Earmarks requested by Bernard Sanders
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 152 provisions worth $138.32M match.
Senator Bernard Sanders (Independent, VT) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Bernard Sanders Sen. VT · $138.32M · 152
- Peter Welch Sen. VT · $9.23M · 4
- Patrick Leahy Sen. VT · $7.37M · 5
- Becca Balint Rep. VT · $2.57M · 4
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $27.46M · 22
- Department of Health and Human Services $24.51M · 30
- Environmental Protection Agency $15.17M · 15
- Department of Transportation $14.17M · 9
- Department of Agriculture $11.32M · 13
- Department of Defense $11.09M · 4
- Department of Justice $10.19M · 8
- Department of Energy $6.46M · 9
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 152)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | National Guard Readiness Center Add/Alt: Unspecified Minor Construction Ethan Allen Firing Range · VT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Senator Peter Welch VT | $4.75M |
| 2022 | Family Readiness Center: Unspecified Minor Construction · VT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Patrick Leahy VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $4.67M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Correctional Post-Secondary Education Initiative Community College of Vermont · VT | Department of Justice · Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $4.50M $4.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Springfield Medical Care Systems, Inc., VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $4.22M $4.22M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Barre Municipal Auditorium Upgrades City of Barre · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $3.45M |
| 2024 | Community Health Centers of Burlington, Inc, VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Town of Montgomery for Wastewater Infrastructure Construction Project · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mobile Home Community Improvement Fund Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Expanding and Improving Shared Equity Homeownership for Vermonters Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Richford Health Center, Inc. d/b/a Northern Tier Center for Health (Notch), VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Expanding and Improving Shared Equity Homeownership for Vermonters Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Mobile Home Community Improvement Fund Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Washington Electric Cooperative Advanced Metering Infrastructure Washington Electric Cooperative · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Northern Vermont Culverts Replacement VT · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.40M |
| 2024 | Rochester High School Repurposing Project Town of Rochester · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.33M |
| 2023 | City of Barre for Route 302 Water Main Replacement · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.24M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Senator Peter Welch VT | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Lamoille Valley Rail Trail · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.00M $415.4K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, VT, for a university assisted community schools collaborative The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, VT, for a university assisted community schools collaborative · VT | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Center for Council Vermont Public Safety Project Vermont Department of Public Safety · VT | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.90M |
| 2024 | Vermont Agency of Education, VT, to expand the global leadership program Vermont Agency of Education, VT, to expand the global leadership program · VT | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.90M |
| 2024 | Cooperative Development Institute for North Avenue Co-op Infrastructure Upgrades · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.80M |
| 2023 | Bellows Falls Intermodal Transportation Center Rehabilitation Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Berlin Town Center Pedestrian Infrastructure VT · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.60M |
| 2023 | Vermont Amtrak Stations Rehabilitation Phase I Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Expanding and Improving Vermont's Shared Equity Homeownership Program Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.57M $1.57M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Danville Pedestrian and Bike Pathways VT · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.53M |
| 2024 | Lofts at Sacred Heart Gilman Housing Trust, Inc., DBA Rural Edge · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.52M |
| 2024 | Lamoille Health Partners, Inc., VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Community Resource Center for People Experiencing Homelessness and Feeding Chittenden Expansion Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Public Safety Training and Modernization Vermont Department of Public Safety · VT | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Arlington Senior Housing Reinvestment Shires Housing, Inc. · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Tinker Child Enrichment Center Copley Health Systems · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail Rehabilitation and Extension · VT | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.44M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Cathedral Square Corporation, VT, for mental health services for low income seniors and people with disabilities · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.35M $1.35M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Little Rivers Health Care, VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.33M $1.33M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Resident Acquisition and Preservation of Breezy Acres and Hillcrest Cooperative Development Institute · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.30M $1.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Improving the Resiliency of the Tri-Park Cooperative Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Peter Welch VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.28M $1.28M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Center for Small Business and Community Legal Education Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT · VT | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.27M $1.27M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Tri-Town Water District 1 for Water System Upgrades · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.20M |
| 2023 | Restoration of Moscow Mills at Smith's Falls Town of Stowe Electric Department · VT | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance - PDM | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Burlington Stormwater Treatment Project · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Senator Peter Welch VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $1.20M |
| 2023 | Micro-Grid System: Planning and Design · VT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.17M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Services Building Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.13M |
| 2022 | Veterans Service Center Champlain Housing Trust · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Mellishwood Senior Housing Twin Pines Housing Trust · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Sustainable Energy in Schools and Public Buildings Vermont Department of Public Service · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vermont Electrification and Clean Energy Deployment Vermont Public Power Supply Authority · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Bellows Falls Amtrak Station Platform Reconstruction Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Highgate Village Senior Housing Cathedral Square · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Town of Whitingham for Sewer Infrastructure Upgrades · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Central & Main Housing Vermont Housing & Conservation Board · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vermont Care Network, VT, to provide outpatient, pediatric mental health care services · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $1000.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vermont Adult Learning, VT, for adult education and workforce training in high-demand careers · VT | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | O’Brien Community Center City of Winooski · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $1.00M |
