Tag: Jack F. Reed
R.I. receives $7.4M in homeland security grants
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island received $7.4 million in federal homeland security grants, the Rhode Island congressional delegation announced Monday.
Funds were awarded by the U.S....
Reed: RIAC to receive $7M for airport security upgrade reimbursement
WARWICK – The R.I. Airport Corp. will receive $7 million in federal funding to reimburse it for security upgrades made in the wake of...
Bristol receives $1.2M for Prudence Island Ferry Dock renovation; project’s cost...
BRISTOL – The town of Bristol will receive $1.2 million to rehabilitate the north and south walls of Prudence Island Ferry Dock Pier from...
Reed announces $132K for AmeriCorps VISTA projects in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jack F. Reed announced $132,000 in federal funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service for two AmeriCorps Volunteers in...
Reed announces $4.5M more in LIHEAP appropriations for R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive an additional $4.5 million for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program after the U.S. Department of Health and...
Reed announces $3M for election security
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jack F. Reed announced $3 million to help Rhode Island secure election equipment, defend voting systems from cyberattacks and bolster election...
East Side Bus Tunnel project gets $904K federal grant
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jack F. Reed announced $903,870 in federal funding for the R.I. Public Transit Authority to improve the East Side Bus Tunnel...
RIH allocates $3.5M in affordable housing funds
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Housing’s board of commissioners approved the allocation of $3.5 million in Housing Trust Fund resources for two projects that will...
Providence County residents urged to complete 2018 End-to-End Census Test
PROVIDENCE – Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the Rhode Island congressional delegation urged Providence County residents to respond to the 2018 End-to-End Census...
Trump says he’s signed spending bill, reversing veto threat
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump said he has signed a spending bill, the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act, funding the federal government...