Congressional earmarks in WI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 113 provisions worth $171.92M match.
By year
- FY2024 $171.92M · 113
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tammy Baldwin Sen. WI · $140.92M · 85
- Derrick Van Orden Rep. WI · $26.68M · 13
- Gwen Moore Rep. WI · $16.66M · 15
- Mark Pocan Rep. WI · $11.57M · 12
- Scott Fitzgerald Rep. WI · $4.03M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $41.68M · 33
- Department of Health and Human Services $27.35M · 18
- Environmental Protection Agency $21.95M · 12
- Department of Transportation $20.13M · 5
- Department of Agriculture $13.02M · 9
- Department of Defense $11.35M · 2
- Department of Justice $9.26M · 10
- Department of Education $8.74M · 11
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 113)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chippewa Valley Corridor Reconstruction WI · WI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Indoor Small Arms Range: Unspecified Minor Construction General Mitchell International Airport · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air National Guard | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $7.10M |
| 2024 | Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute Revitalization Center Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB)—Airport Improvements Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) · WI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce- Latino Economic Gateway Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce · WI | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, WI, for workforce development activities · WI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.67M |
| 2024 | Richland Hospital, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.64M |
| 2024 | POL Pipeline: Unspecified Minor Construction General Mitchell International Airport · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air National Guard | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.25M |
| 2024 | City of Waukesha Water Utility for Water Supply Program and Monitoring Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Scott Fitzgerald WI | $4.03M |
| 2024 | Housing Opportunity and Mobile Education (HOMES) Project Impact Seven · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Radio System Door County · WI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.90M |
| 2024 | Watertown—Cole Memorial Bridge Replacement WI · WI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.80M |
| 2024 | Recycling Infrastructure for Central Wisconsin Portage County Solid Waste · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $3.70M |
| 2024 | Village of Rothschild for Chloride Treatment Facility Addition · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.30M |
| 2024 | City of Elkhorn for Safe Drinking Water · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.30M |
| 2024 | Sokaogon Chippewa Health Clinic, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Food Pantry Expansion The River Food Pantry, Inc. · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District for Sewer Rehabilitation Program · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Meta House, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Richland Center Water, Sewer, and Road Infrastructure Expansion City of Richland Center · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Center for Black Excellence & Culture in Madison The Center for Black Excellence · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Dairyland Power Cooperative Prentice Electric Vehicle Charger with Solar and Battery Storage Dairyland Power Cooperative · WI | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.03M |
| 2024 | Marathon County Government, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | La Clinica De Los Campesinos, dba Family Health La Clinica, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Town of Campbell for Water Utility Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Development and Support of Affordable Housing Projects Milwaukee County · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Memorial Medical Center, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | City of Eau Claire for Water Treatment Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | UW Madison, WI, to establish a regional center to combat the opioid and fentanyl crisis and increase access to treatment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Urban Ecology Center Expansion in Washington Park Urban Ecology Center · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Hayward Memorial Hospital, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Marquette University, WI, for the purchase of equipment for a simulation center Marquette University, WI, for the purchase of equipment for a simulation center · WI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.61M |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Public Schools, WI, for the Success Center and support of social and emotional learning and mental health services Milwaukee Public Schools, WI, for the Success Center and support of social and emotional learning and mental health services · WI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.60M |
| 2024 | Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.60M |
| 2024 | Infrastructure for Residential Development Village of Wausaukee · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.60M |
| 2024 | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Neenah, Inc, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Higher Education Regional Alliance—Greater Milwaukee Committee, WI, for microcredentials project Higher Education Regional Alliance – Greater Milwaukee Committee, WI, for microcredentials project · WI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Public Schools Success Center Milwaukee Public Schools · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $1.47M |
| 2024 | Village of Viola Solar PV System and Battery Storage Village of Viola · WI | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.41M |
| 2024 | Fire Station Improvements City of River Falls, WI · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $1.40M |
| 2024 | Yahara Watershed Improvement Project Dane County · WI | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Representative Mark Pocan WI | $1.40M |
| 2024 | Kenosha Uptown Lofts Mixed-use Development Kenosha Area Business Alliance · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.20M |
| 2024 | Fire Station Renovation City of Lancaster, WI · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $1.13M |
| 2024 | Badger Prairie Needs Network Food Pantry Capital Improvement. Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin Badger Prairie Needs Network, Inc. · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mark Pocan WI | $1.12M |
| 2024 | Marian University, WI, for the purchase of equipment for health and STEM education programs Marian University, WI, for the purchase of equipment for health and STEM education programs · WI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.05M |
| 2024 | Jackson County- Child Care Recharge Jackson County Child Care Network · WI | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.04M |
