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

View earmark details View Earmarks by Bill Section: Department of Commerce

Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No. Total Amount
Earmarks No. 512 Total Amount $1,276,541,038
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Earmark Details Year Description Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Alabama at Huntsville for weather research in the Gulf of Mexico Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bud Cramer (D-AL)
Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Locations Huntsville, Alabama Recipients University of Alabama at Huntsville
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Illinois Height Modernization Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Tim Johnson (R-IL)
Former Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL)
Locations Champaign, Illinois Recipients Illinois State Geological Survey
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of South Alabama for oyster rehabilitation Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Mobile, Alabama Recipients University of South Alabama
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Collaborative R&D Initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, will allow for collaboration between federal agencies in Alabama and research universities to more effectively complete NOAA missions, Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation Amount $752,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Huntsville, Alabama Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Drought Research Study, to continue to study potential options to minimize the impact of droughts on Alabama and the Southeast, University of Alabama at Huntsville Amount $752,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Huntsville, Alabama Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description National Sea Grant Law Center Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Oxford, Mississippi Recipients University of Mississippi (Oxford)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Oceanic Institute for research to make marine finfish culture technologies economically viable for commercial operation Amount $750,000 Sponsors Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Former Sen. Dan Inouye (D-HI)
Locations Waimanalo, Hawaii Recipients Oceanic Institute
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description NOAA for NOAA HAS research with the Army Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Huntsville, Alabama Recipients National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Sea Grant Law Center to integrate biotechnology and undersea technology development with cutting edge research for the advancement of marine science Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Oxford, Mississippi Recipients National Sea Grant Law Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation - Not for Profit for research Gulf Coast research Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) Locations Huntsville, Alabama Recipients Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation Inc.

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