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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced $63,232 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants for the Lake County Housing Commission.
The funds come from HUD's Family Self-Sufficiency Program.
The expert hired to help Vallejo residents become self-sufficient will stay another year, as a new federal grant replaces an old one.
Vallejo Housing Authority has been awarded $68,107 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants that will continue a program to educate those living in public housing, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, said Tuesday.
Thompson represents Benicia in the U.S. House.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein are among those on Capitol Hill mounting an assault on corporate America's rising reliance on minnow-swallows-whale mergers that permit corporations to avoid U.S. taxes by relocating overseas.
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer on Saturday toured the damage from last month's 6.0-magnitude earthquake as Napa officials asked residents to submit photos of the damage for a pictorial as they continue to seek federal aid for individuals and businesses.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena and Sen. Barbara Boxer visited Napa on Saturday to survey damage and reconstruction efforts from the Aug. 24 earthquake, while renewing their demands for the federal government to approve funding for individual disaster relief.
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and John Garamendi (CA-3) on Friday announced a $372,923 School Climate Transformation Grant from the Department of Education for the Lake County Office of Education.
The School Climate Transformation Grant is a federal program designed to help make schools safer and improve mental health services for students and young adults.
Rep. Mike Thompson announced Wednesday a $90,000 Federal Aviation Administration safety grant for Napa County Airport to assess wildlife hazards.
Monthly studies will be conducted to identify if wildlife species are potential safety hazards for planes flying in and out of the airport, Thompson, D-St. Helena, said in a news release.
By Maja Wood
Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport received a $932,714 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the last of three grants the airport was seeking to complete the runway-expansion project, officials said Wednesday.
"That's great news, and we're right on schedule with the project," said Gina Stocker, marketing specialist for the airport.
The Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, a nonprofit serving six northern California counties, has been awarded a $249,229 grant by the Department of Homeland Security to double its free citizenship education classes in Sonoma and Napa counties over the next two years.