BY BILL – LABOR-HHS – FY2026
Innovation and Improvement
All 149 projects in this account, $94.58M in total, largest first. Enacted. Amounts link to the committee's official table.
Innovation and Improvement149 · $94.58M▾
Collinsville Area Vocational Center, IL, for equipment for education program expansion · IL · Sen. Duckworth$3,000,000
Hands on Children’s Museum, WA, for exhibits and equipment to improve after school programming for students · WA · Sen. Murray$3,000,000
Science Museum of Minnesota, MN, to establish regional STEM Educator Resource Centers · MN · Sens. Klobuchar, Smith$2,500,000
Central Vermont Career Center School District acting on behalf of the Vermont Association of Career and Technical Directors, VT, to expand and enhance career an · VT · Sen. Sanders$2,498,000
Brockton Public Schools, MA, for a one-to-one laptop computer initiative · MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$2,128,000
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., NY, for music education programs · NY · Sen. Schumer$2,000,000
Flagman, Inc., CT, for traffic safety education in Connecticut schools · CT · Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy$1,997,000
South Carolina Department of Education, SC, for Liberty STEAM Charter School to support the expansion of an additional grade · SC · Sen. Graham$1,752,000
Connecticut Junior Republic Association, Inc., dba CJR, CT, for school-based, after-school, and summer behavioral and mental health services and programming · CT · Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy$1,650,000
Educating for Leadership, AK, to improve student safety · AK · Sen. Murkowski$1,623,000
Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc., CT, for educational programming · CT · Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy$1,550,000
Achieve Twin Cities, MN, for college and career readiness programs · MN · Sens. Klobuchar, Smith$1,500,000
Northwest Maritime, WA, for a maritime workforce pilot program for high school students to develop workforce-ready skills and competencies · WA · Sen. Cantwell$1,500,000
NJ Tech Council, NJ, for workforce development, career readiness, and education and training in business development and entrepreneurship · NJ · Sens. Booker, Kim$1,450,000
Millinocket School Department, ME, for equipment, textbooks and educational materials for education programs · ME · Sen. King$1,448,000
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, CO, for Ute language and history preservation curriculum development and education programming · CO · Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper$1,400,000
Vision To Learn, OR, for vision care services for students in under-resourced schools, including the purchase of a mobile vision clinic and a vehicle · OR · Sens. Merkley, Wyden$1,369,000
Collaborative Support Services, HI, for early childhood education programs · HI · Sens. Hirono, Schatz$1,327,000
Aha Punana Leo, HI, for an early childhood education Hawaiian language immersion program · HI · Sens. Hirono, Schatz$1,252,000
Central Michigan University, MI, for distance education technology and in-person instruction related to health career education · MI · Sen. Peters$1,226,000
Ballet After Dark Inc., MD, for a comprehensive program for girls and young women focused on wellness, health education, mentorship, and leadership training · MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$1,071,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, HI, for college and career readiness programs · HI · Sen. Schatz$1,000,000
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, MD, for STEM education · MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$1,000,000
Corning Museum of Glass, NY, for STEAM education programs, including bus rental for transportation · NY · Sens. Gillibrand, Schumer$1,000,000
Connecticut Historical Society DBA Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, CT, for a civics education program · CT · Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy$1,000,000
Hawaii Department of Education, HI, for an educator workforce development initiative, including student stipends · HI · Sen. Schatz$1,000,000
The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc., NY, to improve academic achievement through arts-based education programming · NY · Sen. Schumer$1,000,000
Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island, HI, to expand afterschool, academic support, substance abuse prevention, and nutrition programs · HI · Sen. Hirono$990,000
Communities In Schools of Washington State, WA, to improve student wellness · WA · Sen. Murray$925,000
Adams Presidential Center and Foundation, MA, for civics education · MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$900,000
Employ Milwaukee, WI, for career exploration and youth development programs, including youth stipends · WI · Sen. Baldwin$900,000
Hispanic Federation Inc., NY, to expand mentoring and training programs, which may include subgrants to existing and new partner institutions of higher educatio · NY · Sens. Gillibrand, Schumer$900,000
