Earmarks in South Dakota

Every verified earmark we have for South Dakota, largest first. House items are Community Project Funding and Senate items are Congressionally Directed Spending. Each links to its official source.

FY2026

House 0Senate 3434 earmarks · $224.13M
Douglas Elementary School, Douglas School District 51-1$42M
SenateSen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)source ↗
Sioux Falls Regional Airport concourse expansion$30M
SenateSioux Falls · Sens. Mike Rounds and John Thune (R-SD)source ↗
SD44 bridge replacement and improvement$25M
SenateSens. Mike Rounds and John Thune (R-SD)source ↗
Water Investment in Northern South Dakota$20.3M
SenateSen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)source ↗
Rapid City Regional Airport airline concourse project$20M
SenateRapid City · Sens. Mike Rounds and John Thune (R-SD)source ↗
Avera Health, SD, for facilities and equipment to support the acquisition and installation of fixed PET/CT scanner and linear accelerators$10.18M
SenateSen. RoundsLabor-HHSsource ↗
Oglala Sioux Tribe for Sanitation Facilities Construction Project$8.92M
Oglala Sioux Tribe sanitation facilities$8.9M
SenateSen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)source ↗
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe sanitation facilities$6.6M
SenateSen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)source ↗
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Sanitation Facilities Construction Project$6.59M
Two Munitions Storage Igloos: Minor Construction$5.4M
SenateEllsworth Air Force Base · Sen. RoundsMilCon-VAsource ↗
Weapons Generation Facility Dormitory: Design$4.8M
SenateEllsworth Air Force Base · Sen. RoundsMilCon-VAsource ↗
Box Elder Regional Transportation Improvement Project (SD)$4M
SenateSen. RoundsT-HUDsource ↗
Munitions Storage Igloos: Design$4M
SenateEllsworth Air Force Base · Sen. RoundsMilCon-VAsource ↗
Pennington County Sheriff's Office jail technology upgrades$3.92M
SenateRapid City · Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)source ↗
Communications Center: Design$3.5M
SenateEllsworth Air Force Base · Sen. RoundsMilCon-VAsource ↗
Crow Creek Housing Development (Crow Creek Housing Authority)$3M
SenateSen. RoundsT-HUDsource ↗
South Dakota State University—College of Nursing, SD, for the purchase of equipment and supplies$2.95M
SenateSen. RoundsLabor-HHSsource ↗
Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home, SD, for facilities and equipment for new hospital construction that will support emergency services, primary care, swing$2.55M
SenateSen. RoundsLabor-HHSsource ↗
South Dakota State University Cottonwood Field Station renovation and expansion$2M
SenateSen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)source ↗
Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains Inc., SD, to upgrade and expand early learning centers$2M
SenateSen. RoundsLabor-HHSsource ↗
Aircraft Maintenance Hangar: Design$1.7M
SenateJoe Foss Field · Sen. RoundsMilCon-VAsource ↗
Coteau des Prairies Hospital, SD, for facilities and equipment for replacement and installation of boilers and pump systems$1.1M
SenateSen. RoundsLabor-HHSsource ↗
Women’s Rehabilitation Facility (Magdalene Dakota)$829K
SenateSen. RoundsT-HUDsource ↗
South Dakota State University, SD, for curriculum development, including the purchase of technology$750K
SenateSen. RoundsLabor-HHSsource ↗
Sallyport at Pierre Federal Building (General Services Administration)$750K
SenateSen. RoundsFSGGsource ↗
Coteau des Prairies Hospital, SD, for facilities and equipment for replacement and installation of chiller system$683K
SenateSen. RoundsLabor-HHSsource ↗
Child Exploitation Investigation Support Project (South Dakota Attorney General’s Office)$675K
SenateState-wide · Sen. RoundsCJSsource ↗
South Dakota State University Transient Animal Research Support Facility$500K
SenateSen. RoundsAgriculture-FDAsource ↗
An Operational System for Monitoring and Forecasting Air Quality from Wildfires (South Dakota State University)$343K
SenateBrookings · Sen. RoundsCJSsource ↗
BIA Route 6 at Cherry Creek, SD; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers$50K
SenateSen. RoundsEnergy-Watersource ↗
Big Sioux Ecosystem Restoration & Cultural Resources, SD; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers$50K
SenateSen. RoundsEnergy-Watersource ↗
Little Bend and Counselor Creek Restoration & Resiliency, SD; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers$50K
SenateSen. RoundsEnergy-Watersource ↗
West Bend and Vicinity Restoration & Resiliency, SD; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers$50K
SenateSen. RoundsEnergy-Watersource ↗

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