Building Our Communities
DONALSONVILLE, Ga. – On Wednesday, April 3rd, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the leading Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, joined Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small for a tour of Thompson Family Farms in Donalsonville, Georgia.
MACON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Mercer University has been awarded $134,197 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This award will establish a Grow-Your-Own (GYO) program for recruiting and supporting computer science (CS) teacher candidates in rural Georgia.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued this statement following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge’s announcement that she will retire later this month:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, voted to support bipartisan legislation that will fund many federal departments, agencies, and programs for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, announced that he secured $15,710,474 in funds for 15 community projects in Georgia’s Second Congressional District.
WASHINGTON –Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), the Ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies, joined Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) to introduce the bipartisan Long-term Opportunities for Advancing New Studies (LOANS) for Biomedical Research Act.
ALBANY, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) announced that Albany State University has been awarded a $100,000 Clean Energy Education Prize grant which will support partnerships between HBCUs and other universities, government agencies, and industry leaders to build new programs and provide professional opportunities to succeed in the clean energy industry.
ARLINGTON, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), the ranking Democrat leading the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, is pleased to announce that this week three businesses in Calhoun, Lee, and Thomas Counties were awarded a total of $874,727 in grants to small businesses through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
TIFTON, Ga. – On Wednesday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), the Democratic leader of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food & Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and University of Georgia (UGA) as well as Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA-08) for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the construction of a new state-of-the-art Agricultural Research Service (ARS) research facility on UGA Tifton campus.
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families is awarding a $3,091,496 Head Start grant to the Middle Georgia Community Action Agency, Inc. The awards will contribute to programs for child development and the wellbeing of low-income families.