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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Friday July 18, 2025 ( 4 items )  

FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Issues Public Notice: Approving Revised Performance Plan of GCI Pursuant to Alaska Plan
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 16-271) on July 16, 2025: * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) approves the revised performance plan of GCI Communication Corp. (GCI), filed pursuant to the terms set forth in the Alaska Plan Order./1 The approved performance plan is included in the attached Appendix A. The Alaska Plan Order requires eligible s  more

Indian Health Service Awards Second Round of Tribal Management Grants to Support Tribal Self-Determination
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release: * * * Indian Health Service Awards Second Round of Tribal Management Grants to Support Tribal Self-Determination * The Indian Health Service has awarded over $1.4 million in the second round of fiscal year 2025 tribal management grants to 13 tribes and tribal organizations as part of a competitive program to develop and improve tribal capacity to manage health prog  more

Indian Health Service Awards Tribal Management Grants to Support Tribal Self-Determination
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release: * * * Indian Health Service Awards Tribal Management Grants to Support Tribal Self-Determination * The Indian Health Service has awarded over $600,000 in tribal management grants to five tribes and tribal organizations as part of a competitive program to develop and improve tribal capacity to manage health programs under the authority of the Indian Self-Determinati  more

NOAA Teams Up With Alaskans to Create a New Tool to Predict Ice Breakup
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 18 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA teams up with Alaskans to create a new tool to predict ice breakup Ice forecasts would boost public safety, subsistence fishing, hunting, transportation and commerce * NOAA has joined with the Native Village of Kotzebue, Alaska, to create a new forecast model that will help predict the spring ice breakup on a major lake outside the village. Hotham Inlet, known loca  more