CLYBURN AND RICE INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REVISE STANDARDS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY GRANTS
WASHINGTON – Representatives James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Tom Rice (R-S.C.) this week introduced legislation to revise the standards for eligibility for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grants for communities after major disasters. This legislation corrects an imbalance in the standards for an area to
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN APPLAUDS THE MORE THAN $6 BILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT FUNDING COMING TO SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA- South Carolina will receive more than $6 billion in direct allocations through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that will soon be signed into law by President Biden. Many millions more will come to the state through competitive grants included in this legislation. Congressman Clyburn helped broker the deal to pass this historic bipartisan
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $15 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
COLUMBIA – Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $15 million to 21 community health centers in South Carolina. These Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awards will be used to fund capital improvements and construction costs for facilities in communities disproportionally affected by
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN APPLAUDS THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. SAUNDRA GLOVER AND LAURIE FUNDERBURK TO SOUTH CAROLINA USDA POSITIONS
COLUMBIA, SC – Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn praised the appointment of Dr. Saundra Glover as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) South Carolina State Director of Rural Development and Laurie Funderburk as the USDA South Carolina Farm Service Agency Executive Director. “I want to thank President Biden for accepting my recommendations and making these
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN PRAISES THE $245.8 MILLION IN TAX CUTS PROVIDED TO SOUTH CAROLINA FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN AUGUST
COLUMBIA, SC – Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn praised the findings of a new report from the Joint Economic Committee which estimates that 577,000 Child Tax Credit payments were sent to families in South Carolina in the month of August. A total of $245.8 million in tax cuts went back into the pockets of hardworking
CONGRESSMAN CLYBURN APPLAUDS NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT AWARDS FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
COLUMBIA, SC – Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn announced the National Park Service has awarded a new round of $9.7 million in historic preservation grants to 19 Historically Black Colleges and Universities across 10 states, including two in South Carolina. Funding for these awards were made available through the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic