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Aug 13 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced nearly $1.5 million in federal funds for projects in the Pee Dee.
Award recipients include:
Chesterfield County
The Town of Chesterfield will receive a $16,500 grant for the purchase of a new street sweeper.
Darlington County
The City of Darlington will receive a $58,650 grant for the purchase of a refuse collection vehicle.
Marion County
Marion Rescue Squad will receive a $194,000 loan and a $131,000 grant for the purchase of a new rescue truck.
Centenary Community Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $40,000 grant for the purchase of a new brush truck.
Marlboro County
Wallace Water Company will receive an $844,000 loan and a $171,500 grant for infrastructure improvements. The funds will be used for the extension of water lines on SC Highway 38. It will include 4,600 feet of 10-inch line; 9,500 feet of 8-inch line; 32,600 feet of 6-inch line; and 24,500 feet of 4-inch line.
The grants were awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development.
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Aug 13 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced nearly $1 million for South Carolina recipients under the Drug Free Community Support Program (DFC).
The DFC program provides grants up to $100,000 to community coalitions to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco, illicit drug, and inhalant abuse.
Award recipients include:
Cheraw
Chesterfield County Coordinating Council- $100,000
Clemson
Clemson University- $99,526
Columbia
Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council- $99,275
Richland School District 1- $99,997
School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties- $100,000
Florence
Florence City Committee on Alcohol & Drug Abuse- $76,013
Greenville
Greenville Family Partnership- $100,000
Greenwood
Community Initiatives Incorporated- $100,000
Lancaster
The Children’s Council- $98,021
Spartanburg
City of Spartanburg- $93,000
The grants were awarded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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Aug 13 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced the University of South Carolina Research Foundation will receive seven scientific research grants totaling $3.8 million.
USC will receive:
- $2,000,000 for a project entitled, "SC STEPs to STEM."
- $514,498 for a project entitled, "In-Situ Classification of Bloom-Forming Phytoplankton by Imaging Multivariate Optical Computing (IMOC)."
- $375,000 for a project entitled, “Synthesis of Functional Composite Nanofibers Templated by 1D Self-assembly of Tobacco Mosaic Virus."
- $347,440 for a project entitled, "Collaboration: Rainfall-driven Intertidal Zone Carbon Cycling."
- $329,754 for a project entitled, "Developmental Changes in the Strength of Infants' Object Representations."
- $165,000 for a project entitled, "Collaborative Research: Development of New Heterogeneous Catalysts for NOx Storage and Reduction (NSR)."
- $143,907 for a project entitled, "Highly effective representations for surface and solid spherical studies."
The grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation.
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Aug 13 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced four scientific research grants totaling more than $1.3 million for South Carolina colleges and universities.
Awards include:
- Coastal Carolina University will receive $535,770 for a project entitled, "MRI: Acquisition of Marine Geophysical Instrumentation Suite for Seafloor Mapping and Bottom Boundary Layer Analysis."
- College of Charleston will receive $392,175 for a project entitled, "Collaborative Research: Phytoplankton Community Dynamics and Physiological Status in the South Atlantic Subtropical Gyre and Benguela Upwelling Systems."
- Winthrop University will receive $282,309 for a project entitled, "MRI: Acquisition of a Mass Spectrometer to Enhance Undergraduate Research and Student Research Training."
- Clinton Junior College will receive $148,645 for a project entitled, "Targeted Infusion Grant to Add an Associate of Science Degree."
The grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation.
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Aug 13 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced $1.2 million in federal funds for projects in Allendale and Barnwell Counties.
Award recipients include:
Allendale
Allendale County will receive a $105,000 grant for the purchase of a new fire truck for the Town of Allendale.
The Town of Allendale will receive a $50,000 grant to for the purchase of four new police cars. The town was previously awarded $55,000 and $108,040 grants for this project.
Barnwell
The Town of Olar will receive a $616,000 loan and $521,700 grant for water system improvements. The funds will be used for the installation of a new storage tank in Olar, a new well in Govan, and new lines, hydrants, and taps in both towns. Olar was previously awarded a $15,000 grant for this project.
The grants were awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development.
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Aug 10 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON-
Graham said:
“I applaud the administration’s effort to crackdown on illegal immigration, especially the use of fake Social Security numbers by illegals to gain employment in the
“I hope Congress will understand that many sectors of our economy have labor shortages and need additional programs to provide a legal labor supply. Also, a growing number of state and local jurisdictions are passing immigration laws that will make it hard to do business in our country.
