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Tipoffs for Great Bend, Kansas (Federal Agencies) Newsletter for Saturday January 11, 2025 ( 5 items )  

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $785 Million to Advance Rural Transportation and Mobility Needs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Third round of Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program funds 24 projects to make rural communities safer, more accessible, and more connected Today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $785 million in awards through the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (Rural) to invest in transportation projects across the country that will increase mobility, improve   more

Kansas U.S. Attorney Kate E. Brubacher Announces Resignation
KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas issued the following news release: United States Attorney for the District of Kansas Kate E. Brubacher announced that she has submitted her resignation to President Joe Biden effective January 19, 2025. Brubacher was sworn in as the 42nd presidentially appointed U.S. Attorney (USA) for the District of Kansas on March 10, 2023. She was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the fi  more

Mo. U.S. Attorney: Independence Man Indicted for Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: An Independence, Mo., man who led police officers on a high-speed chase has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally possessing methamphetamine and four firearms. Clinton W. Davis, 36, was charged in a four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The federal indictment replaces   more

USDA Continues Historic Commitment, Partnering with Rural Communities on Clean, Affordable Energy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to su  more

USDA Invests in Additional Domestic Biofuels and Clean Energy Projects to Lower Costs and Increase American Energy Security Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Higher Blends  more