| 2023 | The Veterans' Place New Construction The Veterans' Place, Inc · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $997.0K $997.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Community Restorative Practices Project Youth Services, Inc. · VT | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $979.0K |
| 2023 | The Justice Reform Clinic Project Vermont Law School · VT | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $975.0K $975.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Vermont Afterschool, Inc., VT, for youth-driven projects and out of school programs · VT | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $883.0K $883.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Milton Mobile Home Community, Inc. for a Drinking Water and/or Clean Water Project for Mobile Home Community Water and Sewer Project · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Patrick Leahy VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $841.0K $841.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | White River Junction Amtrak Station Platform Reconstruction Vermont Agency of Transportation · VT | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $800.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Randolph for North Wells and Reservoir Project · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $775.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Permanent Supportive Housing for People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities Downstreet Housing & Community Development · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $750.0K |
| 2022 | Salisbury Square Redevelopment: Achieving Home Affordability and Energy Resilience via a Microgrid Randolph Area Community Development Corporation · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Patrick Leahy VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Vermont & State Agricultural College, VT, for the Vermont EMS Academy · VT | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $750.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Waterbury Ambulance Service, Inc. , VT, for equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $700.0K $700.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | ANDCO Mobile Home Cooperative CDI Development Fund · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $688.0K $688.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Royalton Fire District 1 for Water Improvement Projects · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $670.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Vermont Youth Community Action Corps Vermont Folklife Center · VT | National Archives and Records Administration · National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $665.0K |
| 2024 | South Royalton Rescue Squad Crew Quarters and Ambulance Garage, South Royalton, VT Royalton Fire District 1 · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $648.9K |
| 2022 | Winooski School District Schoo Based Health Center, VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Patrick Leahy VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $614.0K $613.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | East Berkshire Fire District 1 for Water Source Capacity Project East Berkshire Fire District No. 1 · VT | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Senator Bernard Sanders VT, Representative Becca Balint VT | $600.0K |
| 2022 | Town of Bethel for a Drinking Water and/or Clean Water Project for Water and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrade · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $600.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Age Well VT, VT, to expand senior services · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living (ACL) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Franklin for Water System Alternate Source Project · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $595.0K |
| 2024 | St. Johnsbury Armory Redevelopment Town of St. Johnsbury · VT | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—EOC | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $585.0K |
| 2024 | Repurposing McClelland Hall for Senior Housing and Health Services Lamoille Housing Partnership · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $550.0K |
| 2022 | Windham County Dental Clinic, VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $549.0K $549.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Renovate Curtis Pond Dam Town of Calais · VT | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $525.0K |
| 2022 | Vermont Recovery Network, VT, for peer support and other recovery services · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $515.0K |
| 2022 | Springfield School District, River Valley Tech Cen, VT, to improve access to child care · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $503.0K $503.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, VT, for independent living programs · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Community Living | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Resilient Power for Community Health Centers Clean Energy Group, Inc · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Addison County Community Trust for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Friends of Vergennes Opera House for Vergennes Opera House Accessibility Upgrades · VT | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Regenerative Soil Capacity and Improved Soil Health Interlace Commons · VT | Department of Agriculture · Conservation Operations | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Telehealth Services Vermont Program for Quality Health Care · VT | Department of Agriculture · Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $499.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | State of Vermont Division of Historic Preservation for Bennington Battle Monument Restoration Investigation · VT | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K |
| 2023 | Redevelopment of College of Saint Joseph Campus Housing Trust of Rutland County · VT | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Northeast Kingdom Home Weatherization Rutland West Neighborhood Housing Service, Inc · VT | Department of Energy · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | Senator Patrick Leahy VT, Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Castle Trail Bypass (All Season Road): Planning and Design · VT | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $500.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Williston Woods Cooperative Housing Corporation for Wastewater Infrastructure Projects · VT | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $490.0K |
| 2023 | Norwich University , VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $487.0K $487.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Johnsbury Academy Adult School, VT, for nursing career pathway program · VT | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $473.0K $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | North Country Supervisory Union, VT, to improve student success through a central hub for resources and coordinated services, including transportation, technology and equipment · VT | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $458.0K $458.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Northern Tier Center for Health, VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pittsford Village Farm for Pittsford Village Farm Rehabilitation and Revitalization, National Register of Historic Places, Save America's Treasures · VT | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | SASH - Cathedral Square, VT, for services to families to reduce poverty · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $395.0K $395.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Little Rivers Health Care, Inc. , VT, for facilities and equipment · VT | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $375.0K $375.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rockingham Historic Preservation Commission for Rockingham Meeting House Conservation and Restoration Project · VT | Department of the Interior · Historic Preservation Fund - Save America's Treasures Grants | Senator Bernard Sanders VT | $360.0K $0 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.