It’s important to me to keep my supporters in the loop, so I wanted to share some updates from earlier this month!
I announced that Mercer University is receiving a $134,197 grant to help increase the number of computer science teachers in communities across Middle and South Georgia. Georgia is an emerging leader in manufacturing and the entertainment industries, and this funding will help give our students the education they need to pursue careers in these modernizing industries.
I joined Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small for a tour of Thompson Family Farms in Donalsonville, Georgia. I was proud to support the Inflation Reduction Act, which has boosted funds for programs like USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) that are available to all rural farmers and small businesses, helping them save money on energy costs and making our local energy grids more resilient.
I announced that the Department of Health and Human Services is awarding a $19,987,665 Head Start grant to the Enrichment Services Program in Columbus, Georgia. Making investments in the well-being of our children increases their chances for success later in life. I will continue to fight for programs like Head Start to help shape a brighter future for our families in Middle and Southwest Georgia.
Congressman Sanford Bishop is serving his sixteenth term in the United States House of Representatives, representing the constituents of the Second Congressional District of Georgia. A consensus builder that works with members on both sides of the aisle, Congressman Bishop is uniquely dedicated to his constituents and has demonstrated himself as a leader inside of Congress.
