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WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Bakersfield) announced that a total of $31,924 has been awarded to the City of Delano to support crime prevention and education programs, as well as planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs. Funding was released by the United States Department of Justice through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG).
WASHINGTON, DC- Today,Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that a grant of $2,480,759 has beenawarded to Kings Community Action Organization in Hanford, CAfor Head Start and Early Head Start Program. These funds are beingawarded through the Department of Health and Human Services Head Start programtitle, and will be used to fund and make improvements to the Head Start programin Hanford.
Costa: This Is Important FundingReady To Go Now For Present And Future Periods Of Drought
Costa: Our Food SafetyLaws Have Not Had Reform In More Than Fifty Years
WASHINGTON,DC- Today,Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) thanked USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's for hisannouncement to increase dairy price support prices, which will provide somerelief to dairy farmers as they continue to suffer through this period ofhistorically low milk prices. Vilsack announced that USDA will increasethe amount paid for dairy products through the Dairy Product Price SupportProgram.
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that a grant of $71,985 has been awarded to Kings Community Action Organization in Hanford, CA. These funds are being awarded through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development's Community Facilities program, which were provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Rural Development Community Facilities program helps finance essential community facilities for public use in rural areas.
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that a grant of $66,667 has been awarded to the Valley Health Team in San Joaquin, CA. These funds are being awarded through the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Center Cluster program. The Health Center Cluster program helps finance essential community facilities for public use in rural areas.
WASHINGTON,DC-Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that a total of $11,573,631million has been awarded to the Cities of Fresno, Huron, Parlier, Sanger andSelma to address the full-time sworn police officer needs in thosecities. Funding was released through the US Department of Justice COPSHiring Recovery Program (CHRP) made available through the American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA).
WASHINGTON,DC-Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Bakersfield) announced that a total of$5,683,759 million has been awarded to the police departments in Arvin,Bakersfield and Delano to address the full-time sworn police officer needs inthose cities. Funding was released through the US Department of JusticeCOPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) made available through the AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
WASHINGTON, DC- Today,Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that a grant of $95,238 has beenawarded to Kings Community Action Organization in Hanford, CAfor Head Start and Early Head Start Program. These funds are beingawarded through the Department of Health and Human Services Head Start programtitle, which were provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.