WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: ATLANTA - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) announced today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. a grant to support the Sickle Cell Data Collection (SCDC) Program in Georgia. Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience debilitating pain and often have a significantly lower life expectancy than others. According to th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: BRUNSWICK - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) this week procured federal funding through the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to purchase bikes for the Glynn County Police Department. The grant will allow the Glynn County Police Department to purchase five bikes for the Department's patrol division, which will assist in implementing its Community Orient  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: WAYCROSS - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) this week secured federal funding through the Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to purchase necessary equipment for the Ware County Sheriff's Office and the City of Waycross Police Department. The grant will allow the City of Waycross to purchase an air purification system for the police department property an  more

FORT VALLEY, Georgia, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) is pleased to announce that Fort Valley State University (FVSU) has been awarded $398,058 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This award will be used to encourage and support underrepresented students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) higher education degrees and careers. "I am glad to announce that the N  more