Congressional earmarks in OH
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 263 provisions worth $359.07M match.
By year
- FY2024 $359.07M · 263
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Sherrod Brown Sen. OH · $226.43M · 161
- Michael R. Turner Rep. OH · $44.85M · 14
- David P. Joyce Rep. OH · $41.20M · 15
- Mike Carey Rep. OH · $26.73M · 13
- Troy Balderson Rep. OH · $21.14M · 15
- Brad Wenstrup Rep. OH · $21.03M · 13
- Bill Johnson Rep. OH · $19.20M · 14
- Robert E. Latta Rep. OH · $18.56M · 14
- Max L. Miller Rep. OH · $17.19M · 15
- Marcy Kaptur Rep. OH · $16.33M · 15
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $98.11M · 72
- Environmental Protection Agency $78.53M · 65
- Department of Transportation $66.02M · 33
- Department of Agriculture $31.38M · 21
- Department of Defense $20.50M · 2
- Department of Health and Human Services $16.72M · 15
- Department of Justice $14.66M · 21
- Department of Commerce $10.91M · 8
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 263)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Acquisition Management Complex Phase V: Planning and Design Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · OH | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $18.00M |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements Hambden Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $6.76M |
| 2024 | Youngstown-Warren Regional (YNG)—Primary Runway Project Youngstown-Warren Regional (YNG) · OH | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $6.16M |
| 2024 | Municipal Building Improvements City of London, OH · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Mike Carey OH | $5.03M |
| 2024 | Pickaway County U.S. 23 & St. Rt. 762 Interchange Project OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Alum Creek Drive (State Route 317 to Groveport Road) OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Mike Carey OH | $5.00M |
| 2024 | U.S. Route 20 Euclid Avenue Resurfacing OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative David Joyce OH | $4.63M |
| 2024 | Fairport Harbor, OH U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · OH | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Representative David Joyce OH | $4.50M |
| 2024 | Village of Lordstown for Water Transmission and Distribution System Improvements · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $4.20M |
| 2024 | East Granville Street Widening Project OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Troy Balderson OH | $4.20M |
| 2024 | Central Parkway Complete Streets Improvement, Cincinnati, OH OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Greg Landsman OH | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Summit County High Level Bridge OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Emilia Sykes OH | $4.12M |
| 2024 | Southwest Innovation and Medical Gateway City of Grove City · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Carey OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | East Toledo Family Center - Community Center Expansion East Toledo Family Center · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Downtown Revitalization Project City of Lorain · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Latta OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Wright Factory Business Park City of Dayton · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Collingwood Green Community Center Lucas Metropolitan Housing · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Over-the-Rhine Recreation Center Redevelopment Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | City of Dayton for Upgrades to the Dayton Water Quality Laboratory · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Ashtabula Towers Renovation Community Opportunity Fund · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $3.89M |
| 2024 | RiverScape MetroPark Infrastructure Improvement Project Five Rivers MetroParks · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $3.50M |
| 2024 | US 62-Beech & County Line Road Intersection Realignment OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Troy Balderson OH | $3.50M |
| 2024 | Multi-Purpose Community Building Gallia County Agricultural Society · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $3.20M |
| 2024 | Reconstruction of Columbia Road (State Route 252) OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Max Miller OH | $3.04M |
| 2024 | Domestic Violence Shelter Renovation YWCA of Northwest Ohio · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $3.00M |
| 2024 | For capital improvements St. Marys Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $3.00M |
| 2024 | The University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC), OH, for facilities and equipment · OH | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Fire Department Improvements Corn City Regional Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Robert Latta OH | $2.98M |
| 2024 | City of Chillicothe for Lift Station Replacement Project · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $2.80M |
| 2024 | Geauga County, Department of Water Resources for Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovation and Upgrade · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $2.70M |
| 2024 | Fairfield County Engineering Office's Rd 7 (Refugee Rd) Improvement Project Violet Township Fairfield County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Troy Balderson OH | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Affordable Housing Development - Mahoning Valley Flying HIGH Inc. · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Fire Station: Planning and Design Youngstown Air Reserve Station · OH | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force Reserve | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $2.50M |
| 2024 | MVCS Community Learning Center, Youngtown, Ohio The Mahoning Valley Community School · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Lake Erie Research Vessel Ohio State University · OH | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Bluegrass Blvd Roadway Extension Fayette County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Carey OH | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Lincoln Way (State Route 172/241) Infrastructure Improvement Phase II OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.47M |
| 2024 | Ashtabula County for Waterline Extension and Water Tower Construction · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $2.40M |
| 2024 | Ohio University, OH, for facilities and equipment · OH | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $2.35M |
| 2024 | Circle East District Revitalization Cuyahoga County Land Reutilization Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Shontel Brown OH | $2.35M |
| 2024 | Fire Station Construction Brookside Fire Department · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $2.25M |
| 2024 | Ashtabula County for Sanitary Sewer Improvements · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $2.20M |
| 2024 | East Tuscarawas Street Streetscape in Canton OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Emilia Sykes OH | $2.19M |
