Congressional Earmarks 7

I can tell almost all of my readers are bored with earmarks, so here is another installment, this time they deal with education spending being doled out by lawmakers. These 164 home state projects total out to $153 million.

As always, the project is listed, plus the amount of money, and then the sponsor, which can be President Obama or a member of the House.

DoEd FIE Abyssinian Development Corporation, New York, NY for a college readiness program, which may include equipment and technology $390,000 Rangel
DoEd FIE Action for Bridgeport Community Development Inc., Bridgeport, CT for a learning program to enhance student academic outcomes $625,000 Himes
DoEd FIE Adams 50 School District, Westminster, CO for providing math teaching coaches $200,000 Polis
DoEd FIE After School Matters, Chicago, IL for after school apprenticeship programs focused on teenagers, which may include equipment $300,000 Rush
DoEd FIE Aim High, San Francisco, CA for summer school programs for low-income middle school students $100,000 Eshoo
DoEd FIE Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc., Winona, WI for educational programming targeting elementary students, which may include equipment $300,000 Baldwin
DoEd FIE Alliance of Concerned Men, Washington, DC for a Youth Aftercare Initiative program $350,000 Norton
DoEd FIE Alonzo Mourning Charities, Miami, FL for youth development programs including educational services $350,000 Wasserman Schultz
DoEd FIE Appleton Area School District, Appleton, WI for a program to enhance school preparedness among young children $140,000 Kagen
DoEd FIE Boys & Girls Club of Portage County, Stevens Point, WI for support to after school learning programs, which may include equipment $200,000 Obey
DoEd FIE Capital Unity Council, Sacramento, CA for curricula and exhibit development for a classroom on wheels, which may include equipment and technology $200,000 Sherman
DoEd FIE Capital Unity Council, Sacramento, CA for curriculum design and the purchase of equipment/technology for a digital arts studio $250,000 Sherman; Matsui
DoEd FIE Charter School Development Foundation, Las Vegas, NV for classroom technology integration, which may include equipment and supplies $375,000 Berkley; Titus
DoEd FIE City of Hammond, IN for purchasing equipment and technology for the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology $500,000 Visclosky
DoEd FIE City University of New York-York College, Jamaica, NY for a STEM academy targeting minority youth, which may include equipment and technology $350,000 Meeks (NY)
DoEd FIE College Planning Center of RI, Warwick, RI for a program supporting college access in the latino community $150,000 Kennedy
DoEd FIE College Success Foundation, Issaquah, WA for mentoring and scholarships $575,000 Dicks; Smith (WA)
DoEd FIE Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Public Schools System, Saipan, MP for enhancing K-12 educational opportunities, which may include equipment and technology $500,000 Sablan
DoEd FIE Communities in Schools of Douglas County, Douglasville, GA for a student mentoring program, which may include equipment and technology $70,000 Scott (GA)
DoEd FIE Communities in Schools, San Antonio, Inc., San Antonio, TX for a high school dropout prevention program $350,000 Gonzalez
DoEd FIE Connecticut Technical High School System, Ansonia, CT for a manufacturing technology program at Emmett O'Brien, including equipment and technology $325,000 DeLauro
DoEd FIE Cooperative Educational Service Agency #10, Chippewa Falls, WI for enhancing student achievement through after-school activities $380,000 Obey
DoEd FIE Cooperative Educational Service Agency #11, Turtle Lake, WI for enhancing student achievement through after school activities $395,000 Obey
DoEd FIE Cooperative Educational Service Agency #12, Ashland, WI for enhancing student achievement through after school activities $400,000 Obey
DoEd FIE County of San Joaquin, Stockton, CA for the San Joaquin Reads tutorial program $350,000 Cardoza
DoEd FIE Cupertino Union School District, Cupertino, CA for upgrading classroom technology, including equipment and technology $675,000 Honda
DoEd FIE DeKalb County, GA School System, Decatur, GA for the purchase of a universal screener with data management system which includes technology $275,000 Johnson (GA)
DoEd FIE Eastmont Community Center, Los Angeles, CA for providing education enrichment activities to low-income children, which may include equipment and technology $70,000 Napolitano