| 2024 | Centro Latino Hub Southside Organizing Committee · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Land Preparation for Affordable Workforce Housing Bayfield County · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Record Management System (RMS) Replacement City of Waukesha · WI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Hillview Community Services Center La Crosse County · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Facility Expansion Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Urban League Healthy Food Entrepreneurship Facility Construction. City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Urban League of Greater Madison · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mark Pocan WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Milwaukee County Transit System Clean Diesel Buys Replacement and Faster Bus Project Milwaukee County Transit System · WI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Family YMCA Expansion Project Green County Family YMCA, Inc. · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | ARS Research Facilities Maintenance and Repair, Madison, WI University of Wisconsin-Madison · WI | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Children’s Hospital and Health Systems Inc., WI, to help children and families access mental health services · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Training Workforce for Infrastructure Construction and Engineering (TWICE) Project Marquette University · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Columbia County Health & Human Services, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | La Farge Electric Substation Relocation Village of La Farge · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Western Wisconsin Health Expansion Western Wisconsin Health · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Rescue Boat Replacements Winnebago County Sheriff's Office · WI | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $990.0K |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Police Department Radio Project City of Milwaukee · WI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $963.0K |
| 2024 | University of Wisconsin-Madison PFAS Center of Excellence Analytical Laboratory Equipment Upgrades University of Wisconsin · WI | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Mark Pocan WI | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Shorewood for Lead Service Line Replacement · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $959.8K |
| 2024 | Village of West Milwaukee for Water Main and Lead Lateral Replacement Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $959.8K |
| 2024 | Monroe County Landfill Monroe County WI · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $952.0K |
| 2024 | Emergency Communications System County of Burnett · WI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $950.0K |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, WI, for high school completion and transition support for postsecondary education and the workforce Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, WI, for high school completion and transition support for postsecondary education and the workforce · WI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $930.0K |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition: Safe Haven Project Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, Inc. (MMWC) · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $891.0K |
| 2024 | Sojourner Shelter Kitchen Improvements Sojourner Family Peace Center · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Project RETURN Re-Entry Housing Program Project RETURN, Inc. · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Powerline Conversion Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin · WI | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $845.0K |
| 2024 | Lake Altoona Rehabilitation and Protection District for Infrastructure Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $800.0K |
| 2024 | Baraboo Boys & Girls Club Facility Rehabilitation. City of Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin Boys & Girls Clubs of West-Central Wisconsin, Inc. · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mark Pocan WI | $800.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Loganville for Main Street Sewer & Water Upgrade · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Re-Imagining Sherman Park Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $724.8K |
| 2024 | Tinsel Lofts for Senior Housing Development City of Manitowoc · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $625.0K |
| 2024 | Economic Recovery Project Village of Rock Springs · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Healthcare Facility Maintenance Gunderson Health System · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $600.0K |
| 2024 | ADVOCAP- Child Care Incubator ADVOCAP · WI | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $600.0K |
| 2024 | Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Sojourner Family Peace Center · WI | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $537.0K |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Emergency Management State Emergency Operations Center Video Wall Replacement Wisconsin Emergency Management · WI | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $525.0K |
| 2024 | Replacement of Analog Security Cameras and Storage for Portage County Buildings Portage County · WI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $505.0K |
| 2024 | Affordable Workforce Housing Development in Pierce County St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | New Boys & Girls Club Facility Boys & Girls Club of Janesville, Inc. · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Single-Family Affordable Housing Development Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Milwaukee County Parks Lagoon Revitalization Project Milwaukee County Parks Department · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, WI, to reduce food insecurity including through the purchase of food · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | MATC Fast Fund, WI, for supporting students' basic needs MATC Fast Fund, WI, for supporting students' basic needs · WI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Black Business Hub Accelerator Program Urban League of Greater Madison · WI | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary Inc.'s Increasing Food and Services Access for Homeless Residents within the Amani Neighborhood of Milwaukee MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary, Inc. · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Menomonee Valley Economic Development City of Milwaukee · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, for workforce development in biomedical sciences, healthcare, and STEM fields, including the purchase of equipment Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, for workforce development in biomedical sciences, healthcare, and STEM fields, including the purchase of equipment · WI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | City of Hillsboro for Water/Sewer Investigation and Rehabilitation · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | DeForest Windsor Fire EMS Station No. 2 Village of Windsor · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Brown County United Way, WI, to expand access to childcare services for immigrant and refugee families · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $450.0K |
| 2024 | St. Croix County Emergency Operations Center St. Croix County · WI | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $412.0K |
| 2024 | Bellin College, WI, for a mental health nurse practitioner program Bellin College, WI, for a mental health nurse practitioner program · WI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $400.0K |
| 2024 | Briarpatch Youth Services, WI, for counseling services for at-risk youth · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $400.0K |
| 2024 | Town of Farmington for Sanitary District Lift Station Replacement · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $350.0K |
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.