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Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Community Health Center will receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the establishment of a new primary care medical residency program at its community health centers in Monmouth County. The VNACJ Community Health Center will use the $500,000 grant to design a program for primary care doctors to train in Asbury Park, Keyport, Red Bank, and Long Branch.
Union Beach, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) held a groundbreaking ceremony today with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Union Beach flood control project. This phase includes beach replenishment with dunes, pedestrian and automobile dune crossovers, and strategically placed terminal groins, which are similar to jetties. The remaining phases are primarily flood control infrastructure, including flood gates and pump stations.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the 6th Congressional District Annual High School Art Competition is officially underway. Students who are interested in applying can participate through their high schools. All submissions are due by April 14th. The competition is open to all high school students in New Jersey’s 6th Congressional District.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded an additional $18,983,318 New Jersey will receive for home energy assistance. The state has received a total of $509,839,665 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) since 2020, which helps families struggling with the costs of home energy bills. As then-Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Pallone successfully fought for additional LIHEAP funding in the American Rescue Plan as well as a government spending bill and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded a $3 million award to New Jersey to help cut climate pollution and transition to a clean economy. The funding comes from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program Pallone established in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Old Bridge, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference today to highlight a new community center coming to Old Bridge along the Laurence Harbor beachfront. Pallone secured $2.25 million in a federal spending bill signed into law last year.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced today that Metuchen has been awarded $301,324 in federal grant funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. The borough will use the funding to upgrade its communication system with the purchase of portable radio systems that will ensure uniformity with Middlesex County and Rutgers University’s dispatch systems.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act that would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The bipartisan COAST Anti-Drilling Act permanently prohibits the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida Planning Areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) applauded today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it will provide New Jersey with $94,815,000 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The state will be able to use the funding to upgrade essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure to protect public health and bodies of water.
Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded an additional $35,196,880 New Jersey will receive for home energy assistance. The state has received a total of $490,856,347 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps families struggling with the costs of home energy bills. As then-Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Pallone successfully fought for additional LIHEAP funding in the American Rescue Plan as well as a government spending bill and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.