PALMER, Alaska, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Alaska Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that they have until Aug. 3, 2020, to nominate eligible candidates to serve on local FSA county committees. Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program, including the current Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, may be nominated for ca  more

PALMER, Alaska, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Alaska Field Office issued the following news release: The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the acceptance of more than 1.2 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands during the recent signup period that began March 16 and ended May 15. The number of acres offered during this signup period was 1.9 million acres, over 3 times the number  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, Bryan D. Schroder, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced the appointment of E. Ingrid Cumberlidge to serve as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Coordinator for the District of Alaska. As the District of Alaska's MMIP Coordinator, Ms. Cumberlidge will gather reliable data to identify MMIP cases connected to Alaska; conduct outreach with tribal communities to assist in  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Corporation for National and Community Service issued the following news release on July 14: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service, awarded nearly $2 million in AmeriCorps funding to 12 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and entities. The grants awarded today will support more than 150 AmeriCorps members in Alaska, Arizona, California, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service is seeking feedback on preliminary conceptional designs for proposed recreational facilities in Dyea at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway, Alaska. Due to COVID-19, no public in-person gathering will take place, but the public is encouraged to provide feedback on this proposed development through the National Park Service's Planning  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 15 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: When Gulf of Alaska rockfish fishermen approached NOAA Fisheries biologist Mark Zimmermann with an innovative proposal, he saw a potential solution to a rocky problem. "They offered to collect scientific data in 'untrawlable' areas where standard NOAA Fisheries survey trawls can't sample fish populations. I was impressed with the advanced technology that they use to fish  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.3 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Juneau, Alaska, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entreprene  more