DoEd FIE Eatontown Public Schools, Eatontown, NJ for a technology-based learning initiative, including equipment and technology $350,000 Holt
DoEd FIE Education Through Music, Inc., New York, NY for music education at disadvantaged schools, which may include equipment $150,000 Crowley; Engel
DoEd FIE Families in Schools, Los Angeles, CA for family literacy programs, which may include equipment and supplies $250,000 Becerra
DoEd FIE George B. Thomas Learning Academy, Bethesda, MD for the Young Scholars Program $200,000 Van Hollen
DoEd FIE Georgetown-Quitman County Unified Government, Georgetown, GA for the school system's library, which may include technology $100,000 Bishop (GA)
DoEd FIE Girls Incorporated of Alameda County, San Leandro, CA for an after-school academic enrichment program, including equipment and technology $250,000 Lee (CA)
DoEd FIE Give Every Child a Chance, Manteca, CA for tutoring and after school programs targeting disadvantaged children, which may include equipment $500,000 McNerney
DoEd FIE Harford County Public Schools, Bel Air, MD for enhancing STEM learning for K-12 students, which may include equipment and technology $625,000 Ruppersberger
DoEd FIE Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT for an arts education program for students $400,000 Larson (CT)
DoEd FIE Helen Keller International, New York, NY for the Child Sight Vision Screening Program, and to provide eyeglasses to children whose educational performance may be hindered because of poor vision $1,200,000 DeLauro
DoEd FIE Hoke County Schools, Raeford, NC for smartboard technology and equipment $450,000 Kissell
DoEd FIE Houston Hispanic Forum, Houston, TX for a career and education day for middle and high school students, which may include equipment $125,000 Green, Gene
DoEd FIE Houston Urban League, Houston, TX for the Read and Rise Family Training program, which may include equipment and technology $495,000 Jackson Lee (TX)
DoEd FIE Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation, Pacoima, CA for a financial education program for high school students, which may include equipment $300,000 Berman
DoEd FIE Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua, Washburn, WI for educational activities, which may include equipment $500,000 Obey
DoEd FIE Lamar School District Re-2, Lamar, CO for an after school program targeting 3rd through 12th grade students, including equipment and technology $130,000 Markey (CO)
DoEd FIE Las Cruces Public Schools, Las Cruces, NM for parent center programs to enhance student achievement, which may include equipment and technology $480,000 Teague
DoEd FIE Lasara Independent School District, Lasara, TX for a middle school math initiative that includes teacher training and support $145,000 Ortiz
DoEd FIE Lennox School District, Lennox, CA for equipment and technology upgrades $330,000 Harman
DoEd FIE Los Angeles Universal Preschool, Los Angeles, CA for supporting early childhood education activities $240,000 Roybal-Allard; Napolitano
DoEd FIE Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN for the support of academic mentoring programs serving at-risk youth, which may include technology $200,000 Oberstar; Ellison
DoEd FIE Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD for support of the Middle School Expansion Program, which may include equipment and technology $300,000 Van Hollen; Edwards (MD)
DoEd FIE Montgomery County School Corporation, Troy, NC for providing technology to students $175,000 Kissell
DoEd FIE Neighborhood Music School, New Haven, CT for providing access to arts education for disadvantaged youth $100,000 DeLauro
DoEd FIE Nettelhorst Community Group, Chicago, IL for providing upgrades to a science laboratory, which may include equipment $100,000 Quigley
DoEd FIE New Britain Academy for Health Professions, New Britain, CT for a program to educate high school students for a career in health care, which may include equipment and technology $490,000 Murphy (CT)
DoEd FIE New Day for Learning, San Francisco, CA for a summer learning program for children including staffing and professional development $300,000 Pelosi
DoEd FIE New Rochelle City School District, New Rochelle, NY for supporting engineering programs and afterschool learning centers $400,000 Lowey
DoEd FIE North Rockland Central School District, Garnerville, NY for supporting online learning access, including equipment and technology $200,000 Lowey
DoEd FIE Oakland Unified School District, Oakland, CA for supporting the science system and smart center, including equipment $355,000 Lee (CA)
