Congressional earmarks in SC
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 63 provisions worth $300.72M match.
By year
- FY2023 $300.72M · 63
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Lindsey Graham Sen. SC · $263.18M · 51
- James E. Clyburn Rep. SC · $49.55M · 14
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Defense $81.60M · 4
- Department of Health and Human Services $40.15M · 12
- Department of Transportation $36.55M · 2
- Army Corps of Engineers $34.54M · 5
- Environmental Protection Agency $29.42M · 8
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $28.53M · 9
- Department of Commerce $17.42M · 1
- Department of Homeland Security $14.85M · 3
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Recruit Barracks · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $38.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Recruit Barracks · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $37.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Carolina Bays Parkway Northern Extension · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $22.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Claflin University Bioscience Research and Technology Center Claflin University · SC | Department of Commerce · Construction | Representative James Clyburn SC | $17.42M $17.24M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SC Highway 101 · SC | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $14.55M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Charleston Peninsula, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $13.32M $29.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lakes Marion and Moultrie, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $10.51M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Charleston Harbor, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina , SC, for facilities and equipment for Alzheimer's diagnosis and care · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $7.75M $7.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Carolina Emergency Management Division SC Emergency Management Division · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $7.50M $7.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Roper St. Francis Hospital , SC, for facilities and equipment for oncology care · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $6.47M $6.47M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | REWA Renewable Water Resources Infrastructure Improvements REWA Renewable Water Resources · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $6.30M $6.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Medical University of South Carolina , SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $6.25M $6.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Clemson University , SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $6.00M $6.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Mount Pleasant Stormwater Drainage Improvement Project Town of Mount Pleasant · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $5.68M $5.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Greenville Water for Adkins Water Transmission Main Line Project · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $5.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Pendleton for Pendleton-Clemson Wastewater Treatment Plant · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $5.30M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Aiken County for Horse Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ambulatory Care Clinic Replacement (Dental): Planning and Design · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $4.80M $4.39M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Carolina Black River Park Network & Water Trail Town of Kingstree · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $4.60M $4.60M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Aiken for Shaws Creek Water Treatment Plant · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $4.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina , SC, for facilities and equipment for biomedical research · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $4.50M $4.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pickens Regional Joint Water System for a water treatment plant · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Carolina State University ROTC Multipurpose Complex (MPC) South Carolina State University · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | MetroConnects for Union Bleachery Mill Village Sewer Replacement Project · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Roper St. Francis Hospital , SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $3.77M $3.77M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Benedict College Music Academic Complex Benedict College · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hampton County Recreation Complex Hampton County · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Haven at Palmer Pointe Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, SC · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Red Hill Community Housing Project City of Clemson · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.63M $2.63M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina , SC, for facilities and equipment for stroke research and care · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Police Technology Modernization Town of Lexington · SC | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $2.27M $2.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Calhoun County Emergency Operations Center Calhoun County · SC | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - EOC | Representative James Clyburn SC | $1.67M $1.67M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jasper YMCA Facility Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the LowCountry · SC | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lindsey Graham SC, Representative James Clyburn SC | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina Center for Civil Rights History and Research University of South Carolina · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tri-County Technical College , SC, for the purchase of equipment and technology · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $1.21M $1.21M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | YMCA Innovative Child Care Center and Training Facility Kershaw County Family YMCA · SC | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $1.10M |
| 2023 | Francis Marion University, SC, for the purchase of equipment and technology · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $1.09M $1.09M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina Beaufort, SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Genesis Health Care , SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pee Dee Healthy Start Inc., Florence, SC for workforce training and supportive services · SC | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Representative James Clyburn SC | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC for a skilled trades training program, including equipment · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative James Clyburn SC | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Online Exploitation Prevention Enough is Enough · SC | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $960.0K $960.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina School of Law, SC, for a law center, including curriculum development, scholarships and teacher stipends · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $950.0K $950.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Columbia International University, SC, for a nursing education program, including the purchase of equipment · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $915.0K $915.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fuel Pier Replacement: Planning and Design · SC | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Police Equipment Upgrade City of Cayce · SC | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $858.0K $858.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina Aiken, SC, for the purchase of equipment and technology · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $830.0K $830.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Beaufort for Bayard Street Drainage Improvement and Stormwater Project · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $800.0K $180.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Alex Chatman Judicial Complex-Auditorium Williamsburg County Government · SC | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative James Clyburn SC | $750.0K |
| 2023 | Rehabilitation of State Theater at Railroad Corner City of Orangeburg · SC | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative James Clyburn SC | $703.3K |
| 2023 | Limestone University , SC, for campus safety equipment and technology · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Restoration Project Foundation, SC, for expansion of a mentoring program, including curriculum development · SC | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $650.0K $650.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ballistic Evidence System Upgrade City of Sumter · SC | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $510.0K $510.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Second Chance Project Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc · SC | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Clyburn SC | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Folly Beach, SC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Cheraw for Water Treatment Plant-1 Service Road · SC | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $423.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rural Health Services, SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $422.0K $421.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rural Volunteer Fire Departments Aiken County · SC | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $413.0K $413.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Carolina Youth Development Center, SC, for security equipment and technology · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $361.0K $360.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Piedmont Technical College, SC, for a student success program · SC | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $256.0K $256.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Charleston, SC Tidal and Inland Flooding – Flood Risk Management U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · SC | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $200.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of South Carolina Lancaster , SC, for facilities and equipment · SC | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Lindsey Graham SC | $110.0K $110.0K 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.