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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Idaho

* 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 247 $398,902,839
All earmarks 294* $567,723,359*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(asc)

Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2008 Payette National Forest, Thunder Mountain phase III
(Interior)
$886,000 President *
Sen. Larry Craig (-ID)
Idaho
View earmark details 2010 Civil Engineer Maintenance Complex
(Military Construction)
$890,000 Rep. Mike Simpson (-ID)
Sen. Mike Crapo (-ID)
Sen. Jim Risch (-ID)
...more
Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
View earmark details 2008 West Nile Virus Vaccine
(Defense)
$940,000 Rep. Bill Sali (-ID)
Sen. Mike Crapo (-ID)
Boise, Idaho Boise State University
View earmark details 2009 Idaho Accelerator Center Production of Medical Isotopes (ID)
(Energy and Water)
$951,500 Rep. Mike Simpson (-ID)
Sen. Larry Craig (-ID)
Idaho Idaho Accelerator Center
View earmark details 2008 Idaho's Strategic Plan for Managing Noxious Weeds
(Interior)
$984,000 Sen. Larry Craig (-ID) Idaho
View earmark details 2009 AB-FIST Gunnery Trainer Upgrades for the ID ARNG
(Defense)
$1,000,000 Rep. Bill Sali (-ID)
Sen. Mike Crapo (-ID)
Boise, Idaho
View earmark details 2009 Idaho Meth Project
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$1,000,000 Rep. Bill Sali (-ID)
Rep. Mike Simpson (-ID)
Sen. Mike Crapo (-ID)
...more
Boise, Idaho
View earmark details 2010 City of Boise geothermal expansion to Boise State University
(Energy and Water)
$1,000,000 Rep. Mike Simpson (-ID)
Sen. Mike Crapo (-ID)
Sen. Jim Risch (-ID)
...more
Boise, Idaho
View earmark details 2010 Idaho Meth Project
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
$1,000,000 Rep. Mike Simpson (-ID)
Sen. Mike Crapo (-ID)
Sen. Jim Risch (-ID)
...more
Boise, Idaho Idaho Meth Project
View earmark details 2010 Idaho Sage-Grouse Management Plan
(Interior)
$1,000,000 Rep. Mike Simpson (-ID)
Sen. Mike Crapo (-ID)
Sen. Jim Risch (-ID)
...more
Boise, Idaho State of Idaho
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