{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mceachin.house.gov/media/press-releases/mceachin-announces-600000-usda-grant-virginia-state-university", "McEachin Announces $600,000 USDA Grant for Virginia State University", "2017-12-01", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "A. McEachin", "M001200", "mceachin.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Petersburg, Va. \u2013 Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) announced a $600,000 grant award for Virginia State University (VSU).\nThe United States Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded VSU with this competitive grant to support outreach, training, and technical assistance projects for socially disadvantaged and veteran beginning farmers and ranchers in Virginia.\n\u201cVirginia State University is helping our local farmers and ranchers by providing them with the skills and tools needed to operate a stellar farm as a business,\u201d said Congressman Donald McEachin. \u201cI am happy to see funds support a crucial program in our community. I hope that VSU\u2019s work in this area will help increase the number of farmers who can help us end food insecurity in the 4th Congressional District.\u201d\nLast month, Congressman McEachin co-introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Healthy Food Access for all Americans Act (HFAAA) to increase access to fresh produce available in low-income and rural areas of America.\n###\nContact: Jamitress Bowden  \n\t(202) 225-6365", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mceachin.house.gov/media/press-releases/mceachin-announces-600000-usda-grant-virginia-state-university"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5507079660892487, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}