Congressional earmarks in TN
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 58 provisions worth $99.34M match.
By year
- FY2023 $99.34M · 58
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann Rep. TN · $28.63M · 13
- Steve Cohen Rep. TN · $23.77M · 15
- James Cooper Rep. TN · $17.97M · 10
- Tim Burchett Rep. TN · $12.72M · 9
- Diana Harshbarger Rep. TN · $8.50M · 5
- John W. Rose Rep. TN · $7.15M · 5
- Mark R. Warner Sen. VA · $605.0K · 1
- H. Morgan Griffith Rep. VA · $605.0K · 1
- Tim Kaine Sen. VA · $605.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $38.98M · 18
- Department of Health and Human Services $21.83M · 18
- Department of Transportation $16.50M · 7
- Environmental Protection Agency $9.92M · 4
- Department of Education $6.20M · 5
- Department of Commerce $3.00M · 1
- Department of Labor $1.00M · 1
- Department of Justice $703.0K · 2
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | City of Oak Ridge Water Treatment Plan Transmission Main · TN | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Walnut Street Bridge Repair and Restoration · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Memphis Cobblestone Landing Recreational Center City of Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Fisk University John R. Lewis Center for Social Justice - Race Relations Building, Nashville, TN Fisk University · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Cooper TN | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Porter Jr. High School – MLK Transition Academy Redevelopment Urban Renaissance Partners · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tennessee State University Harned Hall Biological Sciences Research Building Renovation Tennessee State University · TN | Department of Commerce · Construction | Representative James Cooper TN | $3.00M $2.97M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Blount County Greenway · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SR-449 Extension of Veterans Boulevard · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Westside Evolves Transformation Plan Chattanooga Housing Authority · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Overton Park/Memphis Zoo Parking Solution Initiative Overton Park Conservancy · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN for the purchase of equipment · TN | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative John Rose TN | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Luttrell Wastewater Treatment Plant · TN | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.52M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, Inc., Chattanooga, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Moves & Grooves Center for Art & Innovation, Antioch, TN Moves and Grooves, Inc · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Cooper TN | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Early Learning Childcare Center Construction Athens-McMinn Family YMCA · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative James Cooper TN | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority d/b/a Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University Community Health Services, Inc., Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative James Cooper TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Knob Creek Road Improvements · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Regional One Health, Memphis, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Veterans' Permanent Supportive Housing Knoxville's Community Development Corporation · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Peyton Road Expansion City of Lebanon · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Rose TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jenny Boyd Keys of Hope Women's Program Building Expansion, Renovation and Preservation Young Women's Christian Association – Knoxville YWCA · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Operation Stand Down Building Better Facility to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness, Nashville, TN Operation Stand Down Tennessee · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Cooper TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Memphis Home Repair Program Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City Of Maynardville Wastewater System Improvements · TN | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | CARE Center Construction The Caring Place · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SR-126 Widening · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | SR-35 Construction and Improvements · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Hospitality Hub Studio Village The Hospitality Hub of Memphis · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.27M $1.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital/Room at the Inn Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University Health System (UHS) d/b/a University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Promoting and Preserving Homeownership in Memphis United Housing, Inc · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Soulsville Foundation, Memphis, TN for an afterschool music education program · TN | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.15M $1.15M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Agape Child & Family Services, Memphis, TN for job training, career placement, and supportive services · TN | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Main Street and Downtown Business District Improvements City of Watertown · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Rose TN | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South, Cordova, TN for educational programs before and after school · TN | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University Health System (UHS), d/b/a/ University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $970.0K $970.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Tellico Plains Water Treatment Plant · TN | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN for equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative John Rose TN | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University Health System (UHS) d/b/a University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | United Neighborhood Health Services dba Neighborhood Health, Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative James Cooper TN | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South City VI Memphis Housing Authority · TN | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | 901 Entrepreneurs (901E) Vibrant Memphis, Inc. dba Epicenter, Memphis, TN · TN | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $673.3K $673.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Maryville College, Maryville, TN for a STEM project, including scholarships, stipends, and purchase of equipment · TN | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $645.0K $645.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN for facilities · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Mark Warner VA, Senator Timothy Kaine VA, Representative H. Griffith VA | $605.0K $605.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Knoxville-Knox County Community Action Committee, Knoxville, TN for a Head Start program, including the purchase of equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $575.0K $575.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County for an Urban Forestry Project · TN | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative James Cooper TN | $539.0K $539.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Susannah’s House, Inc., Knoxville, TN for facilities · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Reentry Services to Reduce Recidivism Lifeline to Success · TN | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Stephen Cohen TN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN for facilities · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Diana Harshbarger TN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Knoxville South Waterfront Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge · TN | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Timothy Burchett TN | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN for a new program to expand opportunities for students to attend college and prepare for independent living and employment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Representative James Cooper TN | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center Inc., Nashville, TN for facilities and equipment · TN | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative James Cooper TN | $480.0K $480.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN for lending library programs, including purchase of supplies, information technology, and equipment · TN | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative John Rose TN | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Drug and Violence Prevention Program L.E.A.D. Inc, Tennessee · TN | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative Chuck Fleischmann TN | $203.0K $203.0K 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.