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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 | -
Reed Announces $50,000 “Our Town” NEA Grant for Woonsocket
WOONSOCKET, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is awarding a $50,000 “Our Town” grant to help boost Woonsocket’s Main Street and Arts District and bolster economic development and education through the arts. Earlier this ye...
Posted on 7/12/2012 | -
Warwick & West Warwick Police Receive $625,000 COPS Hiring Grant
WARWICK, RI - The Warwick Police Department will get four more officers to help patrol the streets thanks to a $500,000 grant from the federal government and the town of West Warwick will receive $125,000 to help hire one additional officer and pay for police services. Administered by the U....
Posted on 6/25/2012 | -
Honoring the 40th Anniversary of Pell Grants
Posted on 6/21/2012 | -
Honoring the 40th Anniversary of Pell Grants
Mr. President, 1972 was a watershed year for expanding educational opportunities in this country. The Education Amendments of 1972 included title IX--now known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act--guaranteeing educational opportunities for women and girls in federally supported educat...
Posted on 6/21/2012 | -
RI’s AmeriCorps Gets $1.48 Million to Boost Non-Profits
PROVIDENCE, RI - U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced seven local nonprofit organizations are the beneficiaries of over $1.48 million in federal AmeriCorps grants. The AmeriCorps grants are the result of the 2012 AmeriCorps State and National funding competition and advance the priorities of the...
Posted on 6/1/2012 | -
RI Receives $1.2 Million to Clean Up Brownfields
In an effort to protect the health and well-being of Rhode Islanders and redevelop former industrial sites, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced $1.2 million in federal funding to help clean up brownfields in communities across the state. A brownfield site is property where...
Posted on 5/24/2012 |