October 8, 2024

Funds Awarded for Bay Watershed Projects

Behavioral Health Unit

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer joined other lawmakers to announced $2,798,281.01 in federal funding for eight habitat and wetland restoration projects throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Maryland.

Lawmakers Announce Federal Funds to Support Port of Baltimore

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer joined Maryland lawmakers to announce that $3.5 million in grant funds were awarded to create temporary cleanup and recovery jobs for workers impacted by the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Lawmakers Announce $13M for Coastal Restoration Projects

Restoration

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, along with other Maryland lawmakers, announced $12,901,800 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and NOAA funding for restoration and resiliency projects to improve coastal communities and their fish and wildlife habitats.

Lawmakers Talk Jobs With Space Industry Leaders

Space Industry

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer joined members of the Maryland congressional delegation to meet with stakeholders in the space industry — leadership of NASA Goddard, as well as Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, the Space Telescope Science Institute, and Relative Dynamics.

Airport Runway Project Receives Federal Funding

Airport Innovation

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer joined US Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin to announce $241,949 in federal funding to help the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport complete infrastructure improvements to meet operational needs and safety standards by extending its runway.

Lawmakers Secure Funds for Mallows Bay Projects

Heritage Area

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer joined Maryland’s US senators to announce a $5 million investment for Mallows Bay in Charles County, MD.

Federal Grant Boosts ‘Transpor-Tourism’

Grant

Maryland has received a federal grant to improve scenic byways across the state, Rep. Steny H. Hoyer and other members of the state’s congressional delegation announced.

Lawmakers Push for UMD-Led Microtech Initiative

Microtech

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer joined a bipartisan group of more than 20 of his congressional colleagues in writing to US DefSec Lloyd Austin in support of the University of Maryland-led Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Collaborative proposal to contribute to the Department of Defense’s Microelectronic Commons initiative.

Lawmakers: Invasive Species Damaging the Bay

catfish

Maryland’s congressional delegation is calling on the US Department of Commerce to declare a state of emergency in response to the invasive species threatening the Chesapeake Bay.

Remembering John Hanson Briscoe

John Hanson Briscoe

Join Historic Sotterley for a virtual program, “Forward Together: The Legacy of John Hanson Briscoe,” at 7pm April 19, 2023.