{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-delivering-12-million-in-federal-funds-to-support-tybee-island-beach-renourishment-project/", "Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Delivering $12 Million in Federal Funds to Support Tybee Island Beach Renourishment Project", "2026-09-16", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "GA", "Jon Ossoff", "O000174", "www.ossoff.senate.gov", "ossoff", "https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/?jsf=jet-engine:press-list", "scraper", "In 2022, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock passed into law their \u201cTybee Island Storm Risk Management Act\u201d to support ongoing renourishment & storm risk management projects\n\nIn March, Sen. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock, in separate letters, urged the Army Corps to allocate Federal funding for the Tybee Island project & again urged the Army Corps in June\n\nTybee Island Mayor West: \u201cSenators Ossoff and Warnock are persistent advocates for Tybee Island and worked with us in our efforts to secure the federal funding to nourish our beach and protect our island.\u201d\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are delivering Federal funding to support Tybee Island\u2019s beach renourishment project.\n\nAfter successfully pushing the Trump Administration, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock today announced they are delivering $12 million in Federal funding to renourish Tybee Island\u2019s beaches and protect the shoreline.\n\nAccording to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, after Federal funding cuts, the Trump Administration\u2019s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its 2026 work plan earlier this year, which did not include funding for Tybee Island\u2019s project.\n\nIn March, Sen. Ossoff Rev. Warnock, in separate letters, first urged Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle to allocate Federal funding needed to help complete the shovel-ready Tybee Island Shoreline Protection Project, noting the project is ready to begin and has already completed its environmental review. Sen. Ossoff again urged the Army Corps in June to allocate the Federal funding for the renourishment project.\n\n\u201cBeach nourishment at Tybee Island has been a successful partnership between the City of Tybee Island and the Corps for nearly five decades,\u201d Sen. Ossoff said. \u201cSenator Reverend Warnock and I are delivering Federal funding to help protect Tybee\u2019s residents and businesses.\u201d\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to have secured this funding with Senator Ossoff to ensure Tybee Island\u2019s beaches remain among the best in the country. This funding will not only help restore the beaches and continue to be an economic boost for the region, but will also protect Georgia businesses, families, and the local economy from damaging storm surge and erosion,\u201d Senator Reverend Warnock said. \u201cCoastal Georgia is my home, and I plan to continue to advocate for it in Washington.\u201d\n\n\u201cSenators Ossoff and Warnock are persistent advocates for Tybee Island and worked with us in our efforts to secure the federal funding to nourish our beach and protect our island. They understand that Tybee\u2019s shoreline is not only vital to our residents and visitors, but also to the broader coastal economy and Georgia\u2019s economy,\u201d Tybee Island Mayor Brian West said. \u201cWe are grateful for their continued advocacy and for assisting in reallocating $12 million for Tybee\u2019s beach nourishment project. Senator Ossoff first made us aware that funds were available this year from other states for this project. This has truly been a team effort, and I am grateful to both Senators and everyone who stayed at the table, making the calls, asking the questions, and fighting for this project. We are ready to get to work this winter.\u201d\n\nSen. Ossoff continues working to protect Tybee Island from the effects of sea-level rise and flooding.\n\nIn 2022, Sen. Ossoff, alongside Senator Reverend Warnock, passed into law his Tybee Island Storm Risk Management Act as part of the Water Resources and Development Act reauthorization, which extended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\u2019 authority to partner with Tybee Island on beach renourishment and storm risk management projects for 12 years.\n\nIn 2023, Sen. Ossoff delivered a new $380,000 Federal grant through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)\u2019s National Coastal Resilience Fund to help protect residents and homes from flooding on Tybee Island.\n\nAlso in 2023, Sen. Ossoff delivered new resources through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to construct a new hurricane and tornado safe room on Tybee Island, providing a safe area for emergency personnel who must remain on the Island during hurricanes and other disaster situations.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-09-17T09:52:05Z", "2026-09-17T09:53:00Z"]], "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://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sens-ossoff-rev-warnock-delivering-12-million-in-federal-funds-to-support-tybee-island-beach-renourishment-project/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5179198235273361, "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"}