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January 24, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s announcement of additional assistance to America's dairy farmers. This includes a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) and a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP).
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December 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga., announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a $144,900 grant for facility improvements at the East Baker Commercial Kitchen in Baker County. This facility will make available industrial kitchen appliances for local and minority-operated food and farm enterprises and serve as a center for business training and development.
December 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a $144,900 grant for facility improvements at the East Baker Commercial Kitchen in Baker County, Georgia. This facility will make available industrial kitchen appliances for local and minority-operated food and farm enterprises and serve as a center for business training and development.
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December 3, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus, received the 2022 Congressional Leadership Award from the Friends of the Congressional Job Corps Caucus for his support of the Job Corps program.
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December 2, 2022
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - A park known as Chason Park is getting expanded thanks to federal funds.
The City of Bainbridge was awarded $1.2 million from the Department of Community Affairs for Rural Downtown Redevelopment. They also received over $30,000 from a trust foundation. All the money will go towards the Chason Park Expansion Project.
The project is currently in its third phase. The park expansion will include two playgrounds, a splash pad, a grand staircase and some historical additions such as a memorial fountain.
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December 1, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Job Corps Caucus received the 2022 Congressional Leadership Award from the Friends of the Congressional Job Corps Caucus for his staunch support of the Job Corps program.
Congressman Bishop also welcomed Job Corps students who visited the U.S. Capitol to meet with legislators and discuss the benefits of the program as well as how it can be improved. He was joined by U.S. House Education and Labor Committee Chair Bobby Scott (D-VA), U.S.
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November 24, 2022
This week, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's (IIJA) enactment. Congresman Bishop supported the bipartisan infrastrucure bill's approval in Conress.
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October 27, 2022
ALBANY, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Rural Development, Xochitl Torres Small, announced a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) to Pippin Orchards, LLC.
October 27, 2022
COLUMBUS, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $4,345,000 in rebates to Middle and Southwest Georgia school districts for electric school buses they purchased.
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October 27, 2022
Pippin Orchards, in Dougherty County, was awarded a $250,000 Value-Added Producer Grant.
The grant was awarded by Secretary of Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small and Congressman Sanford D. Bishop.
The Pippin family is grateful for the grant and is excited for the future of their farm.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be announcing two more family-owned farms in Georgia for the Value-Added Producer Grant.