SCHENECTADY, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko celebrated alongside local leaders and Hometown Health Centers staff $4 million in federal funding for Hometown Health, allocated through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funding, approved by the Schenectady County Legislature, will support the creation of a new dental clinic.
Tonko visited the site designated for this new facility in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Paul D. Tonko and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Community Mental Wellness & Resilience Act, a bipartisan bill that will tackle the nation’s mental health crisis head-on by addressing the extensive community trauma caused by natural disasters. This innovative legislation will empower communities through a new federal grant program to craft… Read more »
Newburgh, New York — Today, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Rep. Pat Ryan (NY-19) wrote a letter to EPA leadership calling for further action to ensure the complete cleanup of pollution in the Hudson River by General Electric (GE) following the announcement of a settlement between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and GE. The Congressmen… Read more »
AMSTERDAM, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko released a statement marking four years since the devastating Schoharie limo crash that took the lives of 20, many of whom lived in Tonko’s hometown of Amsterdam:
“Four years ago, our community gathered together to grieve the unfathomable loss of 20 souls, killed in the crash of a limousine that should never have been on the road. No one has… Read more »
ALBANY, NY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced more than $1.8 million in federal funding for several Capital Region health programs supporting a range of vital new projects. These grants, administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will support projects to improve outreach to at-risk youth in the City of Schenectady through Safe Inc. of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko voted in the House to advance H.R. 6833, legislation that continues government funding through December 16th and provides disaster relief and additional support for Ukraine. The legislation passed by a vote of 230-201.
“Today I stood with my colleagues to take urgently-needed action that will keep the doors of government open and deliver federal… Read more »
ALBANY, NY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that $1,192,294 will be awarded to local governments and public safety non-profits to help provide services for victims of human trafficking and to prevent and control crime in the Capital Region. These grants, administered by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs through the Office for Victims of Crime,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today cheered the announcement that the Rensselaer County Department of Health is being awarded $2,182,036 to help eliminate lead and other health hazards from the households of low-income families. This grant was administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction (LBPHR) Grant… Read more »
ALBANY, NY—Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today that In Our Own Voices (IOOV) has been awarded a grant of $375,000 to help further its mission to serve the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people of color in the Capital Region as well as their friends and families. Specifically, this grant, awarded through the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on… Read more »
ALBANY, NY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced the awarding of two Department of Justice (DOJ) grants totaling $1,000,000 to Capital Region municipalities and organizations to help improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, and related crimes. In this round of grants from DOJ’s Office of Violence Against Women’s (OVW) Improving Criminal Justice… Read more »
