Several projects were put forward jointly by both Senators, with the remainder being individual submittals.

Senator Jack Reed

Total Requested: 369 projects – $708,955,000

A&RD – 16 projects – $47,008,000

CSJ – 45 projects – $40,921,000

E&W – 16 projects – $91,082,000

FS&GG – 12 projects – $14,285,000

HS – 6 projects – $2,416,000

I&E – 38 projects – $69,901,000

LHHS&E – 117 projects – $82,003,000

MilCon&VA – 1 project – $30,000,000

THUD – 118 projects – $331,339,000

Total Funded: 109 projects – $144,614,000

A&RD – 5 projects – $7,695,000

CSJ – 15 projects – $9,175,000

E&W – 6 projects – $9,332,000

FS&GG – 6 projects – $5,585,000

HS – 3 projects – $786,000

I&E – 9 projects – $12,890,000

LHHS&E – 49 projects – $25,071,000

MilCon&VA – 1 project – $30,000,000

THUD – 16 projects – $44,080,000

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Total Requested: 179 projects – $326,726,000

A&RD – 1 project – $10,000,000

CSJ – 22 projects – $34,809,000

E&W – 1 project – $1,025,000

FS&GG – 4 projects – $1,379,000

HS – 0 – $0

I&E – 25 projects – $46,027,000

LHHS&E – 75 projects – $68,331,000

MilCon&VA – 0 – $0

THUD – 51 projects – $165,155,000

Total Funded: 59 projects – $75,997,000

A&RD – 0 projects – $0

CSJ – 10 projects – $14,480,000

E&W – 0 projects – $0

FS&GG – 4 projects – $1,379,000

HS – 0 projects – $0

I&E – 8 projects – $10,550,000

LHHS&E – 26 projects – $15,483,000

MilCon&VA – 0 projects – $0

THUD – 11 projects – $34,105,000

Much like the Senators from Maine, Senator Whitehouse and Reed submitted a handful of their requests jointly, with several of their own individual projects for Congressionally Directed Spending. It’s clear that the lion shares of Rhode Island’s requests came from Senator Reed, who had nearly 200 more requests than his colleague. Together, the Ocean State Senators saw 168 of their 548 requests advance, reaching over $220 million in earmark funding from their initial $1 billion dollars in submittals.

Senator Whitehouse saw less than half of his projects garner approval for Congressionally Directed Spending this year, with 59 of his 179 projects seeing success. Like the rest of his colleagues, the majority of requests went to Labor, Health, and Human Service accounts, with Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development coming in second with 51 requests. Of note was a $10 million project request made for the funding of a public safety complex in Woonsocket, Rhode Island that earned approval under the Community Development Program account.

Senator Reed finds himself in a favorable position with Congressionally Directed Spending as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee-though only a Chair on the Legislative Branch Subcommittee. Senator Reed put forward a rather ambitious number of projects this year, coming in at 369 projects submitted, with less than a third earning earmark potential. What is most intriguing about Senator Reed’s submittals, is the mere 16 projects that saw success of the 117 submitted through the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development accounts. Even the Labor Health and Human Services and Education requests saw greater success, earning 49 of the 118 applications submitted.

Rhode Island is also home to the nation’s highest number of deficient bridges, which was put on display in the makeup of Senator Whitehouse’s requests in FY24. More than nine million dollars was requested on behalf of several bridges across the state in need of repair or assessment. The only bridge-related request to have seen such success was for a feasibility study on cycle and pedestrian access on the Claiborne Pell and Jamestown Verrazzano Bridges for just over one million dollars.

Congressman David Cicilline

Total Requested: 14 projects – $11.49 million

Total Funded: 14 projects – $11.49 million

In what is perhaps a perfect farewell gift for Rhode Island’s first congressional district, Congressman Cicilline delivered success across the board in his project requests before leaving his seat in Congress. All but one of the Congressman’s requests went through the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, splitting between the Highway Infrastructure Program and Economic Development Initiatives accounts. The lone request for Interior and Environment related projects was for the Town of Warren for Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Sludge Pump Station improvements. Newly sworn in Congressman Gabe Amo, who replaced Cicilline this fall, will get his first crack at requests this year.

Congressman Seth Magaziner

Total Requested: 15 projects – $15.88 million

Total Funded: 4 projects – $3.15 million

Compared to his New England colleagues, Congressman Magaziner saw the least number of projects awarded, with a little above a 20% success rate with four of his fifteen projects receiving an earmark. Two of Rep. Magaziner’s requests were cut down significantly in funding allocations, with his request for $2,500,000 for a Wastewater Treatment Collection System Inspection receiving $959,752, and the Johnson Stormwater Management request for $3,620,252 receiving only $959,752 as well.

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