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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the CT Parent Advocacy Center in Niantic secured an $828,108 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The CT Parent Advocacy Center will use the competitive funding to provide information and resources to parents of children with the full range of disabilities (birth to age 26).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today applauded the completion and official opening of the new indoor small arms range at SUBASE New London. In 2008, Congressman Courtney secured $11 million to build the range as part of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that Storrs-based Biorasis Inc. secured a $486,406 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the Town of Putnam secured a $46,548 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to help the Town combat underage drinking.
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Joe Courtney today applauded the U.S. Navy's decision to move forward on repair of the USS MIAMI, a Groton-based attack submarine that was damaged in a fire May 23 while undergoing an overhaul at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today applauded the State of Rhode Island's decision to suspend a proposal to place tolls on I-95 just across the border from North Stonington. The suspension follows the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) February rejection of Rhode Island's request.
WASHINGTON, DC – During a live telephone town hall held by Congressman Joe Courtney with over 6,000 constituents from eastern Connecticut, Robert Hamilton, Electric Boat's (EB) director of communications, shared the latest information on the company's employment situation and outlook.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today released the following statement after U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today announced that the Towns of Enfield and Vernon will receive $4,148,503 and $2,184,998, respectively, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to pay for costs incurred from debris removal as a result of October 2011. The funds will be delivered to the State of Connecticut, and will be distributed to the Towns in October.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Courtney today applauded Wholesome Wave after they secured a $568,150 multi-agency Rural Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge grant by the US Department of Agriculture and US Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority.