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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday April 28, 2024 ( 10 items )  

AmeriCorps Releases Report on Volunteer Generation Fund Evaluation and Capacity Building Project
WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * This two-folded approach project conducted both a bundled evaluation and provided a one-year evaluation to participants. * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteering, released the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund Bundle Evaluation and Capacity Building Project final report, which assessed how State Service Commissions from Florida, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $156 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Nevada Clean Energy Fund has been selected to receive $156  more

BLM Seeks Input on $348 Million in Proposed Conservation and Restoration Funding Recommendations
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on approximately $348 million in proposed Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) funding for conservation, restoration, and improvement projects throughout Nevada, the Lake Tahoe Basin, and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Since its implementation in 1998, SNPLMA has reinvested revenues from the  more

Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino to Pay $720,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination, Retaliation Lawsuit
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: * * * Casino Resort Settles Charges That It Failed to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Employees With Disabilities * * * DTG Las Vegas, LLC; Fifth Street Gaming, LLC; and DTG Las Vegas Manager, LLC, which operate the Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, will pay $720,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U  more

Natural Resources Conservation Service Nevada Announces Additional Environmental Quality Incentives Program Signup for 2024 Inflation Reduction Act Funding
RENO, Nevada, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on April 24, 2024: * * * Agricultural producers, farmers, and forest landowners must apply by May 31 for an additional third round of funding in fiscal year 2024. * * * Natural Resources Conservation Service in Nevada announces additional funding opportunities for farmers and ranchers in Fiscal Year 2024. The third ranking signup period is for Inflation Reduction Ac  more

Nevada U.S. Attorney's Office and HUD Office of Inspector General Co-Host Roundtable on Sexual Harassment in Housing
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General hosted a roundtable yesterday for community members and organizations on Sexual Harassment in Housing. "Tenants should feel safe and not live in fear of sexual haras  more

NTIA: Biden-Harris Administration Approves Kansas, Nevada, and West Virginia's 'Internet for All' Initial Proposal
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: he Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Internet for All" initiative. Kansas, Nevada and We  more

U.S. Rep. Horsford and FHLBank San Francisco Celebrate Grand Opening of Affordable Housing Project in Rural Nevada
MESQUITE, Nevada, April 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Horsford (NV-04) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) proudly celebrated the grand opening of the Hafen Village Apartments in northeast Nevada. Advancing initiatives that uplift marginalized communities throughout Nevada is central to Congressman Horsford's work, a commitment he reinforces in his role as chair of the   more

U.S. Secret Service: Law Enforcement Agencies Conduct EBT Fraud and Card Skimming Outreach
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Secret Service issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The U.S. Secret Service, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Nevada State Police, the Clark County School District Police Department, and the Henderson Police Department conducted a payment card skimming and Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud outreach operation in Clark County, Nevada, April 23-25. Law enforcement personnel visited more than  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 3,020 More Borrowers in Nevada, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 3,020 More Borrowers in Nevada, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 22,710 people in Nevada under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 3,020   more