“Today, the House of Representatives passed a fourth bipartisan coronavirus aid package to speed significant emergency resources to small businesses, provide critical resources for brave frontline health workers including personal protective equipment and boost hospitals and health providers like Tampa General, BayCare and Tampa Family Health Centers that are serving the Tampa community during this critical time. The package also provides a national framework for widespread COVID-19 testing. “Th...
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Today, U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor (FL14), Stephanie Murphy (FL07) and Donna Shalala (FL27) wrote Governor Ron DeSantis urging him to implement the free coronavirus testing that Congress provided in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act which was signed into law on March 18, 2020. This law authorized governors to amend state Medicaid plans to cover COVID-19 testing and testing-related services for uninsured individuals, with the federal government paying 100 percent of the cost. “Over a month ...
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Gulf Marine Repair a $692,100 Maritime Administration (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grant. The Maritime Administration's Small Shipyard Grant Program is designed to support small shipyard projects that make capital and related improvements or provide training for workers in shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries. "Our Port Tampa Bay shipyards, including Gulf Marine Repair, keep ...
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor led the Florida Congressional Democratic delegation in calling for Governor Ron DeSantis to take immediate steps to protect the health and wellbeing of Floridians during the COVID-19 crisis. These steps include ensuring congressionally passed aid gets to states and localities, expanding Medicaid, reinstating Medicaid retroactive eligibility, boosting resources to enroll Floridians in Medicaid and CHIP, maintenance of effort for 6.2 percent FMAP increase, and withdrawing fr...
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced over $81 million in emergency CARES Act funds to Tampa International Airport. The CARES Act was passed by Congress three weeks ago to speed emergency aid back home for coronavirus emergency relief. These funds were appropriated to eligible U.S. airports to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Tampa International Airport is the pride of the Tampa Bay area and its employees are critical to our economic well-being. I’m proud to ...
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced over $58 million in emergency CARES Act funds to University of South Florida, University of Tampa and Hillsborough Community College.
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Castor Announces $3.4m in Coronavirus Aid to Tampa for Tampa Family Health Centers from CARES Act Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced a $3,455,510 Health Center Coronavirus Aid, Relief grant provided by the CARES Act to help Tampa Family Health Centers continue to serve our neighbors, combat the spread of COVID-19 and keep health care professionals on the job. “Tampa Family Health Centers is always on the frontlines providing health care and more so now in combating the coronavirus. T...
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U.S. Rep Kathy Castor (FL14) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $9,881,961 million from the recently passed CARES Act to the City of Tampa and Hillsborough County to bolster local relief efforts as our community responds to the coronavirus. The funding was authorized by recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and funding awarded is divided between Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grants...
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) today announced $91,119,942 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) urbanized area funds for Tampa-St. Petersburg that were authorized by recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act, a $2 Trillion relief package passed by Congress, includes FTA direct funding to local entities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus through existing initiatives to expedite delivery of grants. “Thousands of our neighbors h...
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"In times of challenge and adversity, America responds to support each other. That is what I intend to do today to ensure that American families and workers have the help they need to weather the COVID-19 pandemic. "In Florida, we are used to the chaos and harm that a hurricane brings. Well, this coronavirus is a monster storm that is wreaking havoc, especially on our most vulnerable neighbors. We must respond in an resolute way. "This is the third bipartisan emergency aid package and it contai...
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