Fiscal Year(s) All(2008-2009)
2009
2008
Earmark Spending Ranked by Top Receiving Organizations
Earmark details
Ranking
Receiving Organizations
Sponsoring Member
Total Amount Received (desc)
Number of Earmarks
Average Amount per Earmark
1
University of Alabama
Sen. Jeff Sessions ( -AL) Sen. Richard Shelby ( -AL) ...more
$53,269,000
8
$6,658,625
2
National Drug Intelligence Center
Rep. John Murtha ( -PA) ...more
$39,000,000
1
$39,000,000
3
Northrop Grumman
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett ( -MD) Sen. Benjamin Cardin ( -MD) Sen. Barbara Mikulski ( -MD) Rep. Gary Ackerman ( -NY) Rep. Timothy Bishop ( -NY) Rep. Steve Israel ( -NY) ...more
$31,700,000
7
$4,528,571
4
University of Southern Alabama
Sen. Richard Shelby ( -AL) ...more
$30,000,000
1
$30,000,000
5
Mississippi State University
Sen. Roger Wicker ( -MS) Sen. Thad Cochran ( -MS) Sen. Roger Wicker ( -MS) Sen. Thad Cochran ( -MS) ...more
$23,352,000
19
$1,229,053
6
New Mexico State University
Sen. Jeff Bingaman ( -NM) Sen. Jeff Bingaman ( -NM) ...more
$22,509,000
14
$1,607,786
7
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sen. Daniel Inouye ( -HI) Sen. Lisa Murkowski ( -AK) ...more
$21,950,000
9
$2,438,889
8
University of Mississippi
Sen. Roger Wicker ( -MS) Sen. Thad Cochran ( -MS) Sen. Roger Wicker ( -MS) Sen. Thad Cochran ( -MS) ...more
$21,729,000
12
$1,810,750
9
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Rep. David Hobson ( -OH) Rep. Alan Mollohan ( -WV) ...more
$21,400,000
11
$1,945,455
10
Leonard Wood Institute
Rep. Ike Skelton ( -MO) ...more
$21,000,000
1
$21,000,000
11
Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen ( -NJ) Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen ( -NJ) ...more
$19,600,000
6
$3,266,667
12
BAE Systems
Rep. Jim Moran ( -VA) Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr ( -NJ) Rep. Steven Rothman ( -NJ) Sen. Frank Lautenberg ( -NJ) ...more
$18,400,000
8
$2,300,000
13
Air Force Research Laboratory
Rep. Allen Boyd ( -FL) Rep. Michael Arcuri ( -NY) Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton ( -NY) Sen. Charles Schumer ( -NY) ...more
$15,900,000
8
$1,987,500
14
Auburn University
Sen. Richard Shelby ( -AL) Rep. Mike Rogers ( -AL) Sen. Richard Shelby ( -AL) Rep. Robert Aderholt ( -AL) ...more
$15,622,500
10
$1,562,250
15
General Dynamics
Rep. Chris Carney ( -PA) Rep. Paul Kanjorski ( -PA) Sen. Bob Casey Jr ( -PA) Rep. Allen Boyd ( -FL) ...more
$15,200,000
4
$3,800,000
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