“In light of these developments, I hope Congress will re-engage on the issue of immigration reform because we need to provide national solutions and remedies to our broken immigration system.”
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Aug 09 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham today announced more than $360,000 in grants to fire departments in South Carolina.
“Firefighters and emergency service personnel dedicate themselves to protecting the health and safety of South Carolinians,” said Graham. “These grants will help our local fire departments and rescue squads by providing them the means to obtain the best equipment and training available.”
Grants were awarded in the following program areas:
Operations and Safety Program: The funds may be used for training, wellness, and fitness programs; the purchase of firefighting equipment and personal protective equipment; and modifications to fire stations and facilities.
Vehicle Acquisition Program: The funds may be used for the purchase of firefighting vehicles including pumpers, brush trucks, tankers, rescue vehicles, ambulances, quints, aerials, foam units, and fireboats.
The grants awarded include:
Abbeville
Sharon Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $34,493 Operations and Safety grant.
Calhoun Falls
Calhoun Falls Fire Department will receive a $33,034 Operations and Safety grant.
Kershaw
Kershaw Fire Department will receive a $60,610 Operations and Safety grant.
North
Sawyerdale Fire Department will receive a $203,538 Vehicle Acquisition grant.
Parksville
Parksville Fire Department will receive a $29,796 Operations and Safety grant.
The Assistance to Firefighters grant program awards one-year grants directly to local fire departments, enhancing their ability to respond to fire and fire-related hazards in the community. The program supports departments by providing them the tools and resources necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and their firefighting personnel.
Grantees share in the cost of the funded project at a percentage based on the population of their respective jurisdiction. Grantees that serve jurisdictions of 50,000 or fewer residents are required to provide a non-Federal cost-share of 10 percent while grantees that serve jurisdictions of over 50,000 provide a 30 percent cost-share. The match must be in cash without the use of in-kind contributions. In addition, the maximum amount of federal funds that an applicant can be awarded is $750,000 during any fiscal year.
The grants are made by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Aug 09 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham today announced more than $360,000 in grants to fire departments in South Carolina.
“Firefighters and emergency service personnel dedicate themselves to protecting the health and safety of South Carolinians,” said Graham. “These grants will help our local fire departments and rescue squads by providing them the means to obtain the best equipment and training available.”
Grants were awarded in the following program areas:
Operations and Safety Program: The funds may be used for training, wellness, and fitness programs; the purchase of firefighting equipment and personal protective equipment; and modifications to fire stations and facilities.
Vehicle Acquisition Program: The funds may be used for the purchase of firefighting vehicles including pumpers, brush trucks, tankers, rescue vehicles, ambulances, quints, aerials, foam units, and fireboats.
The grants awarded include:
Abbeville
Sharon Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $34,493 Operations and Safety grant.
Calhoun Falls
Calhoun Falls Fire Department will receive a $33,034 Operations and Safety grant.
Kershaw
Kershaw Fire Department will receive a $60,610 Operations and Safety grant.
North
Sawyerdale Fire Department will receive a $203,538 Vehicle Acquisition grant.
Parksville
Parksville Fire Department will receive a $29,796 Operations and Safety grant.
The Assistance to Firefighters grant program awards one-year grants directly to local fire departments, enhancing their ability to respond to fire and fire-related hazards in the community. The program supports departments by providing them the tools and resources necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and their firefighting personnel.
Grantees share in the cost of the funded project at a percentage based on the population of their respective jurisdiction. Grantees that serve jurisdictions of 50,000 or fewer residents are required to provide a non-Federal cost-share of 10 percent while grantees that serve jurisdictions of over 50,000 provide a 30 percent cost-share. The match must be in cash without the use of in-kind contributions. In addition, the maximum amount of federal funds that an applicant can be awarded is $750,000 during any fiscal year.
The grants are made by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Aug 03 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham today announced more than $500,000 in grants to fire departments in South Carolina.
“Firefighters and emergency service personnel dedicate themselves to protecting the health and safety of South Carolinians,” said Graham. “These grants will help our local fire departments and rescue squads by providing them the means to obtain the best equipment and training available.”
Grants were awarded in the following program areas:
Operations and Safety Program: The funds may be used for training, wellness, and fitness programs; the purchase of firefighting equipment and personal protective equipment; and modifications to fire stations and facilities.
