Earmarks in Kentucky
Every verified earmark we have for Kentucky, largest first. House items are Community Project Funding and Senate items are Congressionally Directed Spending. Each links to its official source.
FY2027
House 10Senate 010 earmarks · $12.93M
Regional Emergency Services and Training Facility (Morgan County Fiscal Court)$3.38M
Pierce Water Transmission Main Infra- structure Improvement (Green-Taylor Water District)$3.07M
Public Safety Center Project (Todd County Fiscal Court)$2.52M
Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements (City of Cloverport)$1M
Hawesville Water System Improvements (City of Hawesville)$800K
Mercer County Fire Protection District Aer- ial Ladder Truck (Mercer County Fiscal Court)$673K
Powell County Health Services Construc- tion Project (Powell County Fiscal Court)$500K
Diesel and Automotive Tech Lab Mod- ernization (Bluegrass Community and Technical Col- lege)$375K
Burton Tank Pressure Zone Elevated Stor- age Tank (Scott County Fiscal Court)$375K
Versailles Volunteer Fire Pumper Replace- ment (City of Versailles)$250K
FY2026
House 74Senate 43113 earmarks · $691.21M
University of Louisville Center for Bioscience$70M
Aviation Support Facility (INC)$50M
Healthy Kentucky Research Building (University of Kentucky)$35M
Military Container Production Facility: Design$27M
First Responders Communication Equipment (The Center for Rural Development)$20M
Cave City Area Agriculture Exposition Center (Barren County)$20M
University of Kentucky, KY, for facilities and equipment for construction of biomedical research facility$15M
University of Kentucky, KY, for acquisition of laboratory research equipment$15M
Brownsville Water Intake Tower Improvements (Edmonson County Water District)$14M
Historic Stearns Revitalization (McCreary County Heritage Foundation)$11M
Southern and Eastern Kentucky, Section 531, KY; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers$10.05M
University of Kentucky/United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Services Forage- Animal Production Research Unit (University of Kentucky Ma$10M
Federal Inspection Service Facility (Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF))$9.6M
University of Louisville, KY, for facilities and equipment to acquire and install DNA sequencing systems and protein analysis systems$9.33M
Edmonson County Water District for Water Treatment Plant Modernization$9.26M
University of Louisville, KY, for facilities and equipment to acquire and install research computer systems and biobank equipment and software$8M
Emergency Services Railroad Overpass: Minor Construction$8M
Morehead State University Space Science Center payload operations center$7.54M
Taxiway Reconstruction (Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG))$7.5M
Capital Improvements and Maintenance at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area$7.45M
City of Albany for Water Treatment Plant Construction$7.33M
Belvedere Transformation (Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government)$7M
Owensboro and Daviess County Community Childcare Center (Owensboro Family YMCA)$6.6M
Industrial Building Construction (City of Pikeville)$6M
FEMA Federal Assistance - PDM Frankfort Riverbank Stabilization City of Frankfort$5.8M
Air Traffic Control Tower Relocation Enabling Projects (Blue Grass Airport (LEX))$5.4M
Martin County for Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation$4.8M
Riverfront Podium and Land Bridge Infrastructure (City of Covington)$4.5M
Business Commerce Building (Hickman County Industrial Development Authority)$4.05M
Harlan County water system improvements$4M
Pikeville Police Department (City of Pikeville)$3.99M
Airfield Lighting Rehabilitation (Barkley Regional Airport (PAH))$3.1M
Louisa Fire Department and Emergency Facility (City of Louisa)$3.05M
Trigg County Hospital Emergency Building$3M
Campbellsville University, KY, to support mental health care education$3M
Life Learning Center, KY, for programming, technology, and equipment for the Life Learning Center$2.7M
Cybercrime Training Facility Equipment (City of Madisonville)$2.5M
Meade County Water District System Upgrades$2.13M
University of Kentucky Graphite Manufacturing and Characterization Program (University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research)$2M
Operation UNITE Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment, and Education Inc.)$2M
Concourse A Apron Rehabilitation at CVG Airport (Kenton County Airport Board)$2M
London/Corbin Airport Terminal Renovation (LOZ) (Cities of London & Corbin)$2M
