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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC) has secured $1.5 million in federal funding for a program that will help young Fresno residents from underserved communities to enter the workforce.
The funds are a renewal from the award of a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The grant’s goal is to provide employment services and training under the name of YouthBuild.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), along with Reps. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Josh Harder (CA-10), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Alma Adams (NC-12), and 117 other Members of Congress introduced legislation to address the growing crisis of food insecurity among college students.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa and a group of members sent a letter to to Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and House Committee on Education and Workforce leadership calling for the expansion of access to the federal Pell Grant program for students enrolled in short-term credential programs.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) voted to fund $24 million in Community Project Funding for 15 local projects in the San Joaquin Valley, through the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill. This funding responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in Fresno, Madera, and Merced Counties. The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
FRESNO, Calif. – Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing more than $8.8 million in grant funding to conduct community air quality monitoring in California, including $377,720 for the Central California Asthma Collaborative.
Fresno State opened in 1911 as what was then called Fresno State Normal School. Today it is officially called California State University, Fresno.
Regardless of the name, there is no question of the huge role the university has had over its 111-year-history in the educational advancement of the San Joaquin Valley.