Building Our Communities

FORT VALLEY, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Fort Valley State University will receive a $3,700,656 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Head Start Program. These grants support local community organizations that seek to improve school readiness and provide early childhood services for low-income families with young children.

MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Mercer University has been awarded $387,616 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The grant is being awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its Research Enhancement Award Program.

BYRON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) is pleased to announce a $250,000 grant to the City of Byron, GA, and a $50,000 grant to the City of Centerville, GA, from the National Park Service. These grants are intended for recreational facilities in the respective communities. The grants were made possible through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (GA-02) is pleased to announce that the U.S Department of Health and Human services (HHS) has awarded a $4,768,208 Head Start grant to the Middle Georgia Community Action Agency, Inc. These awards are typically used to fund programs aiding school readiness for low-income families with children under the age of five.

THOMASVILLE, Ga. – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced a $413,425 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to the Jack Hadley Black History Museum located in Thomasville, GA. The grant was made possible through the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) welcome Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) as the Republican co-lead of H.R. 8198, the Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of (HEIRS) Property Act. The bill would reauthorize the Heirs Property Intermediary Relending Program. It would also amend existing law to direct the U.S.

MACON, Ga. –Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced a recent $1,008,333 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Mercer University (located in Macon, GA) through the Healthy Start program. The Mercer University School of Medicine runs South Georgia Healthy Start (SGHS) which helps educate mothers and expecting families about maternal health, parenting, infant safety, and more.

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressmen Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and Don Davis (NC-01), both members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, introduced H.R. 8198, the Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession (HEIRS) of Property Act. This bill would help families by providing legal services that help them resolve heirs’ property issues, which could take months or years, so that they can start using their land for agriculture production.