Earmarks requested by Bill Foster
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 39 provisions worth $58.05M match.
Representative Bill Foster (Democrat, IL-11) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bill Foster Rep. IL · $58.05M · 39
- Richard J. Durbin Sen. IL · $6.02M · 4
- Lauren Underwood Rep. IL · $4.00M · 2
- Sean Casten Rep. IL · $3.00M · 1
- Tammy Duckworth Sen. IL · $1.38M · 1
- Janice D. Schakowsky Rep. IL · $1.38M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $25.67M · 12
- Environmental Protection Agency $10.79M · 6
- Department of Transportation $7.32M · 7
- Department of Health and Human Services $4.73M · 5
- Department of Justice $3.24M · 2
- Department of Education $2.02M · 2
- Department of Labor $1.40M · 2
- Department of Homeland Security $1.38M · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lippold Park Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge Fox Valley Park District · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Joliet for Water Main Replacements and Alternative Water Source Program project · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Bill Foster IL, Representative Lauren Underwood IL | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Joliet for a Design and Development Project · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $3.45M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Joliet Area Historical Museum Rehabilitation of the Old Joliet Prison Historic Site Joliet Area Historical Musuem · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | DuPage Township Food Pantry & Resource Center DuPage Township · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | 360 Youth Services Youth Affordable Housing Resource Center 360 Youth Services · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Sean Casten IL, Representative Bill Foster IL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The MEWS at Spencer Road, Affordable Housing and Mixed Use Development Will County Housing Development Corporation · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Partnership Association for Individual Development · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Modernization and Technology Infrastructure Upgrade City of Aurora · IL | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Bill Foster IL | $2.28M $2.28M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Stepping Stones Inc., Joliet, IL for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Bill Foster IL | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Marie Wilkinson Holistic Response to Food Insecurity Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry Inc · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.80M $1.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Belvidere Appleton Road Grade Separation City of Belvidere · IL | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.67M |
| 2022 | Hesed House Comprehensive Resource Center and 24/7 Shelter, Aurora, Illinois Public Action To Deliver Shelter, Inc · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.62M $1.62M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Re-Establishment of Crystal Creek City of Crystal Lake · IL | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Tammy Duckworth IL, Representative Janice Schakowsky IL, Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.38M |
| 2023 | Habitat Green Freedom Install infrastructure for an affordable home energy smart community for low to moderate income working families Fox Valley Habitat For Humanity · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.25M $1.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Pace Bolingbrook Park-n-Ride Facility Pace - Suburban Bus Division · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Forest Preserve of Will County Route 53 Bike & Pedestrian Path · IL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.10M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | McHenry County College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation McHenry County College, IL, for the purchase of equipment for Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.06M |
| 2022 | Cornerstone Services, Inc., Joliet, IL for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.05M $1.05M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Elburn - Countryside Fire Protection District Replacement of Tower Ladder 302 Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District · IL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Pace Electric Paratransit Buses for McHenry County Pace—Suburban Bus Division · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Montgomery Road and Hill Avenue Intersection Improvements · IL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Bill Foster IL | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Tri-Council Development Fund, Aurora, IL for a pre-apprenticeship program, including equipment and supportive services · IL | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Representative Bill Foster IL | $975.0K $975.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Kane County Forensic Science Center Kane County Coroner's Office · IL | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Bill Foster IL | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Bolingbrook for Water Reclamation Plant #3 Expansion Project · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Aurora for Lead Water Service Line Replacement · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Bill Foster IL | $959.8K |
| 2024 | North Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District for Multi-Phase Holiday Hills Wastewater Project · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $959.8K |
| 2024 | City of Aurora for Combined Storm and Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure Project · IL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $959.8K |
| 2023 | Aurora University, Aurora, IL for an emerging technologies learning lab, including equipment · IL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Bill Foster IL | $955.0K $955.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Naperville Riverwalk Eagle Street Gateway and Accessibility Improvements City of Naperville, IL · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | United Way of Will County, Joliet, IL for the Resilient Youth program to provide behavioral health services, including training · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Representative Bill Foster IL | $883.4K $883.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | UP-NW Woodstock Rail Yard Project County of McHenry · IL | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Representative Bill Foster IL | $850.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Burlington Wastewater Collection and Treatment Design Engineering Village of Burlington · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $600.0K |
| 2023 | University of St. Francis Small Business Accelerator University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL · IL | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Richard Durbin IL, Representative Bill Foster IL | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | VNA Health Care, Aurora, IL for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Lauren Underwood IL, Representative Bill Foster IL | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Boys & Girls Club Aurora Clubhouse Boys & Girls Club of Elgin · IL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Bill Foster IL | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Village of Lemont Rail Safety Improvement Project Village of Lemont · IL | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Representative Bill Foster IL | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Quad County Urban League, Inc., Aurora, IL for education and skills training to enter apprenticeships or positions in construction or TDL industries, including equipment · IL | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Representative Bill Foster IL | $425.0K $425.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Will-Grundy Medical Clinic Inc., Joliet, IL for facilities and equipment · IL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Bill Foster IL | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.