DoEd FIE Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163, Park Forest, IL for an afterschool reading program for grades K-3 $100,000 Jackson (IL)
DoEd FIE Port Chester Rye Union Free School District, Port Chester, NY for support of educational programs including extended day learning, transition to high school and technology $300,000 Lowey
DoEd FIE Prince William County Schools, Manassas, VA for STEM program support for staff and students $220,000 Connolly (VA)
DoEd FIE Rhode Island Nurses Institute, Providence, RI for a charter high school that prepares students for a career in nursing, which may include equipment and technology $400,000 Langevin
DoEd FIE Ricardo Flores Magon Academy, Westminster, CO for supporting programs including kindergarten, extended day and staff development, which may include equipment $200,000 Polis
DoEd FIE River Rouge Community Schools, River Rouge, MI for program support at the New Tech High Schools, including technology $765,000 Kilpatrick (MI)
DoEd FIE Sarah Heinz House, Pittsburgh, PA for an educational after-school program for at-risk youth, including equipment $250,000 Doyle
DoEd FIE Seminole County Public Schools, Sanford, FL for a program to promote STEM learning, including technology and equipment $750,000 Kosmas
DoEd FIE Silicon Valley Education Foundation, San Jose, CA for a middle school algebra program $400,000 Honda
DoEd FIE South Berkshire Educational Collaborative, Great Barrington, MA for teacher professional development, which may include equipment $300,000 Olver
DoEd FIE Spark Program, San Francisco, CA for an apprenticeship program targeting disadvantaged youth, which may include technology $100,000 Pelosi
DoEd FIE St. Clair McKelway School (PS/IS 178), Brooklyn, NY for a technology upgrade project including purchase of equipment and supplies $75,000 Clarke
DoEd FIE St. Johns Baptist Church, Hempstead, NY for a youth empowerment program addressing college readiness and digital literacy, which may include equipment $100,000 McCarthy (NY)
DoEd FIE State of Hawaii, Department of Education, Honolulu, HI for providing technology to rural public schools $300,000 Hirono
DoEd FIE Stewart County School District, Lumpkin, GA for providing academic enrichment for children, which may include equipment and technology $100,000 Bishop (GA)
DoEd FIE Stone Elementary Scholastic Academy, Chicago, IL for equipping a new science laboratory, which may include technology and equipment $50,000 Schakowsky
DoEd FIE Talbot County (GA) Board of Education, Talbotton, GA for the Learning Institute, which may include equipment and technology $100,000 Bishop (GA)
DoEd FIE Tarrytown Union Free School District, Sleepy Hollow, NY for education programs including literacy and summer school $300,000 Lowey
DoEd FIE Trumbull County Educational Service Center, Niles, OH for enhancing student opportunities in STEM careers, which may include equipment and technology $570,000 Ryan (OH)
DoEd FIE Tucson Youth Development, Inc., Tucson, AZ for an educational, dropout prevention, and workforce development program $300,000 Grijalva
DoEd FIE United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) Charter School Network, Chicago, IL for academic support and college preparation activities for secondary school students, which may include equipment and technology $260,000 Lipinski
DoEd FIE University of Akron, Akron, OH for supporting academic pathways into higher education, which may include equipment and supplies $500,000 Ryan (OH)
DoEd FIE Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency, TN for art education $200,000 Davis (TN)
DoEd FIE Waters Today, Chicago, IL for an elementary school program teaching ecology $150,000 Quigley
DoEd FIE White Plains City School District, White Plains, NY for supporting programs including summer school and educational equipment $400,000 Lowey
DoEd FIE Williamsburg County School District, Kingstree, SC for equipment for a technology education center $300,000 Clyburn
DoEd FIE Yonkers Public Schools, Yonkers, NY for student and teacher development, which may include equipment $400,000 Lowey; Engel
DoEd FIE Youngstown Symphony Society, Youngstown, OH for the support of arts education targeting at-risk youth $350,000 Ryan (OH)
DoEd FIE Youth Technology Corps, Chicago, IL for an after school computer program for high school students $250,000 Schakowsky
DoEd FIE YWCA of San Francisco-Marin, San Francisco, CA for support to an elementary student tutorial program, which may include supplies $150,000 Pelosi
