CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES OVER $551.5 MILLION IN BROADBAND FUNDING FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) is pleased to announce the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is allocating $551,535,983 in funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to help close the digital divide in South Carolina. “I often say access to affordable high-speed broadband will have the same
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES $8 MILLION IN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CIVIL RIGHTS GRANTS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn is pleased to announce $8 million in funding from the National Park Service (NPS) is being awarded to five South Carolina projects as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s African American Civil Rights grant program. This program funds preservation projects and efforts of sites tied to the
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF CYRUS CARMACK-BELTON
COLUMBIA, SC — Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn released the following statement on the murder of Cyrus Carmack-Belton. “I’m horrified and deeply saddened by the senseless murder of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton in Columbia this weekend. His family and loved ones should be celebrating his recent eighth grade graduation from Summit Parkway Middle School. Instead, they are
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES $12.7 MILLION FOR JASPER COUNTY PROJECT
COLUMBIA, SC — Today, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is awarding $12.7 million in Community Facilities Direct Loans to Jasper County projects. Part of the funding will be utilized to construct the Beaufort-Jasper YMCA of the Lowcountry, a new YMCA facility in Hardeeville, South
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, SC — U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) today announced $3 million from the National Park Service (NPS) to help preserve and restore Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in South Carolina. The funding will support four projects that will focus on repairing historic structures on the campuses. NPS awarded $9.7 million total for 14
ICYMI: OP-ED: THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN CONTINUES TO DELIVER
By Congressman James E. Clyburn When President Joe Biden took office, the economy was in crisis, millions of Americans were out of work, and Main Streets were shuttered. Two years later, it’s clear that his economic plan is working. The Biden administration has created over 12.4 million jobs during his presidency. Our nation’s unemployment rate is