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Senators say RI should net over $2 billion for transportation and mass-transit network, clean water, broadband, renewable energy, & moreWASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Senate is debating a bipartisan infrastructure bill this week that includes several key... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Appropriations Committee voted today to advance a trio of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 spending bills and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the committee successfully advocated to include ‘Congressionally directed... Read More

Providence Public Library’s “Data for Good” program wins $532,380 federal grant to connect data professionals across many sectors with non-profit and government agencies that need expertise assistance as well as $200k for National Digital Newspaper... Read More

RI slated to get $1.67 billion that Sen. Reed helped secure for RI in the State & Local section of the American Rescue PlanReed encourages the state and communities to make strategic investments to help their residents, businesses and nonprofits... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo and U.S. Census Bureau officials released data showing that the United States’ population grew by 7.4 percent since 2010, to a total of 331.4 million people, and that Rhode Island will... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help create jobs and improve Rhode Island’s water quality, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse secured nearly $22 million in the fiscal year 2021 Consolidated Appropriations law to upgrade the state’s water... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has been awarded $1,481,992 from the Centers for Disease Control and... Read More

BRISTOL, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Governor Daniel J. McKee and Rhode Island Office of Veterans Services Director Kasim Yarn to announce a new $840,000 federal grant for the state-run Rhode Island Veterans... Read More

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – With a highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 (known as the ‘B117 variant’) in circulation, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are encouraging Rhode Islanders to be vigilant against COVID-19 to help prevent... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that 401 Tech Bridge has received $724,674 from the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Scaling Pandemic... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Over a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) to drop the curtain on its season of shows for 2020 and early 2021, long-awaited financial assistance for live entertainment venues impacted... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI – As America faces an affordable housing crunch, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is working to deliver federal resources to help communities across Rhode Island prevent homelessness and boost the supply of safe, high-quality affordable housing. ... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to fight hunger, uphold human dignity, and provide nutrition assistance to children, families, seniors, and all Rhode Islanders in need, U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with the RI Community Food Bank to address the... Read More

JAMESTOWN, RI - With the help of U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the $3.8 million proposal to expand and renovate the Jamestown Philomenian Library is getting a major boost via a $350,000 federal grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).The... Read More

CRANSTON, RI – Comprehensive Community Action (CCAP) Family Health Services in Cranston is getting nearly $3 million from the recently enacted American Rescue Plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.Last week, President Joe Biden announced $6 billion in... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to support the health and development of our children and our economy, Congress recently passed the American Rescue Plan.  This new law will help the nation recover from the dual COVID-19 health and economic crises.  It... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – With the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium set to expire March 31, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says it is critical for federal assistance to be made available to local families in need to prevent... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island is poised to get a big dose of overdue financial relief from the newly enacted American Rescue Plan.The new $1.9 trillion law will get vaccine doses into arms and help put money into pockets: delivering $1,400 direct... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congress approved the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which includes several billions of dollars of overdue financial relief to Rhode Island families, support for small businesses, a boost for COVID-19 vaccination... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to deliver overdue financial relief to families, support small businesses, boost COVID-19 vaccinations, and safely reopen schools, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) helped pass the American Rescue Plan in the U.S. Senate. ... Read More