| 2024 | Youth Development Center Dayton Children's Foundation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Village of Geneva-on-the-Lake for Main Sanitary Sewer Trunkline Replacement · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District for Stormwater Management Project · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Max Miller OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Southwest Ohio Integrated Microsystems Workforce & Research Center University of Dayton · OH | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Lorain County Health and Dentistry, OH, for facilities and equipment · OH | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Design Phase for Interchange at SR 44 OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Cuyahoga County 911 System Upgrade Cuyahoga County · OH | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Max Miller OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Twin Lakes Reservoir Floating Solar Project City of Lima · OH | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Columbiana County Health District for East Palestine Derailment Response Residential Well Sampling Project · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Other (CDS) | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Sugar Ridge Road Rehabilitation Project OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Robert Latta OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Mid-Ohio Food Collective Anti-Hunger Center Mid-Ohio Food Collective · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Mike Carey OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Large Sized Unmanned Aerial Systems Acquisition and Training Initiative Sinclair Community College · OH | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Michael Turner OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | City of Sidney Municipal Airport Water & Sewer Extension Project City of Sidney · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mike Carey OH | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Restoring Housing in Middlebury The Well Community Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.93M |
| 2024 | Guernsey County Sewer Department for Sanitary Sewer Extension · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Troy Balderson OH | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Muskingum County Water Department for Watermain Extension · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Troy Balderson OH | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Village of Pomeroy for Water System Improvements · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $1.73M |
| 2024 | Innovation Square Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Shontel Brown OH | $1.62M |
| 2024 | Fire Department Expansion & Remodel Cumberland Trail Joint Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $1.57M |
| 2024 | Hayes Road and Richardson Road Roundabout Improvement Franklin County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Mike Carey OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Municipal Building Construction Columbiana County · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Marion Tech Marion Technical College · OH | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Safety and Streetscape Improvements Project City of Portsmouth · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Community Pavilion at the Eldon and Elsie Ward YMCA Young Men's Christian Association of Central Ohio · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Village of Hiram for Water Treatment Facility Upgrades · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative David Joyce OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Avon State Route 83 and 254 Improvements OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Robert Latta OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Valley-Bell Connector OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Michael Turner OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Transitional Housing City of Chillicothe · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Brad Wenstrup OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Woodman Phase 4 Project OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Michael Turner OH | $1.50M |
| 2024 | E. Broad Street Widening Phase 1 OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Joyce Beatty OH | $1.47M |
| 2024 | OH WOW! Center for Science & Technology, OH, for STEM education and workforce development OH WOW! Center for Science & Technology, OH, for STEM education and workforce development · OH | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.45M |
| 2024 | West Dayton Community Space Sharing and Recreation Project The Boys & Girls Club of Dayton, Inc. · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Turner OH | $1.40M |
| 2024 | Big Walnut Joint Fire District Fire Station Big Walnut Joint Fire District · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.32M |
| 2024 | Cooper Community Resource Center Oberlin Community Services Council · OH | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.29M |
| 2024 | City of Youngstown for Interceptor Sewer Replacement and Combined Sewer Overflow Elimination · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $1.28M |
| 2024 | East Broad Street Bridge Rehabilitation OH · OH | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Robert Latta OH | $1.28M |
| 2024 | City of Middleburg Heights for Sanitary Relief Project · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Max Miller OH | $1.25M |
| 2024 | City of North Olmsted for Sanitary Force Main Project · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Max Miller OH | $1.25M |
| 2024 | City of Parma for Septic Abatement Project · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Max Miller OH | $1.25M |
| 2024 | Appalachian Children Coalition, OH, for substance use prevention, including equipment · OH | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.22M |
| 2024 | City of Youngstown for Lead Service Line Replacement Program · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc., dba/ PrimaryOne Health, OH, for facilities and equipment · OH | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.20M |
| 2024 | North Toledo Home Ownership Project Lucas Housing Services Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Marcia Kaptur OH | $1.17M |
| 2024 | City of Fairview Park for Sewer System Upgrade · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Max Miller OH | $1.15M |
| 2024 | Aviation Tech Workforce Development Program Ohio Aerospace Institute · OH | National Aeronautics and Space Administration · SSMS | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Max Miller OH | $1.10M |
| 2024 | Beechwood Improvement (City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio) Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Greg Landsman OH | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Polymer Research, Development, & Production Facility The University of Akron · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Emilia Sykes OH | $1.05M |
| 2024 | City of Steubenville for Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacements and Upgrades · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $1.03M |
| 2024 | Washington County Board of Commissioners for Water and Sewer Infrastructure Project · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Bill Johnson OH | $1.03M |
| 2024 | Madison Township Shoreline Madison Township · OH | Department of Commerce · NOAA–CZM (Coastal Zone Management) | Representative David Joyce OH | $1.02M |
| 2024 | Foster Theater Renovation Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.02M |
| 2024 | Northern Perry County Water and Wastewater for Water System Expansion · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Troy Balderson OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | SORTA Bus Stop Enhancements (City of Cincinnati, Ohio) Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority · OH | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Sherrod Brown OH, Representative Greg Landsman OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Columbiana for Sewer Lift Station Replacement · OH | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Bill Johnson OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Teen Center and Music Program Boys & Girls Club of Washington County · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Emergency Operations Center project Hamilton County · OH | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup City of Lima · OH | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Sherrod Brown OH | $1.00M |
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.