Congressional earmarks in WI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 276 provisions worth $549.55M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Tammy Baldwin Sen. WI · $488.68M · 210
- Mark Pocan Rep. WI · $72.96M · 36
- Gwen Moore Rep. WI · $45.76M · 40
- Ron Kind Rep. WI · $28.14M · 17
- Derrick Van Orden Rep. WI · $26.68M · 13
- Scott Fitzgerald Rep. WI · $4.96M · 3
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $119.32M · 42
- Department of Defense $111.83M · 6
- Department of Housing and Urban Development $87.68M · 70
- Department of Health and Human Services $55.61M · 45
- Environmental Protection Agency $52.16M · 29
- Department of Transportation $50.73M · 14
- Department of Justice $17.61M · 16
- Department of Labor $14.82M · 6
Largest provisions (the 100 largest of 276)
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Plant Germplasm Research Facility University of Wisconsin, Madison · WI | Department of Agriculture · Buildings and Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $39.70M $39.70M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Transient Training Enlisted Barracks · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army Reserve | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $38.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Transient Training Officer Barracks · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army Reserve | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $31.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Transient Training Enlisted Barracks · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Army Reserve | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $29.20M $29.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Chippewa Valley Corridor Reconstruction WI · WI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $10.00M |
| 2023 | Blatnik Bridge · WI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $7.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Indoor Small Arms Range: Unspecified Minor Construction General Mitchell International Airport · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air National Guard | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $7.10M |
| 2022 | City of Platteville Fire Station City of Platteville · WI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Ron Kind WI | $7.00M $7.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Marshfield Agricultural Research Station Dairy Facilities University of Wisconsin-Madison · WI | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $6.00M |
| 2023 | Public Safety Radio System Upgrade Milwaukee Police Department · WI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $6.00M $6.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Viroqua Fire Station City of Viroqua · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.25M |
| 2023 | Milwaukee County Rehabilitation of Foreclosures Milwaukee County · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County (MHLC) Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute Revitalization Center Waadookodaading Ojibwe Language Institute · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2022 | Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee (KRM) Regional Rail Corridor City of Racine · WI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | WI Department of Workforce Development, WI, for early childhood educator workforce development · WI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Brown County South Bridge Regional Connector Project · WI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB)—Airport Improvements Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) · WI | Department of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Woodman's Community Center City of Janesville · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M $5.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Expansion Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2022 | College Student Housing Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College · WI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce- Latino Economic Gateway Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce · WI | Small Business Administration · Small Business Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $5.00M |
| 2023 | Prairie du Chien Public Safety Center City of Prairie du Chien · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Ron Kind WI | $4.95M |
| 2024 | Fox Valley Workforce Development Board, WI, for workforce development activities · WI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.67M |
| 2024 | Richland Hospital, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.64M |
| 2023 | St. Croix Valley Food Bank St. Croix Valley Food Bank · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.32M |
| 2024 | POL Pipeline: Unspecified Minor Construction General Mitchell International Airport · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air National Guard | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.25M |
| 2024 | City of Waukesha Water Utility for Water Supply Program and Monitoring Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Scott Fitzgerald WI | $4.03M |
| 2023 | Reconstruction of Silver Spring Drive from 27th Street to the Milwaukee River · WI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $4.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Housing Opportunity and Mobile Education (HOMES) Project Impact Seven · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.00M |
| 2022 | Hospital Replacement Facility Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · WI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Salvation Army of Dane County Shelter Facility The Salvation Army of Dane County · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $4.00M $4.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Public Safety Radio System Door County · WI | Department of Justice · COPS Tech | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.90M |
| 2023 | Cleaner Buses Initiative Milwaukee County Department of Transportation · WI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $3.85M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Watertown—Cole Memorial Bridge Replacement WI · WI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.80M |
| 2022 | City of La Crosse for Water System Improvements to Mitigate PFAS Impacts · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.73M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Recycling Infrastructure for Central Wisconsin Portage County Solid Waste · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $3.70M |
| 2023 | City of Milwaukee for water system improvements ($2,161,860) and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) for wastewater and stormwater improvements ($1,291,112) · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $3.45M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Door County Granary Sturgeon Bay Historical Society · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.30M $3.30M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Village of Rothschild for Chloride Treatment Facility Addition · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.30M |
| 2024 | City of Elkhorn for Safe Drinking Water · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.30M |
| 2023 | City of Sun Prairie for a Water Pollution Control Facility Solar Radiation Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $3.20M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Department of Health Services , WI, for 988 implementation and suicide prevention, including equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.14M $3.14M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Kenosha Solar Panels City of Kenosha · WI | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Sokaogon Chippewa Health Clinic, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Food Pantry Expansion The River Food Pantry, Inc. · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Mark Pocan WI | $3.00M |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District for Sewer Rehabilitation Program · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Clean Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $3.00M |
