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Education

January 11, 2022

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that schools and libraries in New Jersey will receive $6,417,476 from the seventh round of funding from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF).


December 21, 2021

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that schools and libraries in New Jersey will receive $23,893,831 from the fifth and sixth rounds of funding from the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF).


November 9, 2021

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that schools and libraries in New Jersey will receive $17,863,006 from the third and fourth rounds of funding from the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF).


September 24, 2021

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that schools and libraries in New Jersey will receive $33.4 million from the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). Schools and libraries in New Jersey's 6th Congressional District will receive over $5.3 million.


July 29, 2021

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that seven requests for Community Funded Projects he submitted to the Appropriations Committee for New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District passed in the House of Representatives. The remaining requests Pallone made are expected to receive a vote in the coming months.

The projects that passed the House include:


July 13, 2021

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that ten requests for Community Funded Projects he submitted to the Appropriations Committee for New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District will advance in the House of Representatives. These requests are included in House appropriations bills that are expected to receive a vote on the House Floor in the coming months.


July 8, 2021

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today honored the recipients of the Congressional Award, U.S. Service Academy nominees for class of 2024 and 2025 and the winners of the 2020 and 2021 Sixth Congressional District High School Art Competition during a virtual Congressional Awards Ceremony.


June 29, 2021

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the launch of the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) application period and urged local schools and libraries to apply for funding to help students, teachers, and library patrons get the tools they need to connect to the Internet from home.

Issues: Education

March 17, 2021

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey will receive $267,527,208 to support COVID-19 screening testing for teachers, staff, and students so that schools can safely re-open for in-person instruction. The funding is part of the American Rescue Plan that Pallone authored in the U.S.