Pablo Center at the Confluence, WI, for STEAM education and workforce readiness programs · WI · Sen. Baldwin$900,000
Virginia Commemorations, Inc., VA, for education programs related to America’s founding in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary · VA · Sens. Kaine, Warner$900,000
Junior Achievement of Georgia, Inc., GA, for workforce development and financial literacy education programs for middle school students · GA · Sen. Ossoff$859,000
Ceeds of Peace, HI, to expand the community school model at Hawaii public schools · HI · Sen. Hirono$836,000
Living Classrooms Foundation, MD, for music education, including by acquiring and equipping a mobile music lab bus · MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$810,000
Delta Health Alliance, MS, to improve education outcomes · MS · Sens. Hyde-Smith, Wicker$800,000
Fund for the City of New York, NY, for educational programming at Floyd Bennett Field · NY · Sen. Schumer$800,000
The Possible Zone, MA, for dual enrollment, career pathways, out-of-school time, and social emotional learning programs · MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$800,000
University of New Mexico, NM, for language instruction and preservation in rural communities · NM · Rep. Luján$798,000
City Year Providence, RI, for tutoring and mentoring programs · RI · Sen. Reed$790,000
New Mexico State University, NM, for K–12 AI curriculum development and professional development programs · NM · Sen. Heinrich; Rep. Luján$762,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., NY, for arts education programming · NY · Sen. Schumer$750,000
Kent Intermediate School District, MI, for career and technical education · MI · Sen. Peters$750,000
Washington County Public Schools, VA, for equipment and installation of accessible playgrounds at Greendale Elementary and Abingdon Elementary Schools · VA · Sens. Kaine, Warner$750,000
College Visions, RI, for college access programming, including student stipends · RI · Sens. Reed, Whitehouse$723,000
DePaul University, IL, for a civic learning initiative · IL · Sen. Durbin$720,000
City Year, Inc., NH, for New Hampshire’s 7–Year Promise program · NH · Sen. Shaheen$700,000
City of Newark, NJ, for a literacy initiative · Newark, NJ · Sens. Booker, Kim$700,000
Forrest County Agricultural High School, MS, for the purchase of equipment, technology, and supplies · MS · Sen. Hyde-Smith$700,000
University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV, for Holocaust and Genocide studies education programs in Nevada · NV · Sens. Cortez Masto, Rosen$700,000
Learning Undefeated, Inc., MD, for a mobile STEM workforce development program for secondary and postsecondary students · MD · Sen. Van Hollen$675,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick, RI, for out-of-school-time youth programming · RI · Sens. Reed, Whitehouse$640,000
Joe’s Movement Emporium, MD, for after-school and in-school programs to enhance academic success through arts-based learning at William Beanes Elementary School · MD · Sen. Alsobrooks$610,000
Capital District Jewish Holocaust Memorial, Inc., NY, for mobile educational programming on the Holocaust · NY · Sen. Gillibrand$600,000
Round Valley School District, AZ, to acquire laptop computers · AZ · Sens. Gallego, Kelly$600,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New York—CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation, Inc., NY, to develop the Public Service Training Corps · NY · Sen. Schumer$600,000
Liberty Science Center, NJ, for environmental education programming, which may include the acquisition of a vehicle and up to two portable planetariums · NJ · Sen. Booker$559,000
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, NJ, for equipment and technology for arts education · NJ · Sen. Booker$552,000
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Inc., NY, for out-of-school on-site arts education experiences and arts educational programming · NY · Sen. Schumer$534,000
Pierce County, WA, to improve early childhood school readiness and education outcomes · Pierce County, WA · Sen. Murray$525,000
Operation Shoestring, MS, for an out of school time program · MS · Sen. Hyde-Smith$515,000
Boys & Girls Club Of Hawaii, HI, for a digital literacy initiative, including Artificial Intelligence · HI · Sens. Hirono, Schatz$505,000
Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and Passaic, NJ, for trauma-informed, wrap around support services and out-of-school time programming · NJ · Sen. Kim$500,000
Children’s Foundation of Mississippi, MS, for a project to improve education outcomes · MS · Sen. Hyde-Smith$500,000
Girls on the Run International, MN, to increase access to youth development programming in underserved communities · MN · Sens. Klobuchar, Smith$500,000
Future Focused Education, NM, for youth mental health support, including internships and student stipends · NM · Sen. Heinrich$500,000
Families and Schools Together (FAST), WI, for after school family engagement programs in Wisconsin · WI · Sen. Baldwin$500,000
Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, AK, for a teacher apprenticeship and mentoring program, including instructor stipends · AK · Sen. Murkowski$500,000
