Congressional earmarks in AL
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 70 provisions worth $779.14M match.
By year
- FY2023 $779.14M · 70
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Shelby Sen. AL · $666.41M · 18
- Terri A. Sewell Rep. AL · $42.82M · 15
- Mike Rogers Rep. AL · $39.41M · 11
- Jerry Carl Rep. AL · $16.71M · 12
- Robert B. Aderholt Rep. AL · $13.79M · 14
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $270.51M · 11
- Department of Transportation $159.82M · 14
- Department of Health and Human Services $123.87M · 14
- Department of Commerce $80.00M · 2
- Department of Education $62.00M · 5
- Department of Defense $31.00M · 4
- Army Corps of Engineers $26.41M · 7
- Department of Energy $10.00M · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alabama State Port Authority Intermodal and Terminal Expansion Alabama State Port Authority · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $200.00M $200.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Woolsey Finnell Bridge · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $100.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | UAB Heersink School of Medicine, AL, for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $76.00M $76.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL, for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in science and engineering · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $50.00M $50.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Revolving Loan Fund City of Mobile · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $50.00M $50.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of a High-Performance Computing and Data Center for Water and Hydrological Scientific Research, Education, and Forecasting The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa · AL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $45.00M $44.55M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Spring Hill College, AL, for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $35.00M $35.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of a New Math and Science Facility Marion Military Institute · AL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $35.00M $34.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL) Runway Extension · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $26.00M $289.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Commercial Vehicle Inspection Gate · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $15.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Abbeville Municipal Airport (0J0) Runway Extension · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $13.00M $10.21M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Model Regional Operations Center to Enhance the Cyber Security of the U.S. Electricity Sector Auburn University · AL | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $10.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL, for an institute on public service and leadership, including a scholars program · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | High-Energy Density and High-Power Density Li-Ion Battery Magazines in Defense Applications Auburn University, Auburn, AL · AL | Department of Defense · RDTE,N | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Black Warrior & Tombigbee Rivers (BWT), AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $7.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Dauphin Island Bay, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | F-35 Weapons Load Crew Training Facility · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air National Guard | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $6.80M $6.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Alabama River Lakes, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $6.70M $6.44M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lanett Airport (7A3) Access Road · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Alexander City Coley Water Wastewater Treatment Plant Project · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Montgomery Blight Project City of Montgomery · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Valley Creek Rails to Trails City of Birmingham · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Selma Riverfront Multi-plex City of Selma · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Calhoun County Highway 109 Improvements · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | I-10 Improvements to the Causeway · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Community STEM Facility Design and Construction University of North Alabama · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway and Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers Deepening Study, AL & MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $2.60M $414.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Walter F. George Lock and Dam, AL & GA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $2.25M $77.8K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sulligent Humbers Subdivision Sanitary Sewer Extension City of Sulligent · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $2.12M $2.12M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Dauphin Island Stormwater Management Project · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Foley Public Library Construction City of Foley · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Freedom Rain Incorporated dba The Lovelady Center, Birmingham, AL for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pedestrian Walkway · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $1.93M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Washington County Healthcare Authority, INC dba Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home, Chatom, AL for facilities · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $1.84M $1.84M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chilton County Airport (02A) Runway Extension · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $1.78M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Sprout Fiber Internet Project Cullman Electric Cooperative · AL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Utilities Service - ReConnect Pilot Program | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $1.70M |
| 2023 | Cullman Regional Medical Center, Inc., Cullman, AL for equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $1.58M $1.58M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL for equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Historic Brown Chapel AME Church Restoration · AL | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund - Save America's Treasures Grants | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Clay County Healthcare Authority, Ashland, AL for facilities · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Traffic Signal for the City of Creola · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mobile County Water, Sewer, and Fire Protection Authority Water Well Project · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $1.28M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | P25 Radio Infrastructure for the Escambia County Commission Escambia County Commission · AL | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Systems Engineering Technology Apprenticeship and Internship Program Institute for Digital Enterprise Advancement, Huntsville, AL · AL | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tombigbee Healthcare Authority, Demopolis, AL for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $1.14M $1.14M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | I-85 Signage, Traffic Monitoring Equipment · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Health Care Authority Corporation of the City of Thomasville, AL for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Snead State Community College, Boaz, AL for the purchase of information technology and equipment · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lighting Interstate 65 Interchange 305 at County Road 222 · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $876.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Bethel Family & Child Care Center Bethel Baptist Church · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Main Street Alabama Entrepreneurial Support and Training Main Street Alabama, Birmingham, AL · AL | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Escambia County Health Care Authority dba Atmore Community Hospital, Atmore, AL for equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $655.0K $655.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | J. Paul Jones Hospital, Camden, AL for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $595.0K $595.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Greene County Hospital and Nursing Home, Eutaw, AL for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $521.1K $521.1K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Garden City Water System Improvements · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $520.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hale County Storm Shelters Alabama Emergency Management Agency · AL | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $511.6K $439.2K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, AL for experimental learning and civic engagement · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of North Alabama, Florence, AL for new program development, including the purchase of equipment · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Orrville Public Library Town of Orrville · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northeast Alabama Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program Jacksonville State University · AL | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Road Improvements for the City of Silverhill · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $450.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Road Improvements for the City of Summerdale · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $390.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Road Improvements for the City of Elberta · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $387.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Geraldine, AL for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $375.0K $375.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Summit Volunteer Fire Department and Community Services Center Blount County Commission · AL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $375.0K |
| 2023 | Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint (ACF) Rivers, GA, AL and FL (George W. Andrews Lake, AL) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $356.0K $101.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, FL, AL & GA (Lake Seminole) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $250.0K $95.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cordova Business Incubator Cordova Economic and Industrial Development Authority, Cordova, AL · AL | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $250.0K $250.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Guin, AL for facilities · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $150.0K $150.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction and Extension of an Existing Turn Lane City of Rainsville · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $135.0K $135.0K 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.