Congressional earmarks in ME
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 603 provisions worth $1.14B match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Susan M. Collins Sen. ME · $1.06B · 515
- Angus S. King, Jr. Sen. ME · $832.20M · 412
- Jared F. Golden Rep. ME · $59.98M · 38
- Chellie Pingree Rep. ME · $59.23M · 40
- Jeanne Shaheen Sen. NH · $2.50M · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Transportation $279.33M · 40
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $235.93M · 160
- Department of Health and Human Services $198.74M · 114
- Environmental Protection Agency $114.60M · 73
- Department of Agriculture $85.49M · 58
- Department of Commerce $72.45M · 21
- Department of Education $33.67M · 36
- Department of Defense $25.97M · 8
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 603)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presque Isle International Airport (PQI) Presque Isle International Airport (PQI) · ME | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $20.46M |
| 2023 | Abbot-Greenville Route 15 Rehabilitation · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $16.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Old Town Llewellyn Estes Bridge Replacement ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $15.75M |
| 2024 | Community Housing of Maine, Inc., ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME | $15.00M |
| 2024 | Wiscasset-Augusta State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $14.40M |
| 2024 | Belgrade-New Sharon State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $14.40M |
| 2023 | Ashland-Eagle Lake, Route 11 Rehabilitation · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $14.40M $6.85M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Farmington-Eustis State Route 27 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $13.00M |
| 2022 | Maine Northern Railroad Improvements Maine Department of Transportation · ME | Department of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $12.96M $12.96M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Milbridge-Harrington US Route 1A Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $12.80M |
| 2023 | Innovation and Education Wing at Bigelow Laboratory Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences · ME | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $12.33M $12.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Milbridge-Cherryfield US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $12.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Cross Lake Township—New Canada State Route 161 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $10.40M |
| 2023 | Van Buren, US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $10.40M $6.36M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory, Orono, ME USDA-ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Laboratory · ME | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME | $10.00M |
| 2022 | Green Engineering and Materials Research Factory of the Future University of Maine · ME | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Susan Collins ME | $10.00M $9.90M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Millinocket Regional Hospital, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $9.89M |
| 2024 | City of Caribou Cary Medical Center, ME, for facilities and equipment, including information technology · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME | $9.80M |
| 2022 | Searsport - US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $9.20M $9.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Medway-Millinocket Route 11/157 Rehabilitation ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $9.00M |
| 2022 | Edgecomb to Boothbay - State Route 27 · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Saint George River Bridge Replacement ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M |
| 2024 | Jackson Laboratory, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M |
| 2023 | Construction of an Advanced-Manufacturing Materials Research Facility University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M $7.92M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Fort Kent State Route 161 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $8.00M |
| 2023 | Biddeford Elm Street Improvements · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $7.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Maine Department of Marine Resources for Woodland Dam Fish Passage Replacement · ME | Department of the Interior · Resource Management | Senator Susan Collins ME | $7.79M |
| 2024 | Forest Biomaterials Innovation Center University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NIST–Construction of Research Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $7.50M |
| 2024 | National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop: Cost to Complete Saco · ME | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army National Guard | Senator Susan Collins ME | $7.42M |
| 2022 | Dover-Foxcroft, Dover Bridge #5118 Replacement · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $7.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Aquaculture Workforce Innovation Center University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NIST–Construction of Research Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $7.00M |
| 2023 | Partnerships for Manufacturing Training Innovation University of Maine, Orono, ME · ME | Department of Defense · RDTE,DW | Representative Jared Golden ME | $7.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Livermore Falls for Livermore Falls & Jay Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades · ME | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Angus King ME, Senator Susan Collins ME, Representative Jared Golden ME | $7.00M |
| 2023 | Milo Public Safety Building Town of Milo · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $6.38M |
| 2024 | Acton Route 109 Reconstruction ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $6.00M |
| 2024 | Western Maine Transportation Services Workforce Transit Project Maine Department of Transportation · ME | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Susan Collins ME | $5.11M |
| 2024 | Eastport Health Care, Inc., ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME | $5.06M |
| 2023 | PFAS Analytical Laboratory Equipment University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · STRS | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Town of Wiscasset for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements · ME | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M |
| 2024 | East Millinocket Redevelopment Strategy Phase II Town of East Millinocket · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Bangor Young Mens Christian Association, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Town of Hartland for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements · ME | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Mount Desert Island Hospital, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Regional Medical Center at Lubec, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Camden - US Route 1 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | University of New England, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Susan Collins ME | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Augusta: Bangor Street Improvements · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.80M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | University of Maine System , ME, for nursing education facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.50M $4.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | MaineHealth, ME, for LincolnHealth facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.50M |
