{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301114647/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=703", "Butterfield Cheers $2.5 million Grant for Louisburg College", "2013-10-04", "2013", "2013-10", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the U.S. Department of Education for awarding Louisburg College a $2.5 million Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant.\u00a0 Louisburg College will use the grant to strengthen its academic curriculum, improve student support services, and upgrade its technology and infrastructure.\n\n\t\u201cI thank the U.S. Department of Education for investing in Louisburg College and its students,\u201d Butterfield said. \u201cI have no doubt that these funds will help increase student success and enhance institutional productivity and sustainability.\u201d\n\n\t\u201cThis Title III grant award is the result of the vision and hard work of the staff and faculty of Louisburg College, the support of Congressman Butterfield, and the priority of the U.S Department of Education in strengthening institutions of higher learning,\u201d said Dr. Mark La Branche, President of Louisburg College.\u00a0 \u201cWe celebrate the significant impact this award will have on the College.\u00a0 The resources provided will allow us to upgrade technology, transform our library into a state-of-the-art collaborative learning environment, and train our faculty and staff for higher levels of effectiveness.\u00a0 All of this will be done for the sake of greater levels of student success.\u201d\n\n\tLocated in Louisburg, North Carolina, Louisburg College is the nation\u2019s oldest residential two-year college serving more than 700 students.\u00a0 The College is also the state\u2019s only residential two-year liberal arts college.\n\n\tTo learn more about Louisburg College, visit www.louisburg.edu.\n\n\tMore information on the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant program can be found here.\n\n\t  \n\t###", 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://web.archive.org/web/20140301114647/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=703"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.020259689539671, "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"}