{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1503", "Grijalva Highlights Newly Open \"Request for Proposals\" Period for Sustainable Environmental Projects Along U.S.-Mexico Border", "2013-06-18", "2013", "2013-06", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Ra\u00fal Grijalva", "G000551", "grijalva.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u00a0\u2013 The Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) Region 9 U.S.-Mexico Border 2020 Program have announced a Requests for Proposals (RFP) for projects along the border that will help meet the Program\u2019s environmental and public health protection goals. Eligible participants can learn more at http://www.epa.gov/border2020.\r\n\r\n\tRegion 9 includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Pacific Islands and encompasses 148 Tribal nations. A separate RFP will go out next month for Region 6, which includes New Mexico, Texas and several non-border states.\r\n\r\n\tLocal and state governments, educational and research institutions, community organizations, non-governmental organizations and Tribal nations can present proposals; for-profit institutions are not eligible to apply.\r\n\r\n\t\u201cOur southwestern border has some of the most unique environmental needs in the country, and this effort is important if we\u2019re going to meet those needs,\u201d Rep. Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva said. \u201cEveryone with a stake in the outcome should apply to participate, whether through a small-scale program or a multi-state project. We\u2019ll get better results the more we cooperate.\u201d", 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": ["http://grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=13&itemid=1503"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0683040600270033, "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"}