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Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Fort Valley State University – Georgia's 1890 land-grant institution – has been awarded a grant of $6,494,625 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Early Head Start Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) and Early Head Start Expansion Program.

These funds will go toward ensuring quality, affordable childcare services, early childhood development, and increased school readiness in Peach County and Middle Georgia.

The Albany-Dougherty delegation spent the week in Washington DC advocating on behalf of businesses and people in the Albany area.

The group held meetings with U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Senator Jon Ossoff, U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop and U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, as well as leadership from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.

The Albany-Dougherty delegation spent the week in Washington DC advocating on behalf of businesses and people in the Albany area.

The group held meetings with U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock, Senator Jon Ossoff, U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop and U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, as well as leadership from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany is a powerhouse for Albany and the region, in terms of economic impact, prestige, patriotism and contribution to military readiness. A group of local representatives is at the nation's capital this week to share information to keep the relationship going well into the future.

"We've been doing this for about 20 years," Barbara Rivera Holmes said of the Albany Area Chamber-led delegation.

ALBANY — When members of the Flint Riverkeeper environmental group approached Albany officials a few years ago to discuss the city's sewage woes, heavy rainfalls meant frequent discharges of raw sewage into the river and at times overflows into neighborhoods.

A lot has changed since then, and with the city now looking to finance the completion of a project to separate stormwater and sewage to prevent future spills, the future smells much better.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA of Rural Development is awarding $4.5 million in grants to improve and expand access of health care as well as improve health care facilities in rural Georgia. The awards being announced in Georgia are part of a nationwide announcement of $74 million to help 143 rural health care organizations expand critical services for 3 million people in 37 states.

CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) -The US Department of Agriculture is awarding $4.5 million to rural Georgia healthcare. A portion is going to Crisp Regional Hospital to help cover a loss of revenue after the COVID-19 pandemic.

One million dollars are going to Crisp Regional. The money will be used to cover expenses that are continuing to rise.

CORDELE, Ga. (WTXL) — A hospital authority in Clinch County was awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Thursday.

The USDA announced Thursday that the Clinch Hospital Authority will receive a grant worth $498,200 to provide the Hospital Authority of Clinch County funds to allow Clinch Memorial Family Practice to operate six days a week to test, vaccinate treat and educate on the COVID-19 pandemic.