Vehicle Acquisition Program: The funds may be used for the purchase of firefighting vehicles including pumpers, brush trucks, tankers, rescue vehicles, ambulances, quints, aerials, foam units, and fireboats.
The grants awarded include:
Columbia
Irmo Fire District will receive a $70,781 Operations and Safety grant.
Donalds
Donalds Rural Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $16,530 Operations and Safety grant.
Florence
Windy Hill Fire Company will receive a $73,806 Operations and Safety grant.
Greenville
Wade Hampton Fire Department will receive a $124,961 Operations and Safety grant.
St. Matthews
Caw Caw Volunteer Fire Department will receive a $204,250 Vehicle Acquisition grant.
Williamston
Piercetown Fire Department will receive a $27,421 Operations and Safety grant.
The Assistance to Firefighters grant program awards one-year grants directly to local fire departments, enhancing their ability to respond to fire and fire-related hazards in the community. The program supports departments by providing them the tools and resources necessary to protect the health and safety of the public and their firefighting personnel.
Grantees share in the cost of the funded project at a percentage based on the population of their respective jurisdiction. Grantees that serve jurisdictions of 50,000 or fewer residents are required to provide a non-Federal cost-share of 10 percent while grantees that serve jurisdictions of over 50,000 provide a 30 percent cost-share. The match must be in cash without the use of in-kind contributions. In addition, the maximum amount of federal funds that an applicant can be awarded is $750,000 during any fiscal year.
The grants are made by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Aug 02 2007
Wes Hickman (202-224-5972) or Kevin Bishop (864-250-1417)
WASHINGTON,
The bill contains some 72 separate provisions, which represent the ideas and insights of numerous Members of Congress, a variety of federal and state agencies affected by illegal immigration, stakeholders, and members of the public. Some of these provisions represent compromise positions adopted by Senators in the last immigration bill, and others contain tough new enforcement provisions.
“The debate we had a few weeks ago on immigration reform should not deter Congress from doing what is still needed to secure our borders and reduce illegal immigration,” said Kyl. “We should take what we learned from that debate – that the American people want enforcement – and put it into workable legislation. That’s exactly what we’ve done here. On the whole, the legislation distills many of the lessons that we learned discussing immigration reform in the Senate. Each of the provisions contained in this bill can stand alone on its own merit, or be combined with any other immigration bill.”
“Introduction of this bill is consistent with what the American people are asking us to do,” said Sessions. “The bill requires that the Department of Homeland Security complete construction of the full 700 miles of southern border fencing, improve cooperation with state and local law enforcement, and increase enforcement of immigration laws at the workplace. These are important steps toward creating a lawful system of immigration.”
“The failure of the Senate to pass comprehensive immigration was a huge disappointment,” said McCain. “Although we must move forward with other issues, we can show the American people that we are serious about securing our nations border. This bill highlights the steps that need to be taken to ensure the integrity of our national security and immigration system, and would provide an essential step toward achieving comprehensive reform in the future.”
“Our legislation streamlines deportation proceedings, provides robust border and visa controls, and makes available to local and federal law enforcement more tools to aggressively deal with illegal immigration,” said Graham. “Our immigration system is structurally flawed. There remain at least half a dozen major changes in policy our nation must address to get the problems of illegal immigration under control. This is another step forward in that endeavor.”
The bill would authorize significant increases in the number of personnel to patrol the border, staff the ports of entry, prevent smuggling, and investigate immigration violations. It would also increase the amount of fencing, vehicle barriers, physical infrastructure, and technology to observe and deter illegal crossings, and the amount of detention space to hold unlawful aliens.
The bill would also mandate that DHS detain unlawful aliens crossing the border until those aliens are removed. It would require that DHS capture biometric data on all foreign nationals legally entering and departing the
The bill would authorize significant increases in personnel for DHS and the Department of Justice to enforce the immigration laws in the interior of the
The bill would enhance laws to prevent the hiring of unlawful aliens in the
HIGHLIGHTS
· Requires hiring of 14,000 new Border Patrol Agents to secure the borders.
· Mandates construction of 700 miles of fence, 300 miles of vehicle barriers, 105 ground-based radars, and four unmanned aerial vehicles. Requires 45,000 detention beds.
· Contains a “Catch and Return” provision requiring DHS to detain illegal border crossers.
· Requires implementing an entry/exit system at all
· Requires mandatory detention of criminal aliens until removal.
· Makes illegal presence in the
· Makes gang members inadmissible and deportable.
· Mandates an electronic employment verification system to end hiring of unlawful aliens.
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