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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday April 06, 2024 ( 7 items )  

DOE Announces $27 Million to Help 40 State, Local and Tribal Communities Lead America's Equitable and Resilient Clean Energy Future
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 4, 2024: * * * President Biden's Investing in America Agenda is Improving Critical Infrastructure and Removing Barriers to Clean Energy Deployment in Historically Underserved Communities * * * In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/?utm_source=invest.gov) and the historic Justice40 Initiative, today the U.S. Department of Energy announced $27 m  more

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers: Stakeholders Approve Proposed Updates to Criminal Investigator Training Program
GLYNCO, Georgia, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: In a significant decision on March 28, 2024, during the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), Curriculum Review Conference (CRC), the FLETC ascertained stakeholder's approval for the proposed updates to the Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP). Divisions will now work on updating of lesson plans, business rules,   more

Information Dominance Critical to US Military Success During Multidomain Operations
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 5 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV The current operations chief for the U.S. Army Cyber Command emphasized the importance of information dominance during multidomain operations against near-peer adversaries. Lt. Col. Garrick P. Minor, the current operations officer for Army Cyber Command, briefed leaders from the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command on the Army Cyber   more

SBA Disaster Loan Program Activated in South Carolina by Drought
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in South Carolina for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Nov. 2, 2023.   more

SBA Working Capital Loans Available to Small Businesses in Florida Due to Drought
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Florida for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Dec. 1, 2023. Low-int  more

SBA Working Capital Loans Available to Small Businesses in Mississippi Due to Continuing Drought
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Mississippi for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Dec. 1, 2023. The  more

State Dept.: Georgian Draft Legislation
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by spokesperson Matthew Miller: * * * We are deeply concerned by the introduction of legislation in the Georgian parliament based on last year's draft "foreign agents" law. The draft legislation poses a threat to civil society organizations whose work benefits the lives of everyday citizens of Georgia in areas such as health, education, and social support. It undermines Georgia's commitment to Euro-Atlantic int  more