| 2024 | University of Maine System, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.50M |
| 2023 | Caribou Pond and Park Reclamation Project Caribou Parks and Recreation Foundation · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME | $4.46M $4.46M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc., ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.30M |
| 2024 | Public Safety Communications Equipment Upgrade Piscataquis County Emergency Management Agency · ME | Department of Justice · OJP–Byrne | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.17M |
| 2024 | Southern Maine Community College, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME | $4.10M |
| 2024 | Town Dock Improvements Town of Bucksport · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME | $4.10M |
| 2024 | Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment City of Rockland · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.06M |
| 2023 | University of Maine at Fort Kent Facility Renovation University of Maine System · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | University of Maine Presque Isle Auditorium Renovation University of Maine System · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M |
| 2023 | Lewiston Housing Authority - St. Mary's Intergenerational Center Lewiston Housing Authority · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Livermore Falls - State Route 17 Reconstruction · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Newport - US Route 2 · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Black Bear Academy Child Care Center The University of Maine System · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M |
| 2024 | UMaine BioHome3D Research and Development University of Maine System · ME | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M |
| 2022 | To expand and renovate the Katahdin Higher Education Center to increase access to childcare Eastern Maine Community College · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Centre Street Housing Bath Housing Development Corporation · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME | $4.00M |
| 2024 | St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.99M |
| 2024 | Front Street Resiliency Improvements City of Augusta · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME, Representative Jared Golden ME | $3.97M |
| 2022 | City of Saco for Water Resource Recovery Facility Upgrade · ME | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.93M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Patten Library Revitalization The Friends of Veterans' Memorial Library · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.90M |
| 2024 | Simard Payne Park Implementation City of Lewiston · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.90M |
| 2024 | Riverwalk Expansion City of Auburn · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.90M |
| 2024 | Energy and Enterprise Park City of Old Town · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.89M |
| 2024 | Boothbay Region Water District for Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvements · ME | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.88M |
| 2024 | Community Concepts Housing Community Concepts, Inc. · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.72M |
| 2024 | Maine Veterans' Homes, ME, for facilities and equipment, including information technology · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.68M |
| 2024 | Orono Public Library Expansion Orono Public Library Foundation · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.60M |
| 2024 | Weather Station Network University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.55M |
| 2024 | Lincoln Technology Park Town of Lincoln · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M |
| 2023 | University of Maine System - Seawater Supply Lines University of Maine System · ME | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M |
| 2023 | Jackson Laboratory , ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Construction of a Coastal Research Deployment Facility University of New England · ME | Department of Commerce · Construction | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M $3.46M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Millinocket Regional Hospital, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Route 22 at Broadturn Road Intersection Improvements ME · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.50M |
| 2022 | Fryeburg Eastern Slope Regional Airport (IZG) Runway Extension · ME | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.50M $3.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Saco for a Water Resource Resiliency Project · ME | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $3.45M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Washburn Norlands Restoration Washburn Norlands Foundation Inc. · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.42M |
| 2024 | Maine Public Emergency Signal Expansion Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation · ME | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.42M |
| 2024 | Camp Kita Inc., ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.33M |
| 2024 | Central Maine Community College, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.33M |
| 2024 | University of Maine System, ME, for a teacher retention program, including for teacher stipends and the purchase of equipment University of Maine System, ME, for a teacher retention program, including for teacher stipends and the purchase of equipment · ME | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.30M |
| 2022 | Pittsfield - State Route 11 Rehabilitation · ME | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Public Safety Communications Equipment Upgrade Washington County Emergency Management Agency · ME | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.18M $3.18M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Downtown Berwick Safety Improvements and Revitalization Town of Berwick · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME | $3.14M $3.14M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Loring Economic Development Infrastructure Project Loring Development Authority of Maine · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.10M $3.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Analytical Laboratory Modernization and Expansion University of Maine System · ME | Department of Commerce · NIST–Construction of Research Facilities | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.10M |
| 2024 | University of Maine System, ME, for the development of a doctoral nursing program, including scholarships University of Maine System, ME, for the development of a doctoral nursing program, including scholarships · ME | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.06M |
| 2024 | City of Calais for Calais Drinking Water Upgrades · ME | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.04M |
| 2023 | Wayne & East Machias Historic Preservation Maine Preservation · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME, Representative Jared Golden ME | $3.03M $3.03M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, The Aroostook Medical Center d.b.a. Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital, ME, for facilities and equipment · ME | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME | $3.02M |
| 2023 | Building Restoration Maine Irish Heritage Center · ME | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Susan Collins ME, Senator Angus King ME, Representative Chellie Pingree ME | $3.00M $3.00M 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.