Congressional earmarks in KY
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 160 provisions worth $307.50M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Harold Rogers Rep. KY · $143.39M · 40
- Andy Barr Rep. KY · $68.40M · 35
- Brett Guthrie Rep. KY · $32.48M · 31
- James Comer Rep. KY · $27.48M · 15
- John Yarmuth Rep. KY · $23.57M · 25
- Morgan McGarvey Rep. KY · $12.18M · 14
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $107.49M · 22
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $78.50M · 42
- Environmental Protection Agency $61.96M · 41
- Department of Health and Human Services $17.43M · 17
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration $10.60M · 2
- Department of Justice $8.39M · 9
- Department of Agriculture $8.26M · 7
- Department of Education $6.34M · 8
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 160)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Somerset Northern Bypass KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $45.00M |
| 2024 | Henderson Airport Runway Extension Henderson City-County Airport (EHR) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative James Comer KY | $12.14M |
| 2024 | Legacy Business Park Infrastructure Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $10.00M |
| 2024 | Morehead State University Space Tracking Stations Morehead State University · KY | National Aeronautics and Space Administration · SSMS | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $9.95M |
| 2023 | Pike County KY 1426 Rockfall Mitigation and Roadway Improvements · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rockcastle County KY 461/US 25 Reconstruction · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Improved Access via Economy Road from KY-52 to the Central Kentucky Regional Airport · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garland Barr KY | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Martin County Water System Improvements Big Sandy Area Development District · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Georgetown Municipal Water and Sewer Service (GMWSS) WWTP1 Upgrade & Expansion · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Newtown Pike Extension Project, Phase III Scott Street Connector · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Garland Barr KY | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Williamsburg Water Improvements City of Williamsburg · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Prestonsburg Water System Improvements City of Prestonsburg · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Wayne County High School Repurpose City of Monticello · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $4.00M |
| 2024 | City of Ashland for a Water Treatment Plant project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $4.00M |
| 2022 | Franklin County Fiscal Court for the Farmdale Sanitation District sewer system project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Representative Garland Barr KY | $3.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | General Aviation Terminal Construction Project Central Kentucky Regional Airport (RGA) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Garland Barr KY | $3.50M |
| 2023 | Martin County Sewer Improvements Martin County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $3.11M $3.11M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | William Wells Brown land acquisition and construction Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Homes for Flood Victims Housing Development Alliance, Inc. · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Letcher County Water and Sewer District Water System Improvements · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Southern Water and Sewer District for Water Treatment Plant and Intake Structure Improvement Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Pikeville Medical Center, Inc., Pikeville, KY for facilities and equipment · KY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Reimagine 9th Street · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Morehead State University, Morehead, KY for equipment · KY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $3.00M $3.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Montgomery County Sanitation District Improvements · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rowan County Fiscal Court for Water Treatment Plant Expansion Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $3.00M |
| 2024 | City of Louisa for Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $2.75M |
| 2023 | City of Hazard Buckhorn Water Treatment Plant and Transmission Line Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $2.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Raven Rock Trails Development EKY Heritage Foundation, Inc · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Eastern Kentucky PRIDE Septic System Program Eastern Kentucky Pride · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Traffic Calming measures for Shelby Park and Smoketown neighborhoods, Jefferson County · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $2.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Runway 18/36 LED Lighting Project Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport (OWB) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.38M |
| 2023 | Knox County Water Improvements Knox County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $2.22M $2.22M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Downtown Manchester Market Place Town of Manchester · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $2.20M $2.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Ravenna Stormwater Improvements City of Ravenna · KY | Department of Homeland Security · Federal Assistance—PDM | Representative Garland Barr KY | $2.16M |
| 2023 | Webster County Hwy 670 Economic Development Project Webster County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Comer KY | $2.14M $2.14M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Community Health Center TJ Regional Health · KY | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.10M |
| 2022 | Washington County: Improve U.S. 150 from KY 1872 to Mayfield Lane · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Operation UNITE Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education, Inc. · KY | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Jessamine Co / City of Nicholasville - Jenette Industrial Park Phase 3 Jessamine County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | KY 36 Widening Project Bath County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Jenette Industrial Park Phase 3 Site Improvements Jessamine County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Breckinridge County: Improve KY 86 from Jesse Priest Road to Rosetta Corners · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Louisville Collaboration to Prevent Child Abuse, Youth and Family Violence Family & Children's Place · KY | Department of Justice · OJP-Byrne | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Muhlenberg County Landfill Muhlenberg County, KY · KY | Department of Agriculture · Rural Water and Wastewater Disposal Grants | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.00M |
| 2023 | Americana Community Center Inc., Louisville, KY for facilities and equipment · KY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | United Way of the Coalfield Economic Recovery Project United Way of the Coalfield · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Comer KY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Lawrenceburg Water System Improvements Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Bardstown - Bardstown Town Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Reactor & Clarifier Upgrade · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Trojan Trail/249 Bridge Widening Project · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $2.00M $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Louisville, KY for facilities and equipment · KY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Construction of Fire & Rescue Building Nicholas County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.77M |
