Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC– Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined the National Institute of Aging, a research institute within the National Institutes of Health, to announce the two-year award of $445,000 in federal research funds to The University of Toledo’s Department of Neurosciences research laboratory for the purpose of new Alzheimer’s research entitled, “A BBB-permeable neurotrophic polysaccharide, midi-GAGR.”
The research project is managed by Joshua Jin-Hyouk Park, PhD, UT professor of neuroscience.

New Wastewater Collection and Treatment System to Improve Health of Residents of 533 Homes,
End the Practice of Subdivision’s Dumping Raw Sewage Destined for Lake Erie.

Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural Development has approved a $4.3 million low-interest forty-year loan for the purpose of making “improvements to the Pheasant Run Subdivision’s wastewater collection and treatment system.”

Toledo, Ohio — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) announced today that the University of Toledo (UT) has secured a total of $375,000 in federal research funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support five research projects, namely in the fields of cybersecurity, advanced materials manufacturing, smart grid technology and three-dimensional cell culture. The funds were awarded by the National Science Foundation under a competitive review process, and the five separate awards are noteworthy given the limited federal research budget in a tight budget environment.

Toledo, OH — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today applauded the announcement that the Toussaint Wildlife Area, the 231-acre coastal wetland complex in Ottawa County, will receive $600,000 in a federal award for restoration efforts conducted by Ducks Unlimited, the leading non-profit wildlife restoration organization. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, notified Kaptur this afternoon about the competitive award, which Ducks Unlimited applied for in January 2016 and for which Kaptur sent the attached letter of support.

WASHINGTON, DC– Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, a research institute within the National Institutes of Health, to announce the two-year award of $147,500 in federal research funds to The University of Toledo’s Department of Biological Sciences research laboratoryfor the purpose of new fertility research entitled, “A Genome-wide Drosophila RNAi Screen for Regulators of Centrosome Reduction.”

Steve LaTourette was a very adept political figure who was highly intelligent and a lawyer's lawyer. He was one of those members that had the capacity to reach across the aisle. He always had a smile and always had a good word. If I can pick one area where we accomplished something, it was trying to get resources allocated to the Great Lakes at the federal level. I would say he was a very rare talent. My deepest sympathies go to his family.

Toledo, OH — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced that the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department has secured $80,530 in a competitive grant award for the acquisition of specialized fire equipment to assist and improve the Department’s response to fires and other emergencies in Toledo’s high-rise buildings and any fire incident that would require a long stretch of fire hose, including commercial ships, vehicle fires in parking garages, wild fires, and train derailments.

Lorain, OH — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) heralded the announcement today that the Lorain County Community Action Agency, Inc. (LCCAA) has been awarded $7,068,984.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of their annual funding for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, a slight increase in funding from last year’s award. The Head Start programs have had measurable success on learning outcomes throughout children’s lives.