News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined Trinity Rep’s Executive Director Kate Liberman and Artistic Director Curt Columbus to ‘raise the curtain’ on upcoming exterior renovations to the landmark Lederer Theater... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Elizabeth Tanner at the Providence... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse joined Lisa Ranglin, Founder, President & CEO of the Rhode Island Black Business Association (RIBBA), along with U.S. Representative David Cicilline, Providence Mayor... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect children, U.S. Senator Jack Reed announced that the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has awarded a $346,610 federal grant to the Rhode... Read More

WARWICK, RI -- The Warwick Fire Department plans to hire 20 new firefighters after being awarded a $6.3 million federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Congressmen Jim Langevin joined... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI – Third graders from Elizabeth Baldwin Elementary School have learned about owls in the classroom.  Today they got an up close and personal view of a feathered friend native to Rhode Island, Serena, a four-year-old... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and White House National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi to announce that HHS is releasing nearly $29.5 million... Read More

CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Plans for the new El Centro community center in Central Falls are moving along. Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline joined Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera and local... Read More

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI – In an effort to boost the number of ships, jobs, and revenue generated by Quonset’s Port of Davisville, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives James Langevin and David Cicilline today... Read More

CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Project GOAL has bigger goals in mind than just teaching kids how to put the soccer ball in the back of the net.  The non-profit coeducational after-school initiative for middle school youth aims to set kids up for... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and law enforcement leaders for a visit to the Providence Public Safety Complex, celebrating two new federal earmarks Reed delivered to enhance public safety,... Read More

CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative David Cicilline joined Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera in announcing $1.2 million in federal funding to help the Central Falls Police Department... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen Rhode Island manufacturing and the domestic supply chain, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced $6,021,500 in federal... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – As Newport Community School’s (NCS) Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center (AIALC) continues to grow and evolve to meet community needs, it’s getting a new $100,000 boost from U.S. Senator Jack Reed.  Reed, a... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to improve outcomes for neurodiverse children – including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental disabilities, and behavioral challenges -- and get these students the personalized assistance they... Read More

JAMESTOWN, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman David Cicilline announced that the Jamestown Housing Authority is getting $1,488,677 in federal funding to make emergency heating and electrical renovations... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to enhance public safety, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced new federal justice assistance grants totaling $1,297,839 for local police... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – Meticulously cataloguing and preserving ‘ship loads’ of naval warfare artifacts, documents, and cultural treasures is an ongoing battle for the U.S. Naval War College Museum.  But now the museum is getting some... Read More

BARRINGTON, RI – The once-busy bicycle bridges that cyclists and pedestrians relied upon to cross the Barrington River and Palmer River as they traversed the popular East Bay Bike Path will soon be restored thanks to new federal funding secured... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As drug overdose rates spike and a growing number of people seek treatment services for substance use disorder, CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, the largest non-profit, outpatient provider for opioid treatment in Rhode Island, is... Read More