| 2024 | Scott County Fiscal Court for Sewer Facilities Improvements · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Crittenden Livingston Counties Water District for Water Plant Capacity Expansion Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative James Comer KY | $1.75M |
| 2024 | Design Phase - Northeast Rural/Urban Roadway Improvements Project City of Georgetown · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.64M |
| 2024 | I-65 Downtown Underpass Lighting and Safety Project, Louisville, KY KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $1.62M |
| 2023 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY for a health professions program, including the purchase of equipment and supplies · KY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.57M $1.57M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Nicholas County Water District - Phase 13 Water System Improvements · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.55M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Jackson County Business Incubator Jackson County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $1.54M $1.54M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Industrial Park Improvements Fleming County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.52M |
| 2024 | Hospital Facility Upgrades Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center · KY | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Representative James Comer KY | $1.51M |
| 2023 | St. John Center Single-Site Permanent Supportive Housing St. John Center, Inc · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Southern and Eastern Kentucky, KY (Martin County) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · KY | Army Corps of Engineers · Construction | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $1.50M $1.43M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment, and Education, Inc., London, KY for a substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery program, including the purchase of equipment and housing assistance, and education programming · KY | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $1.40M $1.40M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Springfield Water & Sewer Commission - Springfield City Barn Pump Station Replacement · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.40M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | The Hyden-Leslie County Water District for a water system improvement project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $1.39M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Salyersville Mountain Parkway Improvements Town of Salyersville · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $1.29M $1.29M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Entrance Road Relocation, Danville-Boyle County Airport (DVK) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.25M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Murray State University Police Department Security and Communications Upgrades Murray State University · KY | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative James Comer KY | $1.10M |
| 2023 | Murray-Calloway County Training Center Construction Murray-Calloway Industrial Authority · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Comer KY | $1.10M $1.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Rehabilitate Terminal Apron Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG) · KY | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.01M |
| 2024 | 30th and Madison Street Project Improvements in Louisville, KY Louisville Metropolitan Government · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District for a Neighborhood Drainage Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Complete Streets Improvements on West Kentucky Street in Louisville, KY KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Hart County – Bonnieville Industrial Site Development Hart County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY for simulation technology, equipment, and instruction, including educational opportunities for K-12 students · KY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Manchester for a Water Storage Tank project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Graves County Economic Development Infrastructure Extension and Road Widening Graves County Economic Development, Inc. · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative James Comer KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Multimodal Logistics Facility at Louisville Riverport Authority, Louisville, KY Louisville Riverport Authority · KY | Department of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Ohio County Water District for Water Intake Line Rebuilding · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Hodgenville for Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Wet Weather Storage · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Bourbon County Fiscal Court for Elevated Water Storage Tank Construction · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Water System Improvements City of Cumberland · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Sidewalk Rehabilitation, Louisville, KY · KY | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lebanon Water Works Company Tank Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative James Comer KY | $1.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of Mount Sterling, KY for facilities and equipment · KY | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Estill County Fiscal Court for Sanitary Sewer Improvements · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Mount Sterling for Water and Treatment Plant Improvements · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Garland Barr KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | City of Hardinsburg for Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Distribution Improvements · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.00M |
| 2022 | Barren County Fiscal Court - Chapatcha Industrial Park or South Cooper Industrial Park Development Barren County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | South Cooper Industrial Park Infrastructure Extension Project Barren County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | City of Frankfort for Sewer Separation Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative James Comer KY | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Building Forever Families Education Renovation- School for Foster Children St. Joseph Children's Home · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative John Yarmuth KY | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Beech Grove Water Association for Water System Storage Tank Addition · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Brett Guthrie KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Septic System Program Eastern Kentucky PRIDE · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Louisville Group Violence Reduction Reentry Project Louisville Metropolitan Government · KY | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $963.0K |
| 2024 | Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District for Western Outfall Rehabilitation Project · KY | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $959.8K |
| 2023 | Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY for information technology and equipment upgrades · KY | Department of Education · Higher Education | Representative James Comer KY | $950.0K $950.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | 526 S 18th Street and 1731 W Broadway Rehabilitation in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Onewest Corporation · KY | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Morgan McGarvey KY | $940.0K |
| 2022 | Johnson County First Responder Communications Project Johnson County Fiscal Court · KY | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Representative Harold Rogers KY | $859.0K $859.0K 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.