Earmark Database

Since 1991, Citizens Against Government Waste has chronicled how lawmakers have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on pork-barrel spending through the process of congressional earmarking. CAGW’s Earmark Database collects almost 30 years of work identifying wasteful spending projects and makes the information available online in one searchable database for the very first time. The earmark database is a powerful tool for lawmakers, citizens, and researchers alike.
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FY State Cost Description Status Chamber Appropriation House Senate
2003 $37,800,000 Classified Programs (Procurement – Defense Wide) NBR DEF
2003 MD $500,000 Morgan State University Center for Environmental Toxicology (Science: Department of Energy) C ENERGY
2003 TX $200,000 Rio Grande Basin (Corps of Engineers: General Investigations) NBR H ENERGY
2003 DC $250,000 Best Friends Foundation for a youth development program for DC youth NBR H FINSER
2003 UT $350,000 State of Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (Management of Lands and Resources – Bureau of Land Management) NBR S INT
2003 TX $100,000 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for Hispanic research and education (General Departmental Management – Office of the Secretary) NBR C LABHHS
2003 IL $900,000 Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey for activities related to the study of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 Al $10,000,000 University of Alabama, Birmingham, Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Institute (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 IA $800,000 Sioux City Community School District in Sioux City to continue and expand the implementation of testing software in Iowa (Fund for the improvement of education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 SD $1,000,000 Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, to acquire technology and equipment to serve 5the George McGovern Library (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 IL $250,000 Elgin Community College, Elgin, for integrated systems technology program (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 MN $200,000 Art Space Projects, Inc., Minneapolis, to expand arts education programming for youth, including technology upgrades for distance learning NBR C LABHHS
2003 WA $8,800,000 Readiness Center (Phase I), Spokane NBR MILCON
2003 FL $500,000 Traffic calming devices and pedestrian streetscape improvements, Windemere (Transportation and Community and System Pilot Preservation Program – Federal Highway Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 MI $180,000 Milan Public Transit (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 MT $3,000,000 Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun Road (Federal Lands – Federal Highway Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 AK $5,000,000 Port Knik Bridge (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR C THUD
2003 OH $600,000 Central Ohio Transit Authority – Mobility Management (Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants – Federal Transit Administration) NBR THUD
2003 MD $5,000,000 Russell Street Viaduct Replacement, Baltimore (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR S THUD
2003 TX $225,000 Cameron County for construction of a Boys and Girls Club facility in Santa Rosa (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 LA $81,000 Town of Grand Isle for construction and buildout of the Isle Multi-Use Facility (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 AL $22,500 Northwest Alabama Children's Advocacy Center in Florence for facility renovations (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 OH $225,000 Village of Hartford for wastewater and sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2003 AK $900,000 Petersburgh for waterfront improvements (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2003 AL $225,000 City of Talladega for the restoration of the Historic Antique Talladega (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2003 IA $450,000 City of Ottumwa for combined sewer overflow system improvements (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2003 CA $465,000 Fish and shellfish technologies (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education Activities: Special Research Grants) NBR AG
2003 CA $200,000 Improve biomass feedstock for production of energy and biobased projects, Albany (Agriculture Research Service: Salaries and Expenses) NBR H AG
2003 $1,000,000 Oxford (Habitat Conservation Research and Management Services – National Marine Fisheries Service) NBR S COM
2003 NJ $1,000,000 Police Athletic League of New Jersey to implement a short term residential summer camp program for youth (Safe Schools Initiative – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR S COM
2003 AL $1,500,000 Jefferson County for a county-wide Emergency Warning System (Edward Byrne Grants to States – Office of Justice Programs) NBR S COM
2003 SC $10,000,000 Bonneau Ferry (Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program – National Ocean Service) NBR S COM
2003 $1,400,000 Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems Technology (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR H DEF
2003 $3,500,000 Center for Information Assurance Security (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Air Force) NBR H DEF
2003 $3,000,000 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization/1st Bn 118th Infantry Brigade Rifle Range (Operation and Maintenance – Army National Guard) NBR S DEF
2003 $700,000 Continuity of Ops DERF – UH-1 Support, NCR (Operation and Maintenance – Air Force) NBR S DEF
2003 $1,700,000 Millimeter Wave Infrared Imaging (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 $5,600,000 SOF – Riverine Craft (Procurement – Defense Wide) NBR S DEF
2003 WA $500,000 Inland Northwest Natural Resources Research Center at Gonzaga University (Science: Department of Energy) C ENERGY
2003 TX $100,000 Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries [Main Stem] (Corps of Engineers: General Investigations) NBR H ENERGY
2003 DC $250,000 Values First, Inc. to continue to implement a values infusion program in DC public schools NBR H FINSER
2003 AK $750,000 Continuation of the public lands database in Alaska (Management of Lands and Resources – Bureau of Land Management) NBR S INT
2003 TX $150,000 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for a program to recruit minority students (General Departmental Management – Office of the Secretary) NBR C LABHHS
2003 OH $475,000 Kent State University's Liquid Crystal Institute for educational programs (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $450,000 Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 KY $30,000 Trinity Family Life Center, Louisville, for after school programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $325,000 The Breast Cancer Fund in San Francisco for the "Life-lines" project (Research, Demonstration & Evaluation – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $221,000 Pittsburgh Children's Museum to develop educational exhibits (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 WV $700,000 West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation for the Collaborative Information Technology Training Program, Fairmont (Training & Employment Services – Employment & Training Administration) NBR C LABHHS
2003 WA $7,500,000 Undersea Water Systems Dependability Center, Keyport Naval Undersea Warfare Center NBR H MILCON

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Status ABR – Above president's budget request
NBR – No budget request by president
Chamber C – Inserted in conference committee
H – Inserted in the House
S – Inserted in the Senate
HS – Inserted in the House and Senate
Appropriation AG – Agriculture
COM – Commerce
DEF – Defense
FINSER – Financial Services
FOROP – Foreign Operations
HS – Homeland Security
INT – Interior
LEG – Legislative
MILCON – Military Construction
THUD – Transportation/HUD
VAHUD – VA/HUD