{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-ryan-zinke-announces-more-1-million-dollars-federal-funding", "Congressman Ryan Zinke Announces More than $1 Million Dollars in Federal Funding for Lincoln County Youth Programs", "2023-01-26", "2023", "2023-01", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Ryan K. Zinke", "Z000018", "zinke.house.gov", "zinke", "https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke announced more than $1 million dollars in federal grant funding to the Kootenai Valley Head Start based in Lincoln County, Montana. The funding is derived from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) CH-Head Start Projects program.\n\nThe 28 member staff at the Kootenai Valley Head Start plans to use the five-year continuation grant toward funding programs supporting 96 children ages spanning in ages three, four and five living in and around Libby and Troy. The Kootenai Valley Head Start\u2019s goal is to prepare their students for their next level of education and give their social, emotional and family dynamics a boosted foundation to help overcome generational poverty that places many students in vulnerable positions including food and heat insecurities.\n\nGrant Details:\n\nRecipient: Kootenai Valley Head Start\n\nProgram Title: CH-Head Start Projects\n\nAward Amount: $1,032,861\n\nCongressman Zinke released the following statement regarding the HHS grant toward Lincoln County.\n\n\u201cRaising a family is hard, no matter where you live but in rural communities there are unique challenges. Head start is an important program for kids and parents across Montana, especially in communities like Libby and Troy where childcare and early childhood education services are not as readily available,\u201d Zinke said. \u201cThe Kootenai Valley Head Start program gives kids a safe and healthy learning environment around kids their own age and their work hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed. I look forward to working them in the future and am eager to see the positive impact their staff will do with this award.\u201d\n\nThe Kootenai Head Start Program Director Peggy Rayome said the grant is monumental in keeping the Lincoln County program heading in the right direction.\n\nRayome said, \u201cAs the director of Kootenai Valley Head Start, I am excited to be receiving this funding. These funds will ensure that our program will continue to have a positive influence for change by providing a safe learning environment for children and families. Last but not least, we strive to establish the foundation for creating a successful future for these children we serve.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:08:17Z"]], "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://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-ryan-zinke-announces-more-1-million-dollars-federal-funding"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7082310039550066, "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"}