Press Releases
WASHINGTON— Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced a $929,800 grant awarded by the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today joined 18 Members of the Problem Solvers Caucus to announce a decision to only vote for a Speaker of the House who will support House Rules reforms to "Break the Gridlock" in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $600,000 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program has awarded $88,160 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that Federal Transit Administration has awarded $661,342 from its Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) has announced that the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) has awarded $125,000 to Tropical Texas Behavioral Health (TTBH). Funding will be used to expand mental health services.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the City of Hidalgo and Hidalgo Economic Development Corporation $1,200,000 for infrastructure and employment projects.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging eligible applicants in the 15th District of Texas to apply for funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The application period for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 opened today and will remain open until 5 p.m. ET on Friday, October 26, 2018.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) has awarded $950,000 to Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc. in McAllen, Texas for Fiscal Year 2018. The funding will jumpstart additional affordable housing projects in South Texas communities.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging eligible rural communities in the 15th District of Texas to apply for water and waste disposal funding offered through the U.S.