Earmarks requested by Nydia M. Velázquez
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 $33.53M match.
Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (Democrat, NY-07) · official site ↗
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Nydia M. Velázquez Rep. NY · $28.60M · 30
- Charles E. Schumer Sen. NY · $7.35M · 7
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand Sen. NY · $6.60M · 6
- Nydia M. Velázquez Rep. NY · $4.92M · 9
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $13.23M · 16
- Department of Health and Human Services $8.30M · 6
- Department of Education $5.28M · 7
- Department of Justice $3.26M · 5
- Department of Homeland Security $1.38M · 1
- Environmental Protection Agency $1.15M · 2
- Small Business Administration $750.0K · 1
- Department of Labor $175.0K · 1
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NYCHA Farragut Houses Playground Upgrade New York City Housing Authority · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY for facilities and equipment · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, New York, NY for facilities and equipment · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Arab-American Family Support Center, Brooklyn, NY for mental health services, including equipment · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.80M $1.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY for nursing programs, including equipment · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Greenpoint YMCA Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Borden Avenue Veterans Shelter Flood Resilience Project NYC Department of Homeless Services · NY | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.38M |
| 2023 | United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg Inc., Brooklyn, NY for a social services initiative connecting families to assistance to reduce poverty and improve economic independence · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | NYCHA Atlantic Terminal Site 4B Fire Alarm System Upgrades New York City Housing Authority · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.12M |
| 2023 | Grand Street Settlement 80 Pitt Street Community Center Renovation Grand Street Settlement, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, Brooklyn, NY for academic enrichment programs · NY | Department of Education · Elementary and Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.02M $1.02M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pioneer Works Art Foundation, Brooklyn, NY for youth development programs · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | SNA Workforce Center St. Nicks Alliance Corp. · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.00M |
| 2023 | North Brooklyn Anti-violence Initiative St. Nicks Alliance Corp · NY | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Project Abrazar: Crime Prevention and Recidivism Reduction through Supportive Services and Opportunities Boricua College · NY | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $963.0K |
| 2023 | Make the Road New York, Brooklyn, NY for adult literacy programs and services, including the purchase of equipment, to improve economic outcomes · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | New York Sun Works, New York, NY for STEM and sustainability education · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $800.0K $800.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Acquisition of a building in the Bushwick, Brooklyn neighborhood to create the Brooklyn Center for Social Justice, Entrepreneurship and the Arts (BCSEA). The Center for Law and Human Values (DBA The Action Lab) · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | NYCHA ADA Accessibility and Security Lighting Project New York City Housing Authority · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | The ENYCLT Affordable Homeownership Project East New York CLT Inc. · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K |
| 2023 | FAC Affordable Solar Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Resilient Recovery: Brooklyn’s Industrial Waterfront Evergreen Inc.: Your North Brooklyn Business Exchange, Brooklyn, NY · NY | Small Business Administration · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Charles Schumer NY, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand NY, Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Special Initiatives Program-Housing Southside United Housing Development Fund Corporation · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Anti-displacement community-based direct legal services and tenant education Communities Resist, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $750.0K $750.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | 9 Million Reasons Food Pantry 9 Million Reasons · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $750.0K |
| 2024 | New York City for Stormwater Filtration Project · NY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $650.0K |
| 2022 | Chinese-American Planning Council, New York, NY for mental health services, including outreach, education and other support services · NY | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | El Puente de Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY for environmental studies programming · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | New York City for Greenpoint Stormwater Infrastructure Project · NY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Crime Prevention and Recidivism Reduction through Support and Entrepreneurship Opportunities Queens Economic Development Corporation · NY | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $500.0K |
| 2024 | Fresh Plate-Fresh Start for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Queens Economic Development Corporation · NY | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $450.0K |
| 2024 | Sunnyside Community Services – Community Center Renovation Sunnyside Community Services, Inc. · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $450.0K |
| 2024 | Switching Lifestylez Youth Initiative in Residence at JACK Switching Lifestylez · NY | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $350.0K |
| 2023 | Public Housing Leadership Academy Good Old Lower East Side, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | East New York/Cypress Hills Covid-19 Recovery Initiative Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, Inc · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Loisaida, New York, NY for an environmental and community science program · NY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Sunnyside Streetscape Project Sunnyside District Management Association, Inc. · NY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Nydia Velazquez NY | $216.9K |
| 2022 | UPROSE, Brooklyn, NY for workforce development initiative · NY | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $175.0K $175.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Friends of Marcy Houses, Brooklyn, NY for tutoring and mentoring · NY | Department of Education · Elementary & Secondary Education | Representative Nydia Velázquez NY | $150.0K $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.