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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Alabama

* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No Total Amount
Congressional earmarks No. 728 Total Amount $1,040,840,677
All earmarks No. 761* Total Amount $1,538,956,677*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Etowah County, AL
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $282,000 Sponsors Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) Locations Etowah, Alabama Recipients Etowah County, Ala.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Fisheries Infrastructure, Investigation, Assessment and Improvement Project
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Tuscaloosa, Alabama Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Fishing Mortality Education Program, to develop a local educational program for K-12 students and other user groups in order to minimize discard or release mortality of reef fisheries
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $94,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Orange Beach, Alabama Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Foley Police Department, for communications upgrades
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $235,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Foley, Alabama Recipients Foley (Ala.) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Geospatial Data Analysis Center, to provide weather stations for the purpose of providing near-real time data on soil moisture and temperature, Alabama A&M University
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $423,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Normal, Alabama Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Gulf Coast Exploreum, to stimulate increased enrollment in engineering, math, and science in Alabama's universities by instructing and inspiring K-12 students in these fields.
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $235,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Mobile, Alabama Recipients Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jacksonville State University, tool for students to improve through participation in hands on projects
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $235,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Jacksonville, Alabama Recipients Jacksonville State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jasper Police Department, for technology and equipment to combat meth
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $188,000 Sponsors Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Locations Jasper, Alabama Recipients Jasper (Ala.) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jasper Police Department
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $761,400 Sponsors Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Locations Jasper, Alabama Recipients Jasper (Ala.) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, for Wireless communications upgrades
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $188,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson, Alabama Recipients Jefferson County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office

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