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Reed Announces $22.8 Million for RI Winter Heat Aid
PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Obama Administration is releasing $3.1 billion in low-income heating assistance funds under the FY 2013 Continuing Resolution. Under this release, Rhode Island will receive $22.8 million. Earlier this year, S...
Posted on 11/9/2012 | -
RI Veterans Cemetery Receives $1.1 Million
EXETER, RI - In an effort to honor our veterans and provide them with a fitting final resting place, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive $1.1 million to improve operations and maintenance at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter. This grant was...
Posted on 10/2/2012 | -
Reed Announces Nearly $900,000 in HUD Grants to Help Residents Get Job Training
PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that ten Rhode Island housing agencies will receive nearly $900,000 in federal funding to help public and assisted housing residents find work and receive assistance. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants may b...
Posted on 9/21/2012 | -
Reed Announces $5 million for RIAC Noise Abatement & Land Acquisition Program
In an effort to help more families who are adversely affected by airport noise near T.F. Green Airport, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) will receive $5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to acquire addition...
Posted on 9/14/2012 | -
Reed Restores Funding for Second Submarine in Senate Defense Bill
In an effort to maintain the readiness and strength of the Armed Forces and remain within budget constraints, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a bipartisan $604.5 billion Defense Appropriations bill, which is consistent with the cuts directed by the Budget Control...
Posted on 8/2/2012 | -
Over $3.3 Million in Federal Funds to Help Reconstruct Pawtucket River Bridge
PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to improve the safety of Rhode Island’s bridges and relieve traffic congestion, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative David Cicilline today announced over $3.34 million in federal funds to help replace the Pawtucket River Bridge on...
Posted on 7/31/2012 | -
RIPTA Awarded $1.22 Million Transit Improvement Grant
PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S Senator Jack Reed today announced the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will receive $1.22 million in federal transit improvement grants. RIPTA was awarded $820,000 from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) State of Good Repair grant program to renovate t...
Posted on 7/24/2012 |