RI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $825.0K |
| 2023 | Women & Infants Hospital, RI, for facilities and equipment · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $803.0K $803.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tomaquag Indigenous Empowerment Network Space Buildout Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, RI, for healthcare worker training programs, including equipment · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $790.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | United Way of Rhode Island, Inc., RI, for improving the 2-1-1 system to connect low income individuals to social services · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $760.0K $760.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Renovation of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County's Clubhouse Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County (BGCNC) · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island Quality Institute, RI, for equipment · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lederer Theater Center: Access for All Trinity Repertory Company · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rehabilitation of the Budlong Pool Campus City of Cranston (Rhode Island) · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Clean the Bay, Inc. , RI, for a fresh start workforce training program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $674.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cross Mills Volunteer Firefighters Memorial Park Charlestown Fire District · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $610.0K $610.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Warwick for Apponaug Pump Station Upgrades · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $536.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Bay Community Action Program, Newport, RI for facilities and equipment · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $513.6K $513.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Crisis Intervention Team Mental Health Response Cranston Police Department · RI | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Burrillville Skate Park Renovation and Expansion Project Town of Burrillville · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | RI Department of Human Services, RI, for child care facilities needs assessments · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Johnston War Memorial Park Baseball Complex Improvement Project Town of Johnston · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Communications Project Tiverton Police Department · RI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Equity Institute, RI, for teacher professional development · RI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $477.0K $477.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Hopkinton School Building Demolition Town of Hopkinton · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $465.0K $465.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Family Service of Rhode Island, Inc., RI, for mental health screening and treatment of children and adolescents · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $385.0K $385.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Providence After School Alliance, Providence, RI for a summer learning STEAM program · RI | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative David Cicilline RI | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Higher Ground International Building Acquisition and Build-Out Higher Ground International · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | RI Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, RI, for a college completion program · RI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $350.0K $350.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | URI Research Foundation DBA Polaris MEP, RI, for a skills training program · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tomaquag Archival Preservation Activities Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum, Kingston, RI · RI | National Archives and Records Administration · National Historical Publications & Records Commission Grants Program | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for a tree planting program · RI | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Community MusicWorks, RI, for music education · RI | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island for Community and Justice (RICJ), RI, for programming and support for youth involved with the corrections system · RI | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | RI Marine Trades Association, RI, for workforce development training in marine trades · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $300.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island, RI, for supportive services for low income children and families · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $274.0K $274.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Advanced Manufacturing Training Center URI Research Foundation · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | RI Small Business Technology Innovation Center RISCPA/RI Business Forum, Cranston, RI · RI | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Community Green Space Sophia Academy · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $243.0K $243.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Social Enterprise Greenhouse -- Entrepreneurship Assistance Social Enterprise Greenhouse, Providence, RI · RI | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $232.0K $232.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island College, RI, for a capacity building initiative · RI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $226.0K $226.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Community Center Renovations Youth in Action · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $225.0K $225.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Veteran Recovery Housing Improvements Operation Stand Down Rhode Island · RI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $225.0K $225.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Providence Water Supply Board for Cybersecurity Protection · RI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $212.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Adoption Rhode Island, Providence, RI for an adoption and foster care certificate program, including scholarships and equipment · RI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI, Representative James Langevin RI | $201.6K $201.6K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island AFL-CIO, RI, for a climate jobs workforce training initiative · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $200.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Domestic Violence Prevention and Survivor Support Housing Authority of The City of Providence · RI | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Village Common of Rhode Island, RI, for community based supportive services · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $152.0K $152.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, RI, for a manufacturing workforce training initiative · RI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $150.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town Hall - Energy Efficiency Upgrades Town of Lincoln · RI | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $125.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College, RI, for equipment to support healthcare training · RI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Juvenile Justice Program Tides Family Services · RI | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $100.0K $100.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Westbay Community Action, Inc., RI, for a senior nutrition program · RI | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $50.0K $50.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Police Department Mobile Data Terminals Portsmouth Police Department · RI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator John Reed RI, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse RI | $30.0K $30.0K 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.