WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the improvement of research infrastructure in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was   more

FORT GREELY, Alaska, Sept. 6 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command issued the following news: By Sgt. Zachary Sheely Public Affairs The 100th Missile Defense Brigade and the 49th Missile Defense Battalion conducted their most comprehensive and thorough external evaluation to date at Fort Greely Aug. 20-24. Guardian Watch 18, a variation of a biannual event, was an 84-hour exercise that tested the battalion on 28 tasks and many performance measures within  more

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 15-count indictment charging Benjamin Handley, 25, of Homer, Alaska, with five counts each of unlawful shipment of defaced firearm, unlawful transfer of machinegun, and unlawful transport of firearm. The charges carry maximum penalties of 10 years in prison, and   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $5.2 million contract to Kaiyuh Services, LLC, of Anchorage, Alaska, July 18, to begin constructing a habitat restoration project in Conway Lake, near Lansing, Iowa. The completed project will restore lost and diminished fish and wildlife habitat in Pool 9. A majority of the construction will include creating floodplain forests and b  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District published its final scoping report summarizing the comments received from the general public and cooperating agencies about the application submitted by the Pebble Limited Partnership. "The input we received is insightful and helpful informing our analysis and potential alternatives to be included in the draft EIS," said Sha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump's disaster declaration issued for the state of Alaska. Assistance for the State, Tribal, and affected Local Governments Can Include as Required: * Payment of not less than 75 percent of the eligible costs for debris r  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Tongass National Forest - issued the following news release: The Lena Beach Recreation Area will re-open this Saturday, September 1, 2018, just in time for Labor Day weekend! Originally built in the 1950's, the area had significantly deteriorated until a major renovation began in October of 2017. The $1.3 million project was awarded to Sealaska, who recently completed the installation of new picnic shel  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 5 -- The National Park Service's Denali National Park and Preserve issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) today released an environmental assessment (EA) that evaluates the possible impacts of a proposal to amend its regulations for sport hunting and trapping on national preserves in Alaska. The proposal would establish better consistency with state regulations by removing regulatory provisions issued in 2015 that prohibit certain hunting pra  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Alaska and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, Tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from May 11 to May 13, 2018. Federal funding is available to State and to Tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alaska to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flooding from May 11 to May 13, 2018. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, eligible local governments, and certain private nonprofit o  more