Earmarks requested by Christopher A. Coons
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 57 provisions worth $128.95M match.
Senator Christopher A. Coons (Democrat, DE) · official site ↗
By year
- FY2024 $128.95M · 57
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Christopher A. Coons Sen. DE · $128.95M · 57
- Thomas Carper Sen. DE · $118.48M · 51
- Lisa Blunt Rochester Rep. DE · $14.11M · 8
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $31.47M · 15
- Department of Defense $30.60M · 1
- Department of Health and Human Services $10.00M · 2
- Department of Commerce $8.52M · 2
- Department of Agriculture $7.49M · 5
- Environmental Protection Agency $6.61M · 4
- Department of the Interior $6.30M · 1
- Department of Labor $6.13M · 4
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Blood Processing Center Replacement Dover Air Force Base · DE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide (DHA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $30.60M |
| 2024 | Sussex County Affordable Housing Acquisition and Rehabilitation Milford Housing Development Corporation · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $8.00M |
| 2024 | Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Equipment University of Delaware · DE | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $7.25M |
| 2024 | Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for Christina & Brandywine Rivers Ecosystem Restoration · DE | Department of the Interior · Resource Management | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $6.30M |
| 2024 | City of Wilmington for Wastewater Collection System Separation · DE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $6.00M |
| 2024 | University of Delaware, DE, for facilities and equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Westside Family Healthcare, DE, for facilities and equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Imani Village Affordable Senior Housing REACH Riverside Development Corporation · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $4.80M |
| 2024 | Center for Clean Hydrogen University of Delaware · DE | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $3.99M |
| 2024 | City of Harrington for roadway and water access expansion City of Harrington · DE | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $3.35M |
| 2024 | Community Education Building Capital Improvements Community Education Building Corp. · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Lower Hilltop and East Side Equitable Housing Initiative Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Delaware State University, DE, for the purchase of equipment for the aviation program Delaware State University, DE, for the purchase of equipment for the aviation program · DE | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $2.35M |
| 2024 | Delaware Bioscience Association, DE, for workforce development activities, including the purchase of equipment · DE | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $2.17M |
| 2024 | Town of Milton Public Works Facility Town of Milton · DE | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Christopher Coons DE, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $2.05M |
| 2024 | Wilmington Vacant Home Revitalization Todmorden Foundation · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Hope Center Capital Improvements and Transportation Support New Castle County · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.99M |
| 2024 | Delaware Division of Libraries, DE, to acquire school library books Delaware Division of Libraries, DE, to acquire school library books · DE | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.94M |
| 2024 | Sussex County Affordable Homeownership Sussex County Habitat for Humanity · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $1.86M |
| 2024 | Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security - State Fire School, DE, for the purchase of workforce training equipment · DE | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.80M |
| 2024 | New Castle County Vocational Technical School District, DE, for nursing, commercial driving, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing programs, including the purchase of equipment · DE | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.70M |
| 2024 | New Castle County Affordable Housing Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.65M |
| 2024 | Startup Studio - Science Entrepeneurship Fellowship Delaware Innovation Space · DE | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.43M |
| 2024 | Fisheries & Aquaculture Innovation Center University of Delaware · DE | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.26M |
| 2024 | Food Incubator Project Cornerstone West CDC · DE | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Committed to the Future of Our Community: St. Michael's Renovation and Expansion Project St. Michael's School and Nursery, Inc. · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Delaware Coastal Airport (GED)—Extend Runway 4 Environmental Assessment & Preliminary Design Delaware Coastal Airport (GED) · DE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | New Castle, Section 219, DE (Little Mill Creek) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DE | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Sussex County Farmworker Housing NeighborGood Partners · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | US 40 Pedestrian Safety and Roadway Lighting Upgrades DE · DE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Central Delaware Affordable Housing and ReStore Expansion Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity, Inc. · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Sussex, Section 219, DE (Town of Dewey Beach) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DE | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | CHEER, Inc. administrative service facility CHEER Inc. · DE | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Sussex, Section 219, DE (Oak Orchard) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DE | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathway on Forrest Avenue/SR8 in between Dover High School and Mifflin Road DE · DE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $960.0K |
| 2024 | Equipment to Enhance Testing Capabilities in Toxicology Unit Delaware Department of Safety, Division of Forensic Science · DE | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $950.0K |
| 2024 | Luther Towers - Roof Replacement & Bathroom Renovations Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Delaware Data Initiative Delaware Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General · DE | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $788.0K |
| 2024 | DTP@STAR Incubator Laboratory Delaware Technology Park · DE | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Nanticoke Indian Association community center The Nanticoke Indian Association Inc · DE | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $600.0K |
| 2024 | West End Neighborhood House, DE, for youth programming West End Neighborhood House, DE, for youth programming · DE | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Campus Safety Improvements Delaware State University · DE | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $540.0K |
| 2024 | Delaware Center for Horticulture to Expand Urban Tree Canopy Delaware Center for Horticulture · DE | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Building Capital Improvements Christina Cultural Arts Center Inc. · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $489.0K |
| 2024 | The Challenge Program, DE, for workforce development activities, including the purchase of equipment · DE | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $465.0K |
| 2024 | Youth Enrichment Center Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $455.0K |
| 2024 | Mobile Community Historical Digitization and Preservation Lab Delaware Historical Society · DE | National Archives and Records Administration · National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $395.0K |
| 2024 | Hilltop Homeownership Project Be Ready Community Development Corporation · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $375.0K |
| 2024 | Wilmington Business Incubators Wilmington Alliance · DE | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $328.0K |
| 2024 | Center for PFAS Solutions for Mobile Filtration System for Training Water Operators · DE | Environmental Protection Agency · Science and Technology - Research: National priorities | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $260.0K |
| 2024 | Tech2Market Delaware Sustainable Chemistry Alliance · DE | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $250.0K |
| 2024 | Mental Health & Advocacy Coordinator Children's Advocacy Center of Delaware, Inc. · DE | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $235.0K |
| 2024 | Delaware Center for the Inland Bays for Water Infrastructure Upgrades · DE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $225.0K |
| 2024 | Business Growth in Communities of Color True Access Capital · DE | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $178.0K |
| 2024 | Accelerator for Disadvantaged Businesses Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce · DE | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $150.0K |
| 2024 | The University of Delaware for Study Addressing PFAS, Nitrates, and Emerging Pollutants Concerns · DE | Environmental Protection Agency · Science and Technology - Research: National priorities | Senator Christopher Coons DE | $120.0K |
| 2024 | Body Worn Cameras (Level V and Level IV facilities) Delaware Department of Correction · DE | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Thomas Carper DE, Senator Christopher Coons DE | $113.0K |
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.