Congressional earmarks in AL
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 249 provisions worth $1.80B match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Richard Shelby Sen. AL · $1.22B · 34
- Katie Boyd Britt Sen. AL · $236.99M · 42
- Mike Rogers Rep. AL · $122.73M · 28
- Tommy Tuberville Sen. AL · $106.01M · 44
- Terri A. Sewell Rep. AL · $64.36M · 37
- Robert B. Aderholt Rep. AL · $58.13M · 32
- Jerry Carl Rep. AL · $53.63M · 35
- Dale W. Strong Rep. AL · $18.50M · 12
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Rep. GA · $1.08M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $457.51M · 35
- Department of Transportation $421.78M · 40
- Department of Health and Human Services $217.88M · 26
- Department of Defense $180.46M · 22
- Department of Commerce $149.30M · 8
- Army Corps of Engineers $147.52M · 22
- Department of Education $119.62M · 9
- Environmental Protection Agency $37.76M · 15
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 249)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alabama State Port Authority Intermodal and Terminal Expansion Alabama State Port Authority · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $200.00M $200.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alabama State Port Authority Facilities and Improvements Alabama State Port Authority · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $132.70M $132.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Woolsey Finnell Bridge · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $100.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM) Planning and Design Related to Airfield and Terminal Improvements, Reconstruct Apron, Construct New Terminal, Construct Terminal Access and Perimeter Roads, Make Other Airfield Improvements, Remove Obstructions, and Acquire New Airport Rescue and Firefighting Equipment · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $100.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | UAB Heersink School of Medicine, AL, for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $76.00M $76.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | UAB Heersink School of Medicine, AL, for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $76.00M $76.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Alabama State Port Authority Rail Expansion, Rehabilitation and Modernization Alabama State Port Authority · AL | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $67.30M $67.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Renovation and expansion of research facilities University of South Alabama College of Medicine · AL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $60.00M $59.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL, for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in science and engineering · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $50.00M $50.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL, for a permanent endowment fund to support the recruitment and retention of exceptional faculty in science and engineering · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $50.00M $50.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Revolving Loan Fund City of Mobile · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $50.00M $50.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of a High-Performance Computing and Data Center for Water and Hydrological Scientific Research, Education, and Forecasting The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa · AL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $45.00M $44.55M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Adv Individual Training Barracks Complex: Cost to Complete Fort Novosel (Fort Rucker) · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Katie Britt AL | $41.20M |
| 2023 | Spring Hill College, AL, for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $35.00M $35.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of a New Math and Science Facility Marion Military Institute · AL | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $35.00M $34.65M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Mobile Harbor, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $32.00M $31.68M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Tuscaloosa National Airport (TCL) Runway Extension · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $26.00M $289.3K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Welding Facility · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $25.01M $25.01M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, GA, AL and FL (George W. Andrews Lock) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL, GA, FL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Katie Britt AL, Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $20.68M |
| 2024 | SR-167 Improvements AL · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Katie Britt AL | $20.00M |
| 2023 | Commercial Vehicle Inspection Gate · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $15.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Community STEM Facility University of North Alabama · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $13.00M |
| 2023 | Abbeville Municipal Airport (0J0) Runway Extension · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $13.00M $10.21M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Black Warrior and Tombigbee (BWT) Rivers, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Katie Britt AL | $12.12M |
| 2024 | Mobile Harbor, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Katie Britt AL | $11.25M |
| 2024 | Realignment of SR 22 AL · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Thomas Tuberville AL, Representative Michael Rogers AL | $11.10M |
| 2024 | Alabama River Lakes, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Katie Britt AL | $10.51M |
