Congressional earmarks in DE
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 71 provisions worth $153.95M match.
By year
- FY2024 $153.95M · 71
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Thomas Carper Sen. DE · $137.57M · 58
- Christopher A. Coons Sen. DE · $128.95M · 57
- Lisa Blunt Rochester Rep. DE · $20.02M · 15
- Bonnie Watson Coleman Rep. NJ · $715.0K · 1
- John Fetterman Sen. PA · $715.0K · 1
- Robert Casey Sen. PA · $715.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $38.74M · 20
- Department of Defense $30.60M · 1
- Department of Health and Human Services $14.43M · 5
- Army Corps of Engineers $13.71M · 5
- Department of Agriculture $9.08M · 8
- Department of Commerce $8.52M · 2
- Environmental Protection Agency $6.61M · 4
- Department of the Interior $6.30M · 1
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 | Delaware River, Philadelphia to the Sea, NJ, PA and DE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DE, NJ, PA | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Thomas Carper DE | $10.00M |
| 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 | Capital Improvements in Wilmington and Laurel Facilities Boys and Girls Club of Delaware · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE | $2.85M |
| 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 | The Vistas at St. Francis Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $1.62M |
| 2024 | Education Health and Research International, DE, for facilities and equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Beebe Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Beebe Healthcare, DE, for facilities and equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Delaware Health Information Network, DE, for equipment · DE | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Thomas Carper DE | $1.43M |
| 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 | Family Promise Shelter Expansion Family Promise of Northern New Castle County Inc. · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $1.00M |
| 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 | Make it Real for the Rosa Health Care Center The Rosa Health Center, Inc. · DE | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Polytech Transportation & Logistics Training Center POLYTECH School District · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | 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 | University of Delaware, DE, for workforce education and development in battery manufacturing, including the purchase of equipment University of Delaware, DE, for workforce education and development in battery manufacturing, including the purchase of equipment · DE | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Thomas Carper 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 | Center Expansion and Capital Improvements Friends of Hockessin Colored School #107 · DE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Carper DE | $800.0K |
| 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 | River Basin Commissions (Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions: Delaware River Basin Commission) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · DE, NJ, PA | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Robert Casey PA, Senator John Fetterman PA, Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE, Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman NJ | $715.0K |
| 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 | Loop Canal and Lake Bethany Erosion Mitigation Project Town of Bethany Beach · DE | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester 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 |
| 2024 | Growing Hope in Milford Food Bank of Delaware, Inc. · DE | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester DE | $84.5K |
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.