Wilkinson Farm Megasite— Industrial Park Improvements (Mercer County Fiscal Court)$2M
Northwestern Hart County Water System Improvements (Green River Valley Water District)$2M
Lewisport New Water Treatment Plant (City of Lewisport Municipal Water Works)$2M
Madisonville Community College, KY, for the purchase of aviation equipment$2M
Paducah McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency for Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades$1.75M
Vacant to Vibrant Program (Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government)$1.5M
Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion (City of Clarkson)$1.5M
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation, KY, for facilities and equipment for construction of autism treatment facility$1.5M
Barnesburg Road Bridge Construction (Somerset-Pulaski Economic Development Authority)$1.45M
Road and Utility Infrastructure Improvements (City of Versailles)$1.4M
Ohio County Healthcare Hospital Infrastructure Improvement Project (Ohio County Hospital)$1.35M
Water District 12 Water System Improvements (Estill County Fiscal Court)$1.2M
Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District for Odor Mitigation and Catch Basin Rehabilitation$1.09M
Louisville Water Company for Lead Service Line Replacement$1.09M
Livestock Marketplace Construction (Clay County Fiscal Court)$1.03M
Marion-Crittenden County Regional Airport Parallel Taxiway (GDA) (Marion-Crittenden County Airport Board)$1M
South Airfield Tunnel Rehabilitation at CVG Airport (Kenton County Airport Board)$1M
Kenway Extension for Community Safety and Mobility (City of Berea)$1M
Oak Grove Water Infrastructure Project (City of Oak Grove)$1M
Springfield Industrial Park Waterline Improvements (Springfield Water and Sewer Commission)$1M
Young Adult Shelter and Transitional Housing (Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government)$1M
St. Mary’s Church Renovation (Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government)$1M
City of Eddyville for Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction Project$1M
City of Lancaster for Sanitary Sewer Extension Project$1M
City of Madisonville for Lift Station Improvement Project$1M
Clark County for Sanitary Sewer Improvements$1M
Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District for Drainage Response Initiative$1M
Winchester Municipal Utilities for Sanitary Sewer Project$1M
Henderson Water Utility for Raw Water Intake and Pipeline Project$1M
Nicholas County for Water Improvements Project$1M
Green River National Wildlife Refuge for Visitor Center Improvement$1M
Home of the Innocents, KY, for equipment for a pediatric skilled nursing facility$1M
Louisville Metro Justice and Behavioral Health Project (Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government)$970K
FEMA Federal Assistance - PDM Kentucky Emergency Management Flood Monitoring System Kentucky Emergency Management$869K
City of Greenville for Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation$854K
Paratransit Vehicle Replacement (Transit Authority of River City)$850K
Jefferson Rising Parking Lot Project (Jefferson Community & Technical College)$850K
Jeffersontown Garage Purchase and Rehabilitation (City of Jeffersontown)$850K
Simmons College Westover Campus Expansion (Simmons College of Kentucky)$850K
City of Vine Grove for Water Line Improvements$817K
Daviess County Sheriff’s Office Community Response and Safeguard Initiative$797K
City of Adairville for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement$750K
Franklin County Fiscal Court for Wastewater Improvement Project$750K
Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation$750K
Bourbon County for Water Tank Project$750K
South Hopkins Water District for Waterline and Building Project$750K
New Haven Water Line Asbestos Removal (LaRue County Water District)$675K
City of Auburn for Water Line Replacement$656K
Barren County Sheriff’s Technology Improvements (Barren County Sheriff’s Department)$471K
Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment (Warren County Fiscal Court)$352K
Ultimate Afterschool Exploration Program (Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana)$300K
New Pumper Truck, Stamping Ground Volunteer Fire Dept. (City of Stamping Ground)$300K
Runway Reconfiguration Study (Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX))$250K
North Middletown Fire Truck Funding (City of North Middletown)$215K
Coverage keeps growing as the disclosure tables are filled in. Missing something? The full tables live at the end of each bill's committee report.