DoEd FIPSE Arkansas Baptist College, Little Rock, AR for providing remedial education in order to enhance college access and opportunity, which may include equipment and technology $350,000 Snyder
DoEd FIPSE Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT for a Alternative Energy Technologies program, which may include equipment $320,000 Courtney
DoEd FIPSE Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN for the purchase of equipment $500,000 Tanner
DoEd FIPSE Bacone College, Muskogee, OK for the purchase of equipment $300,000 Boren
DoEd FIPSE Bennett College for Women, Greensboro, NC to establish a Center for Women $750,000 Watt
DoEd FIPSE Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL for equipment and technology upgrades $200,000 Hastings (FL); Meek (FL)
DoEd FIPSE Boricua College, New York, NY for curriculum development and technology upgrades $200,000 Velazquez
DoEd FIPSE Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, TX for a Nursing Simulation Training Center, which may include equipment $350,000 Paul
DoEd FIPSE California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obsipo, CA for their Science Teacher and Researcher Program, which may include stipends $250,000 Capps
DoEd FIPSE California State University--Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA for the CSUB Energy Center, which may include curriculum development and the purchase of equipment $700,000 Costa
DoEd FIPSE California State University-San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA for a computer engineering program which may include equipment $700,000 Baca
DoEd FIPSE Canisius College, Buffalo, NY for the purchase of equipment, technology and telecommunications to improve the college $500,000 Higgins
DoEd FIPSE Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY to expand the Center for Communicating Science $700,000 Israel
DoEd FIPSE Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinatti, OH for the expansion of energy and weatherization training and certification program which may include equipment and tuition $425,000 Driehaus
DoEd FIPSE College of New Rochelle, New Rocehlle, NY for stipends, equipment, and technology for nursing and science programs $250,000 Lowey
DoEd FIPSE College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD for a nurse education collaborative partnership with Good Samaritan and Franklin Square Hospitals, which may include equipment, tuition, and scholarships $425,000 Ruppersberger
DoEd FIPSE College Opportunity Resources of Education, Philadelphia, PA for scholarship assistance and stipends $550,000 Fattah
DoEd FIPSE Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, PA to improve the education and training of health care professionals, which may include equipment $900,000 Kanjorski; Carney
DoEd FIPSE Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH to expand the program in advanced manufacturing, alternatives to auto technology, veterans jobs and green jobs, which may include the purchase of equipment $700,000 Fudge; Kucinich; Ryan (OH); Sutton
DoEd FIPSE Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville, OH to expand services to economically disadvantaged and first-generation college students, which may include equipment $1,000,000 Ryan (OH)
DoEd FIPSE Elms College, Chicopee, MA for laboratory equipment for the fields of biology, chemistry, nursing, autism spectrum disorder, and communications sciences and disorders $300,000 Neal
DoEd FIPSE Enterprise State Community College, Enterprise, AL for educational equipment $650,000 Bright DoEd FIPSE Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL for curriculum development, which may include the purchase of equipment $400,000 Deutch; Hastings (FL)
DoEd FIPSE Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA for a computer forensics training center, which may include equipment $350,000 Murphy, Patrick
DoEd FIPSE Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN for a financial literacy program $350,000 Carson (IN)
DoEd FIPSE Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, IN to expand Ivy Tech's advanced manufacturing program at its Central Indiana campus, which may include equipment $350,000 Carson (IN)
DoEd FIPSE Ivy Tech, Indianapolis, IN for the purchase of educational laboratory equipment at Ivy Tech's Northwest campus $500,000 Visclosky
DoEd FIPSE Kansas City Community College, Kansas City, KS for a Hospitality Education and Retail Training program, which may include equipment $750,000 Moore (KS)
DoEd FIPSE Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA for curriculum development, equipment, and technology $500,000 Richardson