| 2023 | Model Regional Operations Center to Enhance the Cyber Security of the U.S. Electricity Sector Auburn University · AL | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $10.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL, for an institute on public service and leadership, including a scholars program · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $10.00M $10.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Replace (Construct) Gunter Fitness Center: Unspecified Minor Construction Maxwell Air Force Base · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Katie Britt AL | $8.80M |
| 2022 | Alabama River Lakes, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $8.38M $8.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Huntsville Northern Bypass Project AL · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Dale Strong AL | $8.30M |
| 2024 | Component Rebuild Shop: Planning and Design Anniston Army Depot · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $8.10M |
| 2023 | High-Energy Density and High-Power Density Li-Ion Battery Magazines in Defense Applications Auburn University, Auburn, AL · AL | Department of Defense · RDTE,N | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Community Facility Construction City of Dothan · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $7.75M |
| 2024 | City of Auburn for Groundwater Improvement Project · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Katie Britt AL, Representative Michael Rogers AL | $7.50M |
| 2023 | Black Warrior & Tombigbee Rivers (BWT), AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $7.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Air Traffic Control Tower construction Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $7.20M |
| 2024 | Army Radar Approach Control Facility: Unspecified Minor Construction Fort Novosel (Fort Rucker) · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Katie Britt AL | $7.00M |
| 2023 | Dauphin Island Bay, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | F-35 Weapons Load Crew Training Facility · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air National Guard | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $6.80M $6.80M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Tuskegee University, AL, for an aviation and aero technology program, including scholarships and the purchase of equipment Tuskegee University, AL, for an aviation and aero technology program, including scholarships and the purchase of equipment · AL | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Katie Britt AL | $6.72M |
| 2023 | Alabama River Lakes, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $6.70M $6.44M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | U.S. Highway 411 Reroute Planning, Design and Construction Project AL · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $6.50M |
| 2024 | Ready Building—MEDEVAC: Unspecified Minor Construction Fort Novosel (Fort Rucker) · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Katie Britt AL, Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $6.10M |
| 2024 | Business innovation incubator South Baldwin Regional Workforce Development Authority · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Airfield Fire and Rescue Station: Unspecified Minor Construction Redstone Arsenal · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Katie Britt AL | $5.60M |
| 2024 | Access Control Point: Planning and Design Anniston Army Depot · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $5.50M |
| 2024 | Airport Runway Extension (Overruns): Unspecified Minor Construction Redstone Arsenal · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Katie Britt AL, Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $5.50M |
| 2024 | Test Area 7 Relocation: Unspecified Minor Construction Redstone Arsenal · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $5.40M |
| 2024 | Construct Addition, Air Command and Staff College (Bldg 1402): Unspecified Minor Construction Maxwell Air Force Base · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air Force | Senator Katie Britt AL | $5.10M |
| 2024 | Vehicle Maintenance Storage Facility: Unspecified Minor Construction Fort Novosel (Fort Rucker) · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $5.10M |
| 2024 | City of Daphne Main Street Utility Relocation Project City of Daphne · AL | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Katie Britt AL | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Lanett Airport (7A3) Access Road · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Alexander City Coley Water Wastewater Treatment Plant Project · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Improvements to McDuffie Coal Terminal Alabama State Port Authority · AL | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Bayou La Batre, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $4.97M $4.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Aircraft Parts Storage Facility: Unspecified Minor Construction Fort Novosel (Fort Rucker) · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $4.95M |
| 2024 | Natural Gas Expansion and Meter Station: Unspecified Minor Construction Redstone Arsenal · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $4.80M |
| 2022 | Bon Secour River, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $4.49M $4.05M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Cullman for Sanitary Sewer Improvements · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $4.25M |
| 2024 | Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) City of Birmingham · AL | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Katie Britt AL | $4.20M |
| 2024 | Cullman Regional Airport (CMD) Apron Reconstruction Cullman Regional Airport (CMD) · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Katie Britt AL | $4.18M |
| 2024 | Fire and rescue improvements Mobile International Airport (BFM) · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $4.00M |
