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August 10, 2016

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.


August 9, 2016

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.


August 8, 2016

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 p


August 3, 2016

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 f


August 1, 2016

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.


August 1, 2016
Toledo, OH — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) hailed the announcement that the Toledo Zoo has been awarded $92,130 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help fund the first-ever Ohio facility to rear sturgeon which will eventually be released into the Maumee River in an effort to restore lake sturgeon, which are endangered in Ohio.

July 29, 2016
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.

July 27, 2016
Washington, DC — Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced that the University of Toledo has secured $235,035.00 in a four-year award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Division.

July 22, 2016

May the angels of dearest Congressman Mark's formidable spirit usher him, and the hearts of his loved ones, to a ‎state of peace and well-being‎. On behalf of the people of Ohio's 9th Congressional district, our deepest sympathies are extended to his Hawaiian family, his friends, associates and staff. During his days of life with us, his extraordinary valor was demonstrated daily.