DoEd FIPSE Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ for the Bilingual Nursing Program at South Mountain Community College, which may include stipends, scholarships, and tuition $450,000 Pastor (AZ)
DoEd FIPSE Maricopa County Community College District, Tempe, AZ for the East Valley Veterans Center to enable veterans to enroll in and complete postsecondary education, which may include equipment and technology $275,000 Mitchell
DoEd FIPSE Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI for developing a model freshman year transition program for low income and first generation college students who aspire to earn bachelor's degrees in engineering $200,000 Moore (WI)
DoEd FIPSE McHenry County, Woodstock, IL to expand the capacity of and infrastructure at McHenry County College, which may include equipment $400,000 Bean
DoEd FIPSE Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO for the expansion of the Homeland Security Regional Training Institute, which may include equipment and tuition $650,000 Cleaver
DoEd FIPSE Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN to establish international biotechnology partnerships, which may include student stipends and tuition $400,000 Gordon (TN)
DoEd FIPSE Nevada State College, Henderson, NV to expand its online course offerings, which may include equipment $450,000 Titus
DoEd FIPSE New College Institute, Martinsville, VA to develop and implement degree programs, which may include the purchase of equipment $1,000,000 Perriello
DoEd FIPSE Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ for a program to increase college retention and graduation rates, which may include the purchase of equipment and technology $1,000,000 Kirkpatrick (AZ)
DoEd FIPSE Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, AZ to expand NAUTeach, which may include equipment, tuition, and stipends $115,000 Mitchell
DoEd FIPSE Orange County Community College (SUNY Orange), Middletown, NY for laboratory equipment for the Science, Engineering & Technology Center $400,000 Hinchey; Hall (NY)
DoEd FIPSE Peralta Community College District, Oakland CA for the Maximum Achievement Project, which may include the purchase of equipment $250,000 Lee (CA)
DoEd FIPSE Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA for an emerging green economy educational initiative, which may include the purchase of equipment $500,000 Fattah
DoEd FIPSE Pierce College, Lakewood, WA for equipment to support STEM curriculum and education $190,000 Smith (WA)
DoEd FIPSE Portland Community College, Portland, OR for education and training programs in renewable energy and emerging industries, which may include equipment and technology $450,000 Blumenauer; Wu
DoEd FIPSE Providence College, Providence, RI for curriculum development, which may include the purchase of supplies, technology, and equipment $170,000 Kennedy
DoEd FIPSE Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA for program expansion, which may include the purchase of equipment and technology $400,000 McGovern; Neal
DoEd FIPSE Rancho Santiago Community College District, Santa Ana, CA to expand their existing Advanced Engine Performance Certificate program, which may include equipment $450,000 Sanchez, Loretta
DoEd FIPSE San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA for development and implementation of the Veterans Education Transitional Support program $450,000 Davis (CA); Filner
DoEd FIPSE San Jose State University Foundation, San Jose, CA to develop a center for Culturally Responsive English Language Teaching, which may include tuition $480,000 Honda
DoEd FIPSE Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA for a Leading Innovation Through New Engineering Solutions program, including curriculum development and educational equipment $600,000 Honda
DoEd FIPSE Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA for the creation of the Sonoma Network for Environmental Technology, which includes equipment $350,000 Woolsey; Thompson (CA)
DoEd FIPSE Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, ME to establish the Maine Advanced Technology & Engineering Center, which may include equipment $425,000 Pingree (ME); Michaud
DoEd FIPSE St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY for equipment and technology for science laboratories, smart classrooms and distance learning $300,000 Towns
DoEd FIPSE SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY to hire and train faculty $250,000 Owens
