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News: Members of Congress Accepting Earmark Applications Now

Every Congressional Office will have a slightly different set of deadlines, often a week or two before the Appropriations Committee deadlines. The Cincinnati Business Courier reports on March 7, 2023 that Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) is now receiving requests through his Congressional Website. The deadlines for requests is 5pm EST on Friday, March 17, 2023.… Continue reading News: Members of Congress Accepting Earmark Applications Now

News: Senate Offices Now Accepting Applications for Earmarks

Community College Daily reports: The deadline to submit requests differs from office to office but is generally sometime between March 3 and March 17. The deadline for a specific office can be found on the senator’s official Senate website (the URL will contain senate.gov). Not all senators will be accepting CDS requests, and submitting a… Continue reading News: Senate Offices Now Accepting Applications for Earmarks

News: Earmark Example: Emergency Center Upgrades

Rhode Island NBC Affiliate WJAR reports on an earmark to upgrade the state’s emergency management center: CRANSTON. R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island’s Emergency Management Agency is receiving more than $1 million in state and federal funds to improve the state’s emergency management headquarters. Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed presented the agency with a check for $525,000… Continue reading News: Earmark Example: Emergency Center Upgrades

News: Pasadena City College Receives $500,000 Earmark

From Pasadena Now: Pasadena City College announced Tuesday it will expand services for students who are also parents after receiving a $500,000 award from Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) and the U.S. Department of Education. PCC’s Family Resource Center was named as the beneficiary of a Community Project Funding Grant in the omnibus spending bill signed into law by President… Continue reading News: Pasadena City College Receives $500,000 Earmark

News: Preview of Changes to House Earmark Process

Politico reports on changes coming to House Earmarks: The chamber’s new majority plans to limit the types of projects that are eligible for guaranteed cash. For instance, they would prevent lawmakers from locking in funding for items like city parks and county museums — things that might brandish a member’s name. Lawmakers would still be… Continue reading News: Preview of Changes to House Earmark Process

News: Senate Earmark Split May Not Be 50-50

Roll Call reports: Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick J. Leahy may no longer be planning to set aside half of earmarked funds for Republicans, a commitment he made months ago that his Republican counterpart expected as part of the upcoming appropriations process. “We just want to start having the bills and we’ll work it all out,” Leahy said… Continue reading News: Senate Earmark Split May Not Be 50-50

News: Community Colleges Stand to Benefit from New Earmark Rules

Inside Higher Ed reports: Traditionally, earmark requests were dominated by universities, but as the number of requests grew prior to the ban, community colleges also began to receive funding for projects on their campuses that couldn’t be supported by other programs, according to David Baime, senior vice president for government relations and policy analysis at… Continue reading News: Community Colleges Stand to Benefit from New Earmark Rules

News: Senate Committee Announces Deadlines

The Senate Appropriations Committee posted their deadlines and guidelines for submission on May 12, 2021: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies June 17, 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies June 18, 2021 Defense (not accepting earmark requests) July 9, 2021(not acceptingearmarkrequests) Energy and Water Development June 16, 2021(earliest datefor earmarkrequests) Financial… Continue reading News: Senate Committee Announces Deadlines

News: Big Cities Are Set to Dominate the Earmark Process – Get the Tools to Compete Now

Axios reports: American cities are hiring some big K Street names as Congress passes and readies more legislation with huge implications for Main Street. Why it matters: With infrastructure legislation potentially authorizing trillions in new spending — and a return of earmarks offering the prospect of targeted federal spending projects — cities battered by the COVID… Continue reading News: Big Cities Are Set to Dominate the Earmark Process – Get the Tools to Compete Now