| 2023 | City of Montgomery Blight Project City of Montgomery · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Valley Creek Rails to Trails City of Birmingham · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | SR-35 Lane Improvements AL · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Katie Britt AL, Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Selma Riverfront Multi-plex City of Selma · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Calhoun County Highway 109 Improvements · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Access Control Building: Unspecified Minor Construction Redstone Arsenal · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $4.00M |
| 2024 | Arab Water Works for Drinking Water System Improvements · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Katie Britt AL, Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $4.00M |
| 2022 | Tennessee—Tombigbee Waterway (TTWW), AL and MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL & MS | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $4.00M $3.94M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Water Intake Improvements The Chattahoochee Valley Water Supply District · AL | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $4.00M |
| 2024 | City of Talladega, AL, for rural emergency medical services, including equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Katie Britt AL | $3.98M |
| 2024 | Library/Multipurpose Community Center City of Russellville · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $3.89M |
| 2024 | Hazardous Material Storage Building: Unspecified Minor Construction Fort Novosel (Fort Rucker) · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Senator Katie Britt AL, Senator Thomas Tuberville AL | $3.85M |
| 2024 | Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) Airfield Electrical System Reconstruction Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Katie Britt AL | $3.60M |
| 2024 | Dock Reconstruction Project Florence-Lauderdale County Port Authority · AL | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $3.57M |
| 2023 | I-10 Improvements to the Causeway · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Lincoln for Water Infrastructure Improvements · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Katie Britt AL | $3.44M |
| 2024 | Southeast Taxiway Enhancements Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Dale Strong AL | $3.20M |
| 2022 | Black Warrior and Tombigbee (BWT) Rivers, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $3.20M $3.16M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Dauphin Island Bay, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL, Representative Jerry Carl AL | $3.02M $2.91M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Talladega County SR-77 Improvements AL · AL | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Katie Britt AL | $3.00M |
| 2022 | Bayou Coden, AL U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Operation and Maintenance | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $3.00M $2.91M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Expansion and Upgrade of the South Alabama Mesonet University of South Alabama · AL | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Katie Britt AL | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Intersection Improvements at SR-180 and SR-161 and SR-180 Realignment Alabama Department of Transportation · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Jerry Carl AL | $3.00M |
| 2022 | North Birmingham Elementary School Redevelopment Project City of Birmingham · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Terri Sewell AL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Auburn Center for Developing Industries (ACDI) construction and renovations City of Auburn · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Street, Water, and Sewer Improvements H. L. (Sonny) Callahan Airport (CQF) · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Katie Britt AL, Representative Jerry Carl AL | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Community STEM Facility Design and Construction University of North Alabama · AL | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Vestavia Hills for Water Infrastructure Improvements · AL | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Katie Britt AL | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Evergreen Regional/Middleton Field (GZH) Runway, Taxiway, and Apron Improvements Evergreen Regional/Middleton Field (GZH) · AL | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Katie Britt AL | $2.90M |
| 2024 | Vehicle Paint Shop: Planning and Design Anniston Army Depot · AL | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $2.90M |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State University (JSU) Additive Manufacturing Training and Innovation Lab Jacksonville State University · AL | Department of Commerce · NIST–STRS (Scientific and Technical Research and Services) | Representative Michael Rogers AL | $2.70M |
| 2024 | Demopolis Storm Shelter City of Demopolis · AL | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Senator Thomas Tuberville AL, Representative Terri Sewell AL | $2.70M |
| 2024 | HH Health System—Shoals LLC dba Helen Keller Hospital, AL, for facilities and equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Katie Britt AL | $2.62M |
| 2023 | Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway and Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers Deepening Study, AL & MS U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · AL | Army Corps of Engineers · Investigations | Senator Richard Shelby AL | $2.60M $414.5K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | The Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville DBA Huntsville Hospital Health System, AL, for equipment · AL | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Katie Britt AL | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama – Challenger Learning Center of Northeast Alabama Fund · AL | National Aeronautics and Space Administration · SSMS | Representative Robert Aderholt AL | $2.40M |
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.