Hudson River Museum of Westchester, NY, for equipment for STEM education programs · NY · Sens. Gillibrand, Schumer$500,000
Hispano Roundtable of New Mexico, NM, for STEAM education · NM · Sen. Heinrich; Rep. Luján$500,000
Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), MD, to improve early childhood education programs, including through a new statewide enrollment system · MD · Sen. Alsobrooks$500,000
North Slope Borough School District, AK, for Inupiaq curriculum and instruction · AK · Sen. Murkowski$500,000
National Youth Science Academy, WV, for the purchase of equipment and technology · WV · Sens. Capito, Justice$500,000
Mississippi School of the Arts, MS, for a college and career readiness program, including tuition assistance, and the purchase of equipment and supplies · MS · Sen. Hyde-Smith$500,000
The Narragansett Indian Tribe, RI, for out-of-school-time programming · RI · Sens. Reed, Whitehouse$500,000
Teaching Matters, Inc., NJ, for professional development and support · NJ · Sens. Booker, Kim$500,000
Tacoma School District No 10 DBA Tacoma Public Schools, WA, for a maritime skills program for secondary students · WA · Sen. Murray$500,000
Youth Guidance, IL, for mentoring programs in Chicago Public Schools · IL · Sen. Durbin$500,000
New Mexico State University, NM, for professional development · NM · Sen. Heinrich$480,000
Rhode Island Marine Trade Association, RI, for workforce training for high school students · RI · Sen. Whitehouse$480,000
Doc Wayne Youth Services Inc., MA, for youth development and mental health services · MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$450,000
Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School, RI, for music education · RI · Sen. Reed$450,000
Accokeek Foundation, Inc., MD, for an environmental education program, including curriculum development, teacher training, classroom support, and field trips fo · MD · Sen. Van Hollen$425,000
Consortium for Hawaii Ecological Engineering Education, dba Malama Aina Foundation, HI, for education programs of the Kahikina Learning Center · HI · Sen. Hirono$417,000
African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA, to expand education programs for students, including exhibit development · PA · Sen. Fetterman$415,000
Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc., CT, for educational exhibit on ocean exploration · CT · Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy$407,000
Best Buddies International, Inc., MA, to establish and deliver community-based inclusion services · MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$400,000
Concilio de Organizaciones Hispanas—Concilio, PA, for youth development and violence prevention programs · PA · Sen. Fetterman$390,000
James City County, VA, to expand education and library services, including the purchase of a vehicle for use as a bookmobile · James City County, VA · Sens. Kaine, Warner$375,000
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Inc., MA, for an arts education program · MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$375,000
Purple Maia Foundation, HI, for an early college program · HI · Sen. Hirono$360,000
KAMP Hawaii, HI, for education and mentoring programs, including the purchase of a vehicle · HI · Sen. Schatz$350,000
New Hampshire School Principals Foundation, NH, for a workforce development school leadership initiative · NH · Sen. Shaheen$342,000
Learning Point Alaska, AK, for a tutoring program · AK · Sen. Murkowski$339,000
Dual Language Education of New Mexico, NM, for professional development programs related to literacy and math education · NM · Sen. Heinrich$321,000
Milwaukee Jewish Federation, WI, for education on and prevention of antisemitism · WI · Sen. Baldwin$312,000
DC Regional Early Learning Center, MD, for early childhood education · MD · Sen. Alsobrooks$305,000
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK, to improve student safety · AK · Sen. Murkowski$300,000
Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program, WA, for a summer reading program · WA · Sen. Murray$300,000
United Way of Kenosha County, WI, for literacy programs · United Way of Kenosha County, WI · Sen. Baldwin$278,000
Shiawassee Regional Education Service District, MI, for equipment for career and technical education · MI · Sen. Peters$267,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts, MA, for academic assistance, college access support, and vocational training · MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$250,000
BMORE Community Theatre, MD, for a summer arts education program · MD · Sen. Van Hollen$250,000
Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School, MD, for an outdoor education program · MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$250,000
Farm Fresh Rhode Island, RI, for farm to school programming · RI · Sen. Whitehouse$250,000
Explora, NM, for STEAM education and career awareness, including student stipends · NM · Sen. Heinrich; Rep. Luján$250,000
Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc., MA, for the Accelerated Workforce program for early childhood education · MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$250,000
New Mexico State University, NM, to improve bilingual education · NM · Sen. Heinrich$250,000
PATCH—People Attentive to Children, HI, to improve school readiness through the expansion of a credentialing program for early childhood practitioners, includin · HI · Sen. Hirono$250,000
Roaring Fork School District, CO, to expand school-based mental health programs · CO · Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper$250,000
Three Rivers Education Foundation, NM, for an early childhood literacy initiative · NM · Sen. Heinrich$250,000
Team Long Run, ME, for a literacy program · ME · Sen. Collins$250,000
Launching Educational Assistance Program Forward Inc. LEAP Forward Inc., MD, for STEM education · MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$241,000
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), CA, for STEM education programming · CA · Sen. Padilla$236,000
Melwood Community Services, Inc., MD, for an afterschool program · MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$235,000
SAU #2, NH, for expenses of an Executive Director to develop a proposal for the creation of a regional school in the Lakes Region for children with intensive le · NH · Sen. Shaheen$225,000
SciTech2U Inc., MD, for science education programs · MD · Sen. Van Hollen$214,000
Baltimore SquashWise, MD, for youth development programs · MD · Sen. Van Hollen$200,000
Alaska Council of School Administrators, AK, for teacher professional development · AK · Sen. Murkowski$200,000
Boys to Men Mentoring Network of Virginia, Inc., VA, to expand mentoring programs · VA · Sens. Kaine, Warner$200,000
Project SYNCERE, IL, for equipment for STEM education programs · IL · Sen. Duckworth$200,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lanier, Inc., GA, to improve access to youth programs, which may include the purchase of two vehicles · GA · Sen. Ossoff$190,000
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, PA, to develop data infrastructure among community schools in the Greater Lehigh Valley · PA · Sen. Fetterman$190,000
Reach for the Top Therapy Services, NH, to expand speech language and communication services · NH · Sen. Shaheen$181,000
The National Aquarium, MD, for an environmental education program, including conservation themed youth programming and community service · MD · Sen. Alsobrooks$172,000
Bayonne School District, NJ, for high-impact tutoring programs · NJ · Sen. Kim$160,000
New Urban Arts, RI, for education and curriculum development, including student stipends · RI · Sen. Reed$150,000
The Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, MD, for arts education · MD · Sen. Alsobrooks$150,000
Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Inc., CT, for youth arts journalism initiative · CT · Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy$135,000
RI Department of State, RI, for civics education programming · RI · Sens. Reed, Whitehouse$130,000
Domestic Violence Crisis Center, CT, for youth violence prevention education program · CT · Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy$124,000
Lanai High and Elementary School Foundation, HI, to develop the community school model at Lanai High and Elementary School · HI · Sen. Hirono$120,000
St. Ann’s Warehouse, Inc., NY, for arts education programming · NY · Sen. Schumer$115,000
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, AK, for teacher professional development · AK · Sen. Murkowski$111,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island, RI, for youth mentoring · RI · Sens. Reed, Whitehouse$100,000
Asian Americans for Equality, Inc., NY, for college readiness and youth development programming · NY · Sens. Gillibrand, Schumer$100,000
Center for an Agricultural Economy, VT, for educational and curricula purposes of a farm-to-school nutrition program · VT · Sen. Welch$100,000
Citizens Campaign Fund for the Environment, NY, for science education and environmental stewardship programs · NY · Sen. Schumer$100,000
The Learning Lamp, Inc., PA, to improve early childhood education programs · PA · Sens. Fetterman, McCormick$100,000
Wagner Free Institute of Science, PA, for science and arts education programs · PA · Sen. Fetterman$100,000
Prevention and Response Columbia County, WI, for mental health and substance use prevention programs · WI · Sen. Baldwin$97,000
YMCA of Greater Nashua, NH, for summer learning programming through the Power Scholars Academy · NH · Sen. Shaheen$95,000
Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts Inc., NJ, for music education · NJ · Sen. Booker$90,000
Montclair Film Festival Inc., NJ, for film education programs · NJ · Sen. Booker$80,000
Alaska Resource Education, AK, for a STEM and natural resources education program · AK · Sen. Murkowski$50,000
Tri County Area Schools, MI, to acquire and install playground equipment for an early childhood education center · MI · Sen. Peters$50,000
Bright Lights Book Project, AK, for a literacy program · AK · Sen. Murkowski$30,000