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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Kentucky

* 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. 599 Total Amount $960,541,427
All earmarks No. 679* Total Amount $2,879,856,427*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, for renovation and equipment to support the computational biology initiative
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $1,903,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville Research Foundation, to develop methods for detecting child abuse.
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville Research Foundation, to upgrade and expand cardiovascular facilities.
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $8,070,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville, technology to assist trauma victims without immediate access to emergency medical care, including astronauts
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,222,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Louisville to develop scientific, objective and reliable methods for detecting physical child abuse
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Louisville to expand the regional bio-containment laboratory
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $150,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Louisville to research factors that hinder the wound healing process
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of the Cumberlands Science & Technology Complex (KY)
(Energy and Water)
Amount $951,500 Sponsors Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) Locations Kentucky Recipients University of the Cumberlands
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of the Cumberlands, Williamsburg, KY for construction and equipment of a community health and wellness facility for utilization by the southern Kentucky community
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $285,000 Sponsors Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) Locations Williamsburg, Kentucky Recipients University of the Cumberlands
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description US-25 Widening, Laurel County, KY
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) Locations Laurel County, Kentucky Recipients

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