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 »
Before the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was considered our nation’s greatest legislative achievement to deploy clean energy. In the past decade, policymakers have learned much from the ARRA experience, and those lessons were incorporated into IRA, putting this new legislative accomplishment on a path to transform our… 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 »
ALBANY, NY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced today the awarding of three grants totaling $3,086,565 from the National Park Service’s (NPS) Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to support critical upgrades at John Boyd Thacher State Park in Voorheesville and Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs. These awards include $1,150,000 for wastewater improvements at Thacher… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko today voted in the House to advance a slate of public safety bills, including:
H.R. 8542, Mental Health Justice Act of 2022
H.R. 6448, Invest to Protect Act of 2022
H.R. 4118, Break the Cycle of Violence Act
H.R. 5768, VICTIM Act of 2022
“Making smart federal investments in community safety programs can help change the… Read more »
ALBANY, NY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced the awarding of $21,838.09 in federal funding for Glenville Fire District #2 (Alplaus Fire Department) from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. Tonko submitted a letter in support of the Department’s request for funds, which will go toward the purchase of equipment that will help protect their members from the… Read more »
ALBANY, NY – Congressman Paul D. Tonko today announced the awarding of more than $183,000 in federal funding for two Capital Region fire departments. In this round of funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, the North Greenbush Fire District #1 will receive $122,380.95, and the Albany Fire Department will receive $60,909.09, all toward the purchase of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Paul D. Tonko joined a subcommittee hearing today on Oversight and Investigations to examine the role of Public Relations (PR) firms in helping fossil fuel companies spread climate disinformation and hinder meaningful climate action. Tonko questioned Anne Lee Foster, Former Director of Communication and Community Engagement at Colorado Rising, a non-profit… Read more »
