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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 Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN for the Center for Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education, including purchase of equipment
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $770,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) Locations Chattanooga, Tennessee Recipients University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description University of Memphis, TN for an entrepreneurial training program
(Financial Services)
Amount $685,000 Sponsors Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)
Former Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN)
Locations Memphis, Tennessee Recipients University of Memphis
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 2008 Description University of Memphis, Memphis, TN for facilities and equipment for the community health building
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $307,000 Sponsors Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) Locations Memphis, Tennessee Recipients University of Memphis
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Memphis Integrated Gang and Violent Crime Reduction Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $564,000 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 2008 Description University of Memphis, for combined law enforcement efforts
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,880,000 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 Union City Everett Stewart Airport, Runway Extension, TN
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $712,500 Sponsors Former Rep. John Tanner (D-TN) Locations Union City, Tennessee Recipients Everett Stewart Regional Airport (Tenn.)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Unicoi County for well water treatment plant improvements project
(Interior)
Amount $1,100,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Former Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
Locations Tennessee Recipients Unicoi County, Tenn.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Transportation Security Research and Training Center, National Safe Skies Alliance, TN
(Homeland Security)
Amount $1,250,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) Locations Tennessee Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Training of Law Enforcement Personnel
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $625,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) Locations Murfreesboro, Tennessee Recipients Middle Tennessee State University

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