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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Tennessee

* 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. 362 Total Amount $886,987,900
All earmarks No. 411* Total Amount $1,746,046,147*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description The University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center for training and technical assistance under the Safe Streets Act
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $350,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Locations Knoxville, Tennessee Recipients University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Memphis, Shelby County, the City of Memphis and the State District Attorney General jointly working on combining resources to deal with growing gang numbers and increased violent crime
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Former Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Former Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
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Locations Memphis, Tennessee Recipients University of Memphis
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Tennessee, Martin, TN for a STEM initiative, which may include equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $143,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) Locations Martin, Tennessee Recipients University of Tennessee at Martin
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description University of Tennessee Space Institute Atmospheric Science Research
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Lincoln Davis (D-TN)
Former Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Locations Tullahoma, Tennessee Recipients University of Tennessee Space Institute
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description AB-FIST Gunnery Trainer Upgrades for TN ARNG
(Defense)
Amount $3,200,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) Locations Tennessee Recipients Tennessee Army National Guard
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description AB-FIST Gunnery Trainers for TN ARNG
(Defense)
Amount $2,400,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Former Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
Locations Tennessee Recipients Tennessee Army National Guard
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Advanced Portable Power Institute
(Defense)
Amount $1,600,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Former Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
Locations Cookeville, Tennessee Recipients Advanced Portable Power Institute
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Antioxiant Micronutrient Therapeutic Countermeasures for Chemical Agents
(Defense)
Amount $800,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) Locations Nashville, Tennessee Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area-Tennessee National Guard
(Defense)
Amount $4,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Tanner (D-TN)
Former Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Former Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
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Locations Smyrna, Tennessee Recipients Tennessee National Guard
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Appalachia Service Project, for emergency home repairs for low and moderate income families in southern West Virginia
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $665,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV)
Former Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Locations Johnson City, Tennessee Recipients

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