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Funding Will Be Used To Train Community Leaders To Respond To Senior Abuse in Onondaga County Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $400,000 in federal funding for Vera House, Inc. in Syracuse. The funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women’s Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program and will be used to support senior... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Refurbish And Modernize Water Distribution Infrastructure In Hamlet Of Kerhonkson U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,492,250 in federal funding for the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County. The funding is provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Grant Program and will be used to renovate water infrastructure in the Hamlet of Kerhonkson. Specifically, the funding... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment To Assist In Protecting New Yorkers During Fire And Rescue Emergencies  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $292,697.04 in federal funding for five fire departments in Central New York. Specifically, the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department will receive $159,428.57, the Smithfield Eaton Volunteer Ambulance Corp. will receive $33,812.38, the Tully Joint Fire District will receive... Read More

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $106,666.66 in federal funding for the West Potsdam Volunteer Fire Department in St. Lawrence County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will be used to replace 14 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) devices with spare bottles and masks, which help... Read More

The Funding, Which Will Be Allocated Over Two Years At $650K Per Year,  Is Awarded Through Health Resources And Service Administration’s Health Center Program New Access Points Grant  Schumer & Brindisi Previously Advocated For Upstate Family Health Center’s Grant Application With The Dept. Of Health And Human Services, Which Will Allow It To Expand Services In The Mohawk Valley Schumer, Brindisi: Investment Is Great News For Public Health In The Mohawk... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Purchase New Equipment To Assist In Protecting New Yorkers During Fire And Rescue Emergencies  U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $498,651.20 in federal funding for three fire departments in the Southern Tier. Specifically, the Binghamton Fire Department will receive $417,484.54, the Corning Volunteer Fire Department will receive $54,976.19 and the Endicott Fire Department will receive $26,190.47. The... Read More

Oswego County Has Experienced A Serious Spike In Drug Trafficking & Overdose Deaths In Recent Years After A Meeting With Office Of National Drug Control Policy Top Brass And Numerous Letters Of Support, Schumer Today Reveals That Agency Has Heeded His Request, Designated Oswego County A “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” Schumer: Sorely-Needed Designation Will Give Boots On The Ground Tools Needed To Battle CNY Opioid Scourge U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced,... Read More

CUBRC, A Buffalo-Based Independent Not-For-Profit Research Entity, Depends On DOD’s Advanced Tech Development Program For Its Large Energy National Shock Tunnel II (LENS II) Complex After DOD Informed CUBRC Over $11 Million In Appropriated Funding Would Be Arriving Up To 6 Months Late, Schumer Leapt Into Action; Senator Today Announces Sorely-Needed Funding Would Be Sent To CUBRC On Expedited Timeline Schumer: Funding Keeps CUBRC’s Cutting-Edge Work On Schedule And Helps U.S.... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $70,107.62 in federal funding for Chautauqua Children's Safety Education Village, Inc. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will be used to provide fire safety training for children aged 4-12 and other community members in Chautauqua and Erie counties. The funding will also... Read More

Members Urge the Leaders of Senate and House Armed Services Committees to Prevent President from Redirecting Military Funding to Construct a Border Wall; Sign These Limits into Law in Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act  Push Comes After Pentagon’s Decision to Divert $3.6 Billion Allocated for 127 Military Construction Projects Across the Country, Including $160 Million for West Point Washington, DC – Following the Trump administration’s notice that... Read More

Funding Will Be Used To Implement a Fire Safety Program and Install Fire Alarms in Low-Income Homes U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $993,314.29 in federal funding for the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Foundation. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and will specifically be used to help implement a fire safety outreach and... Read More

Despite On-Going NTSB & DOT Investigations Into Deadly East River “Doors-Off” Chopper Crash FlyNYON Was Involved In, The Company Is Still Performing The Dangerous Flights Thanks To A Loophole Allowing For “Aerial Photography” –  A.K.A Instagram “Shoe Selfies” Schumer & Menendez Want FAA Action To Address Safety While PETA & Humane Society Of U.S. Stand With Senators In Effort To Stop The Cruel Campaign Where Dogs All But Dangle Over NYC... Read More

On July 30, Large Ballast Rocks Were Dislodged From A CSX Train Crossing The Abeel Street Trestle, Plummeting 140 Feet To The Ground, Hospitalizing Two And Damaging Vehicles; FIVE More Incidents Have Been Reported Since  In Ulster County, Schumer Says CSX Must Do More To Promote Rail Safety In Community; Urges Company To Install Netting Above Abeel Street And Issue Comprehensive Safety Plan ASAP  Schumer To CSX: It Shouldn’t Be Raining Ballast Rock In Ulster County—Install... Read More

After Irene, Lee And Sandy, Schumer Championed Major Reforms To National Flood Insurance Program For NY; Now, Many of Those Reforms Are Included in Bipartisan Legislation He Wants To Pass This Hurricane Season Senator’s Push Comes While Hurricane Dorian Wreaks Havoc On Atlantic Coast, As Threat Of More Storms Could Loom & With The NFIP Clock Set To Run Out September 30th Schumer: This Bipartisan Plan Puts High Pressure On Congress To Do Something Meaningful This Hurricane... Read More

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today released the following statement after the Army heeded his request and expedited the release of the Inspector General Report on the shortcomings of privatized military housing at installations like West Point: “I’m glad the Army was responsive to my request and decided to release its IG report on the shortcomings in privatized housing. I’ve been continuously urging the DoD to be more transparent and honest with military families, Congress... Read More

In Recent Months, A Serious Shortage Of Teachers In Numerous Educational Fields Has Been Reported In Central New York; Over The Last Decade, NY State Has Lost 21,000 Teachers To Address The Escalating Teacher Shortage, Schumer Launches Two-Pronged Approach: To Maintain Critical Federal Funding For Teacher Recruitment, And To Forgive Crippling Student Debt For Prospective Educators Schumer: Central New York Teacher Shortage Must Be Expelled Standing at Pine Grove Middle School in East Syracuse,... Read More

Washington, DC – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $304,920.70 in federal funding for the Village of Endicott Fire Department in Broome County. The funding was allocated through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Program (SAFER) and will specifically be used to help hire two firefighters. “Whether it’s... Read More

Federal Funding Will Be Used For Repairs To Breitbeck Park, Which Sustained Major Damage From Extreme Flooding On Lake Ontario In 2017 & 2019 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $1,875,606.15 in federal funding for critical repairs to Breitbeck Park in Oswego County. The federal funds are administered through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and will be used to restore... Read More

Upstate NY Is An Agricultural Hive Of Productivity, But Recent Fed Decision That Imperils The Future Of Bees Would Threaten Much Of What Makes This Part Of New York Buzz  With USDA Recently Announcing Its Intention To Stop Collecting Data On Honey Bee Colonies In Places Like The Southern Tier, Schumer Pushes Plan To Reconsider, & Step-Up Work, Not Stop It  Schumer To Feds: Honey Bees Are Fundamental To Upstate NY’s Sweet Ag Industry, And Local Jobs Standing amidst a... Read More

In Recent Months, A Serious Shortage Of Teachers In Numerous Educational Fields Has Been Reported In The Rochester-Finger Lakes Region; Over The Last Decade, NY State Has Lost 21,000 Teachers To Address The Escalating Teacher Shortage, Schumer Launches Two-Pronged Approach: To Maintain Critical Federal Funding For Teacher Recruitment, And To Forgive Crippling Student Debt For Prospective Educators Schumer: Rochester-Finger Lakes Teacher Shortage Must Be Expelled Standing at the Brighton Central... Read More