Congressional earmarks in NE
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 66 provisions worth $196.28M match.
By year
- FY2024 $196.28M · 66
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Deb Fischer Sen. NE · $132.68M · 35
- Mike Flood Rep. NE · $48.10M · 12
- Don Bacon Rep. NE · $34.42M · 12
- Adrian Smith Rep. NE · $21.77M · 11
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $80.23M · 16
- Environmental Protection Agency $28.90M · 22
- Department of Agriculture $25.20M · 2
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $25.03M · 8
- Department of Defense $22.64M · 6
- Department of Justice $8.48M · 6
- Department of Homeland Security $2.25M · 1
- Department of Education $2.00M · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARS National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture USDA Agricultural Research Service co-located facility with University of Nebraska-Lincoln · NE | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Debra Fischer NE, Representative Mike Flood NE | $25.00M |
| 2024 | Heartland Expressway Improvements NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $12.87M |
| 2024 | Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District for the Cedar Knox Rural Water Project · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Jefferson County Roadway Improvements NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Debra Fischer NE, Representative Adrian Smith NE | $8.50M |
| 2024 | Omaha Urban Core Burt Street Project NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $7.00M |
| 2024 | Replace Vehicle Search Area, STRATCOM Gate, B511: Unspecified Minor Construction Offutt Air Force Base · NE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $7.00M |
| 2024 | North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) Terminal North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $7.00M |
| 2024 | Federal Inspection Services Facility Eppley Airfield (OMA) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE, Representative Donald Bacon NE | $7.00M |
| 2024 | Ogallala Airport (OGA) Improvements Ogallala Airport (OGA) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $6.57M |
| 2024 | Gage County Road Projects Gage County · NE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $5.40M |
| 2024 | DPAA Laboratory: Planning and Design Offutt Air Force Base · NE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Defense-Wide (DPAA) | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Schram Road & 204 Street Paving Project NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) Apron Rehabilitation Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $4.95M |
| 2024 | Fletcher Avenue Grading and Resurfacing Lancaster County · NE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Flood NE | $4.40M |
| 2024 | The North 24th Street Business Improvement District Light Project NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $4.17M |
| 2024 | Law Enforcement Air Support and Bomb Response Equipment City of Omaha · NE | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Metropolitan Utilities District for Lead Service Line Replacement · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Downtown Corridors Project City of Lincoln · NE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Flood NE | $4.00M |
| 2024 | 55 CES Maintenance/Warehouse: Planning and Design Offutt Air Force Base · NE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field (BFF) Airfield Improvements Western Nebraska Regional/William B. Heilig Field (BFF) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) Construction Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $3.15M |
| 2024 | 23rd Street Reconstruction NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mike Flood NE | $3.02M |
| 2024 | Base Operations/Mobility Center: Planning and Design Offutt Air Force Base · NE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Randolph Street Rehabilitation City of Lincoln · NE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Flood NE | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Road Department's 420th Road improvements Seward County · NE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Flood NE | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) Upgrades Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) · NE | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $2.85M |
| 2024 | Logistics Readiness Squadron Transportation Facility: Planning and Design Offutt Air Force Base · NE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $2.70M |
| 2024 | Saunders County Emergency Radio Equipment Saunders County · NE | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $2.60M |
| 2024 | City of Lexington for Biosolid Sludge Facility · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $2.40M |
| 2024 | Hall County/Grand Island P25 Radio Towers/Consoles Grand Island-Hall County Emergency Management Department · NE | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $2.25M |
| 2024 | Neumeyer Farm Park & Complex: Phase 2 City of Bennington · NE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $2.10M |
| 2024 | University of Nebraska Board of Regents, NE, for an early childhood education workforce network and training initiative University of Nebraska Board of Regents, NE, for an early childhood education workforce network and training initiative · NE | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Saddle Creek Pedestrian and Bikeway Overpass NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Santee Sioux Nation for Drinking Water Access Project · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Public Library Renovation and Expansion City of Bellevue · NE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Flood NE | $1.73M |
| 2024 | City of York for Wastewater Capacity Expansion · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Unaccompanied Housing: Planning and Design Mead Training Site · NE | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $1.44M |
| 2024 | Platteview Road, 132nd Street Intersection Safety Improvements NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $1.44M |
| 2024 | Chadron Fire District New Ladder Truck City of Chadron · NE | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $1.40M |
| 2024 | Ashland Pedestrian Underpass of Railroad NE · NE | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $1.21M |
| 2024 | City of Hickman for Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Mike Flood NE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Seward for Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Mike Flood NE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Beatrice for Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Milford for Water Treatment Plant Improvements · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Mike Flood NE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Beatrice for Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrades · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Sarpy County and Cities Wastewater Agency for Wastewater Lift Station Construction · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Douglas County – The BRIDGE Family Resource Connector Network Douglas County · NE | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $830.0K |
| 2024 | Northeast Nebraska Innovation Studio & Fabrication Lab Northeast Community College · NE | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Mike Flood NE | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Staplehurst for Water Tower Replacement · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $720.0K |
| 2024 | Hall County P25 Radios Hall County · NE | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $675.0K |
| 2024 | City of Henderson for Sanitary Sewer Improvements · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $480.0K |
| 2024 | City of Falls City for Water Main Replacement · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $462.2K |
| 2024 | Papillion Creek Basin, Omaha, NE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NE | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $400.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Denton for Public Water System Improvements · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $360.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Alda for Lift Station Project · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $320.0K |
| 2024 | Grand Island P25 Radios City of Grand Island · NE | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $300.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Milligan for Water Tower Improvements · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $236.6K |
| 2024 | Village of Platte Center for Collection System Improvements · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Creighton Volunteer Fire Department · NE | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Adrian Smith NE | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Lower Missouri Basin, Nemaha and Atchison Counties, NE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NE | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $200.0K |
| 2024 | Offutt Ditch Pump Station, NE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · NE | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction/Section 205 | Senator Debra Fischer NE, Representative Mike Flood NE | $200.0K |
| 2024 | City of Hebron for Well and Water Tower Improvements · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $176.0K |
| 2024 | City of Cambridge for Rehabilitation of Wastewater Treatment Plant · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $148.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Taylor for Sewer Collection System Project · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $80.0K |
| 2024 | Strengthening Public Safety-Police Department Equipment and Technology Upgrades City of Papillion Police Department · NE | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Donald Bacon NE | $74.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Malcolm for Water Meters Project · NE | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Debra Fischer NE | $72.0K |
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.