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 $1,850,000 International Contributions for Scientific Educational and Cultural Activities (International Organizations and Programs) C FOROP
2003 NC $150,000 Cradle of Forestry, exhibits (Capital Improvement and Maintenance – United States Department of Agriculture) NBR H INT
2003 CO $900,000 University of Southern Colorado Technology for Teaching and Learning (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 SD $700,000 University of South Dakota to continue work of the Consortium on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Center for Substance Abuse Prevention – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) NBR C LABHHS
2003 AK $50,000 City of Anatuvik Pass Museum for exhibits (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 FL $700,000 School District of Palm Beach County for a family literacy project including a bilingual education, counseling services and distance education (Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 VA $200,000 City of Staunton for the expansion of cultural, historical, and arts education programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 MA $225,000 Community Health Center of Franklin County, Turner Falls (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 WV $11,000,000 Marshall University (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 AL $1,950,000 Cafeteria Addition, Redstone Arsenal NBR H MILCON
2003 LA $500,000 Kansas Lane Connector Road alignment project, Monroe (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR C THUD
2003 MA $48,000 Essex County, City of Peabody, buses (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 TN $500,000 Beale Street Landing/Docking Facility, Memphis (Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities – Federal Highway Administration) NBR S THUD
2003 CA $1,500,000 Ranchero Road/Cajon Line Grade Separation (National Corridor Planning and Development Program – Federal Highway Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 MA $400,000 Transportation Services of Northern Berkshire, Inc. (Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants – Federal Transit Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 SD $650,000 Aberdeen SD to Genesee ND Rail Repair (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR S THUD
2003 OH $405,000 University of Cincinnati for renovation of the Medical Sciences Building in Cincinnati (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 FL $360,000 Refuge House in Tallahassee for construction of a battered women's shelter (Economic Development Initiative) NBR H VAHUD
2003 WV $2,250,000 Hubble Telescope Project at Marshall University, Bridgeport (NASA) NBR VAHUD
2003 LA $450,000 Military Department of Louisiana for wastewater infrastructure improvements for the Gillis W. Long Center (State and Tribal Assistance Grants – EPA) NBR H VAHUD
2003 SD $2,700,000 Wakpa Sika Historical Society in Fort Pierre for the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Center (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2003 WI $225,000 City of Eau Claire for downtown revitalization (Economic Development Initiative) NBR S VAHUD
2003 $670,000 STEEP water quality in Pacific Northwest (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education Activities: Special Research Grants) NBR AG
2003 OH $640,000 Phytoremediation plant research (Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Research and Education Activities: Federal Administration) NBR AG
2003 WI $500,000 Madison to create a consolidated 911 Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System (Technology Program – Community Oriented Policing Services) NBR C COM
2003 IA $2,200,000 Sioux City Regional Methamphetamine Training Center (Methamphetamine Enforcement and Cleanup – Drug Enforcement Agency) NBR S COM
2003 $1,000,000 Herbert Hoover infrastructure repairs [Educational Outreach] (OMAO Fleet Replacement – National Ocean Service) NBR C COM
2003 $2,750,000 DARE Program to retain all DARE officers nationwide and produce DARE workbooks (Edward Byrne Grants to States – Office of Justice Programs) NBR S COM
2003 $4,550,000 Battlefield Ordnance Awareness (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Army) NBR DEF
2003 $6,400,000 Optimizing Electronics for Advanced Controlled Environmental Systems [ACES] (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Defense Wide) NBR H DEF
2003 $2,800,000 OSD – Command Information Superior Architectures (Operation and Maintenance – Defense Wide) NBR C DEF
2003 $1,800,000 Naval Aviation Network Centric Warfare Analysis, Modeling, Simulation and Stimulation (Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 $3,400,000 Post-Polio Syndrome (Defense Health Program) NBR H DEF
2003 $3,000,000 AN/APR-39B (V) 2 Passive Threat Warning Systems for CH-53 helicopters (Aircraft Procurement – Navy) NBR H DEF
2003 MN $2,000,000 Green Institute for combined heat and power from biomass (Renewable Energy Resources: Department of Energy) C ENERGY
2003 CA $1,000,000 Farmington Groundwater Recharge Demo Program (Corps of Engineers: Construction General) NBR H ENERGY
2003 $300,000 International Civil Aviation Organization's Aviation Programs (International Organizations and Programs) C FOROP
2003 TN $300,000 Cherokee National Forest, Prince Gap (Capital Improvement and Maintenance – United States Department of Agriculture) NBR H INT
2003 FL $1,500,000 University of South Florida, Tampa for a "Globalization Research Network" (Fund for the improvement of Postsecondary Education – Dept. of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $150,000 Dubois Educational Foundation, Dubois, for computers and computer wiring, equipment (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $250,000 Downtown Chambersburg (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 IL $250,000 Lawrence Hall Youth Services (LHYS) for mental health and related services, Chicago (Center for Mental Health Services – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) NBR C LABHHS
2003 NV $500,000 Clark County School District, Las Vegas, to expand after school programs (Fund for the Improvement of Education – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 PA $150,000 West Chester University, West Chester for technological infrastructure improvements (Institute of Museum and Library Services – Department of Education) NBR C LABHHS
2003 WV $250,000 Marshall University Mid-Ohio Valley Center, Point Pleasant (Health Resources & Services Administration – Health & Human Services) NBR C LABHHS
2003 CA $6,700,000 C-17 Facilities, March Air Force Base NBR H MILCON
2003 NC $500,000 Kannapolis Parkway & I-85 Interchange (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR C THUD
2003 MA $140,000 Essex County, City of Lynn, buses and senior citizen vans (Bus and Bus Facilities – Federal Transit Administration) NBR H THUD
2003 OH $3,000,000 Cuyahoga Scenic Rail Line (Canton-Akron-Cleveland Commuter Rail Project (Surface Transportation Projects – Secretary of Transportation) NBR H THUD
2003 SC $1,000,000 Railroad Avenue Extension, Berkeley County (National Corridor Planning and Development Program – Federal Highway Administration) NBR H THUD

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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