News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – After successfully opposing the Trump Administration’s draconian cuts to the Public Housing Capital Fund and instead delivering a $6.3 million increase for Rhode Island’s allocation for the current fiscal year, U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced plans to significantly modify the bipartisan Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program by favoring state and local governments that... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced a plan to triple the rent for many families living in federally subsidized public housing, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced today that three NeighborWorks America (NeighborWorks) organizations in Rhode Island will receive a total of $656,000 in federal funding to support their ongoing efforts.  NeighborWorks... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to provide essential housing and support for homeless veterans, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that the Providence, North Providence, Pawtucket, Tiverton, Bristol, and West Warwick Housing Authorities will... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Governor Gina M. Raimondo joined RIHousing in announcing a new $4.7 million federal grant that will help RIHousing create and preserve over 550 apartments and homes for families across... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Subcommittee, today issued the following statement after CNN reported... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who led the effort to establish the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and the Capital Magnet Fund (CMF) and who is a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement: “I... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to support Rhode Island’s continued work to prevent and end homelessness, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $5,796,184 in federal Continuum of Care (CoC) grants for Rhode Island homeless... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to revitalize local neighborhoods and increase affordable housing throughout the state, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today announced that Rhode Island will receive a total of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to promote healthy, vibrant neighborhoods across Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced an additional $300,000 in federal funding for three Rhode Island-based affiliates of NeighborWorks America... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 31-0 to approve the fiscal year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Senate Appropriations bill, providing a total of $60.058 billion in... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - In an effort to protect low-income families from lead-based paint and other health hazards within their homes, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced today that the City of Providence will receive... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that Rhode Island is receiving $2,700,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to... Read More

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO), Jack Reed (D-RI), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today introduced the bipartisan Family Self Sufficiency Act, which would streamline and improve the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD), issued the following statement: “People hoping for faster commutes,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $925,000 in federal funding to help Central Falls, Providence, and Woonsocket clean and redevelop contaminated... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) today reintroduced a bill to give states more flexibility to use federal funds to support foster youth aging out of the system. “A lot of good ideas come from the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced today that three Rhode Island-based affiliates of NeighborWorks America (NeighborWorks) will receive a total of $757,333 in funding to support their ongoing efforts to provide affordable housing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to prevent and end homelessness, and ensure that states and communities have a comprehensive strategy and coordinated support from the federal government, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today... Read More