Continuing his fight to empower low-income students in our public classrooms, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) was proud to announce that the City of Passaic has been awarded a $609,825 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant comes from the Advanced Placement Incentive (API) Program which aims to increase participation of low-income students in advanced placement middle and h... Read more »
$91,494 IN NEW FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SOUTH ORANGE SCHOOLS$43,450 IN NEW FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CITY OF PASSAIC SCHOOLS Continuing his fight to secure federal resources for community safety, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) announced today that the City of Passaic and the Village of South Orange have been awarded $134,944 in federal funding to enhance school safety. The grant was awarded through the C... Read more »
PATERSON - Stressing the importance of having every person contribute to making our communities better, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today announced that the New Jersey Community Development Corporation (NJCDC) has been awarded a $700,000 "YouthBuild" grant from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The announcement was made from the NJCDC Transportation Opportu... Read more »
LEGISLATION AWAITS ACTION ON HOUSE FLOOR Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.'s (D-NJ-08) "Campus Fire Safety Right to Know" legislation overwhelmingly passed today in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The legislation passed as an amendment to the College Access and Opportunity Act, H.R. 609. U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ-1), a member of the committee shepherded the legislation through ... Read more »
Members of Congress Join Together on Capitol Hill to Bring Attention to Growing Problem of Deadly Fires at Colleges and Universities Capitol Hill - U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ, 8th) today announced the introduction of "The Campus Fire Safety Right to Know Act of 2005." The legislation, designed to address the epidemic of dangerous college campus fires, was initially introduced in 2000 in r... Read more »
Pascrell Secured $100,000 to enhance "Stand Tall Program" PATERSON, NJ - U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced today $100,000 in federal funding towards DePaul Catholic High School's Stand Tall initiative - a voluntary, random drug-testing program. The new funding will allow for a significant increase in the number of students and staff members tested each day. The Congressman requested this fun... Read more »
Nearly $2 Million Received in Federal Funding For Academic U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. ( D-NJ-8) announced today that Bloomfield College has been awarded $1, 825,000 in federal funding under the Strengthening Institutions Program administered by the Department of Education. Distributed over a five-year period, the new funding will support personnel expansion as well as upgrades in technological ... Read more »
Lawmakers say current proposals gut the successful program U.S. Senator Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8th) today joined with Head Start Administrators, parents, and children to praise the success of the program and warn of the devastating effects pending legislation will have on the program. The Senator and the Congressman were joined by Cecile Dickey, Executive Dir... Read more »
Passaic County schools receive close to $400,000 for internet technology Paterson - {U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J., 8th) announced today that educational institutions in the 8th Congressional District will receive over $1 million in federal funding through the "E-Rate" or Education Rate program. The awards are a part of the first wave of funding distributed by the Universal Service Adminis... Read more »
Essex County schools receive over $600,000 for internet technology U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J., 8th) announced today that educational institutions in the 8th Congressional District will receive over $1 million in federal funding through the "E-Rate" or Education Rate program. The awards are a part of the first wave of funding distributed by the Universal Service Administrative Company (U... Read more »