| 2022 | UW Health, WI, to increase care coordination to improve health outcomes · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Administration for Children and Families (ACF) | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.00M $2.85M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Meta House, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $3.00M |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Health Services, Inc., Milwaukee, WI for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $2.98M $2.97M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Southwest Wisconsin Regional Childcare Southwest Health · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.58M |
| 2022 | Milwaukee County, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.54M $2.54M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Richland Center Water, Sewer, and Road Infrastructure Expansion City of Richland Center · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $2.50M |
| 2024 | Center for Black Excellence & Culture in Madison The Center for Black Excellence · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.50M |
| 2023 | Ten Mile Park Village of Brown Deer Village of Brown Deer · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $2.50M $2.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Concordia 27 Consortium Initiative Near West Side Partners · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $2.35M $2.35M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Replace Aircraft Maintenance Hangar/Shops: Planning and Design · WI | Department of Defense · Military Construction, Air NG | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.28M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Laona Rescue Building for Shared Towns 911 Ambulance Service Laona Rescue Unit · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.09M |
| 2024 | Dairyland Power Cooperative Prentice Electric Vehicle Charger with Solar and Battery Storage Dairyland Power Cooperative · WI | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.03M |
| 2023 | Grant County Public Safety Communications System Upgrade Grant County, WI · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Representative Ron Kind WI | $2.03M |
| 2024 | Marathon County Government, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | La Clinica De Los Campesinos, dba Family Health La Clinica, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Town of Campbell for Water Utility Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Employ Milwaukee, WI, for employment and job training services · WI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration (ETA) | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Latino Academy of Workforce Development, WI, for commercial driver's license workforce training · WI | Department of Labor · Employment and Training Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Milwaukee County, WI, for substance use disorder treatment and services · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Development and Support of Affordable Housing Projects Milwaukee County · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Milwaukee County Transit Bus Replacement Milwaukee County · WI | Department of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Memorial Medical Center, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | City of Eau Claire for Water Treatment Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants—Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Representative Derrick Van Orden WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | UW Madison, WI, to establish a regional center to combat the opioid and fentanyl crisis and increase access to treatment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2024 | Urban Ecology Center Expansion in Washington Park Urban Ecology Center · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $2.00M |
| 2022 | City of Racine, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Sheboygan Water Utility for Drinking Water Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Hayward Memorial Hospital, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $2.00M |
| 2022 | Men's Homeless Shelter City of Madison · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Mark Pocan WI | $2.00M $2.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Wisconsin River Recreational Bridge – Dane and Sauk County, WI · WI | Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | Representative Mark Pocan WI | $2.00M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Viola Economic Recovery Implementation Village of Viola · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Ron Kind WI | $1.75M $1.75M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Flood Resiliency Village of Ontario · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Ron Kind WI | $1.69M $1.69M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Peshtigo for Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.67M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Park Falls for Water and Sewer Aging Infrastructure Improvements · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.67M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Rib Mountain Sanitary District for Drinking Water Plant and PFAS Mitigation · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.67M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Wausau for Drinking Water PFAS Response Project · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.67M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Eau Claire Waterworks for Drinking Water Infrastructure · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.67M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Lake Park Bluff Mitigation Project Village of Mount Pleasant · WI | Department of Homeland Security · Pre-Disaster Mitigation | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.67M $1.67M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Town of Campbell for PFAS Remediation in Drinking Water Wells · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.67M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Marquette University, WI, for the purchase of equipment for a simulation center Marquette University, WI, for the purchase of equipment for a simulation center · WI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.61M |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Public Schools, WI, for the Success Center and support of social and emotional learning and mental health services Milwaukee Public Schools, WI, for the Success Center and support of social and emotional learning and mental health services · WI | Department of Education · Innovation and Improvement | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.60M |
| 2024 | Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.60M |
| 2024 | Infrastructure for Residential Development Village of Wausaukee · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.60M |
| 2022 | City of Rhinelander for Drinking Water Quality Infrastructure Improvements · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Drinking Water SRF | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | City of River Falls for West Central Wisconsin Biosolids Facility Improvements · WI | Environmental Protection Agency · State and Tribal Assistance Grants - Clean Water SRF | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI, Representative Ron Kind WI | $1.60M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Neenah, Inc, WI, for facilities and equipment · WI | Department of Health and Human Services · Health Resources and Services Administration | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.50M |
| 2024 | Higher Education Regional Alliance—Greater Milwaukee Committee, WI, for microcredentials project Higher Education Regional Alliance – Greater Milwaukee Committee, WI, for microcredentials project · WI | Department of Education · Higher Education | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Step UP! Learning & Innovation Center WRTP BIG STEP · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | City of Madison Truax Apartment Solar Project City of Madison · WI | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.50M $0 obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Ron Kind WI | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Public Schools Success Center Milwaukee Public Schools · WI | Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | Representative Gwendolynne Moore WI | $1.47M |
| 2023 | College of Menominee Nation Neopit Partnership Site College of Menominee Nation · WI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.43M |
| 2024 | Village of Viola Solar PV System and Battery Storage Village of Viola · WI | Department of Energy · Energy Projects | Senator Tammy Baldwin WI | $1.41M |
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.