News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help prevent veteran homelessness, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced grants for two veteran advocacy non-profits.  Operation Stand Down Rhode Island (OSDRI) will receive over... Read More

BRISTOL, RI –U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined top officials from the Rhode Island Department of Health, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), and the Bristol Department of Parks and Recreation to discuss the latest efforts... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved legislation to invest in water infrastructure projects, including an expected $2.5 million in federal funding for Rhode Island, as part of the 2014 Energy and Water Development... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of both the Armed Services and Appropriations committees, says key Rhode Island-related projects are set to receive federal funding under bipartisan defense legislation that is making its... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Serve Rhode Island and eight local non-profit organizations will receive over $2.14 million in federal AmeriCorps grants. The AmeriCorps grants are the result of the 2013 AmeriCorps... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed is urging Rhode Island’s business community, research universities, and state and local officials to work together to compete to bring a new “Manufacturing Innovation Institute” to Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced $800,000 in federal funding to help clean up brownfield sites in Providence.  A brownfield site is property where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – During a hearing today before the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior & Environment, chaired by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced that the Department is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve public safety and ease the strain on local budgets, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is encouraging local law enforcement departments in Rhode Island to apply for federal funding available under the Community... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- After the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) today announced plans to postpone issuing furlough notices to civilian DoD employees nationwide for two weeks, including those at Naval Station Newport, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — By a vote of 73 to 26, the U.S. Senate today passed a stopgap Appropriations bill to avoid a government shutdown.  U.S. Senator Jack Reed warned that deep federal cuts due to the sequester will hurt the economy if Congress... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today led the successful effort to reject cuts to America’s heritage areas and corridors as part of the stopgap Appropriations bill known as the Continuing Resolution (CR).  Reed, the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help low-income families receiving federal housing assistance develop the skills they need to improve their financial status and achieve greater economic independence, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roy... Read More

CRANSTON, RI - In an effort to help charitable organizations recruit more volunteers and address community challenges, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced $115,790 in federal funds to support senior volunteer activities in Rhode... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help Rhode Islanders in need who lost food during the recent winter storm power outages, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide up to $2.1... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will receive $15 million in federal funding to help repair roads and infrastructure damaged by Superstorm... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate today voted 62 to 36 for a $50.5 billion disaster relief bill to help Rhode Island and other states clean up and recover from damage left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which hit Rhode Island on October... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced over $1.65 million in federal funds to recruit more volunteer firefighters statewide and help fire... Read More

WESTERLY, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Jim Langevin today announced that the Town of Westerly will receive over $1.1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate voted 61 to 33 for a $60.4 billion Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill to help Rhode Island and other states clean up and recover from damage left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.  U.S. Senators Jack... Read More