DoEd FIPSE TELACU Educational Foundation, Los Angeles, CA for a Bridge to Nursing Program to ensure the retention, graduation, and licensing of low-income nursing students $400,000 Roybal-Allard
DoEd FIPSE Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, TX for a extended studies program, which may include equipment $350,000 Edwards (TX)
DoEd FIPSE Trident Technical College, North Charleston, SC for curriculum and educational development, which may include equipment. $250,000 Brown (SC)
DoEd FIPSE University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO to establish a program for the creation, testing and display of visual educational materials in a variety of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Medicine, and Humanities related subject areas, which may include equipment, student stipends and scholarships $250,000 Perlmutter; DeGette
DoEd FIPSE University of Guam, Mangilao, GU to create a School of Engineering, which may include equipment and technology $700,000 Bordallo
DoEd FIPSE University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH for its National Inclusive Education Initiative for Students with Autism and Related Disabilities $500,000 Shea-Porter
DoEd FIPSE University of New Haven, Waterbury, CT for equipment and technology for the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science Learning Center $250,000 DeLauro
DoEd FIPSE University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, Galveston, TX for a Telehealth Resource Learning Center, which may include equipment and technology $750,000 Paul
DoEd FIPSE Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA for educational equipment and technology related to the enhancement of the Upper Iowa University e-Center $550,000 Braley (IA)
DoEd FIPSE Virginia Highlands Community College, Abingdon, VA for the Energy Technology Workforce Training Project, which may include equipment $300,000 Boucher
DoEd FIPSE Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC for the Supporting Education for Returning Veterans through Engagement project, which may include equipment $150,000 Miller (NC)
DoEd FIPSE Waubonese Community College, Sugar Grove, IL for equipment $220,000 Foster
DoEd FIPSE Westchester Community College Foundation, Valhalla, NY for the development of a veterans education program, which may include equipment $150,000 Lowey; Hall (NY)
DoEd FIPSE Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC for its Focusing on Collegiate Undergraduate Success initiative to enhance residential learning and academic support services for students $250,000 Spratt
DoEd FIPSE World Youth Peace Summit, Inc., Hartford, CT to establish a Social Entrepreneurship program to educate undergraduate students on public policy, international relations, peace negotiations and initiatives, and social responsibility $500,000 Larson (CT)
DoEd FIPSE Zapata County, Zapata, TX for purchase of equipment $250,000 Cuellar
DoEd Rehab Services Cornerstone Services, Inc., Joliet, IL for Special Education employment services $200,000 Halvorson
DoEd Rehab Services Special Olympics Rhode Island, Warwcik, RI for delivering programs and promoting physical fitness among individuals with disabilities $250,000 Kennedy
DoEd--National Projects Higher Education Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Programs for activities authorized under the Higher Education Act $15,838,000 The President Young (AK)
DoEd--National Projects Higher Education Thurgood Marshall Legal Scholarships Program authorized under the Higher Education Act $3,000,000 The President Barrow; Butterfield; Jackson (IL); Johnson (GA); Meek (FL); Norton; Sestak
DoEd--National Projects School Improvement Alaska Native Educational Equity for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act $33,315,000 The President Young (AK)
DoEd--National Projects School Improvement Education for Native Hawaiians for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act $33,315,000 The President Hirono
DoEd--National Projects Special Olympics Special Olympics for Special Olympics educational programs that can be integrated into classroom instruction and for activities to increase the participation of individuals with intellectual disabilities $10,000,000 The President Engel; Hoyer; Kilroy; Moran (VA); Price (NC); Rothman (NJ)

I can tell almost all of my readers are bored with earmarks, so here is another installment, this time they deal with education spending being doled out by lawmakers. These 164 home state projects total out to $153 million.As always, the project is listed, plus the amount of money, and ...