Tag: Jack F. Reed
R.I. receives $2M to bolster coastline
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island received a $1.98 million grant designed to protect against sea level rise and the dangers it poses to homes and...
Reed announces nearly $500K in federal funding to encourage independent living...
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to ensure elderly and disabled residents receive health care, meals, transportation and other essential support services, U.S. Sen. Jack...
Report: Senate health reform would significantly reduce Medicaid funding in R.I.
PROVIDENCE - If the Better Care Reconciliation Act was passed in its current form, Rhode Island will lose $1.9 billion of federal Medicaid funding...
Rhode Island Hospital opens recovery center for patients struggling with opioid...
PROVIDENCE – Federal and state officials joined Rhode Island Hospital and Lifespan leadership at the June 19 opening of the Lifespan Recovery Center, Lifespan...
R.I. fire departments receive $800K in federal funding
PROVIDENCE - Several fire departments in northern Rhode Island will receive $799,532 in federal Assistance to Firefighters Grants, United States Sens. Jack F. Reed...
R.I. receives $2.7M for DLT data coordination
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island will receive $2.7 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to help the R.I. Department of Labor...
Sens. Reed & Whitehouse announce $25.5M in federal community-development funds for...
PROVIDENCE - U.S. Sens. Jack F. Reed and Sheldon T. Whitehouse announced $25.5 million for Rhode Island in community-development and neighborhood revitalization funds for...
Reed announces $3.7M in AmeriCorps grants for R.I.
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island received $3.7 million in federal AmeriCorps grants for Serve Rhode Island and several local service-oriented nonprofits according to a press...
EPA grants R.I. $925K to clean up brownfield sites
PROVIDENCE - Three communities in Rhode Island – Woonsocket, Providence and Central Falls – have received a combined $925,000 for brownfield site redevelopment, the...
Whitehouse, Reed challenge Trump’s proposed cuts to agency fighting opioid crisis
PROVIDENCE – Members of the Rhode Island congressional delegation weighed in on the Trump administration’s proposed funding cuts to the Office of National Drug...