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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday July 07, 2019 ( 17 items )  

$1.8 Million Available in Cooperative Agreement for Data Collection at Corps Facilities in Eight States
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for data collection at facilities in Mobile District, Alabama; Louisville District, Kentucky; Vicksburg District Mississippi; St. Louis District, Missouri; Wilmington District, North Carolina; Tulsa District, Oklahoma; Portland District, Oregon; and Forth Worth District, Texas. The agency description of the grant states: "The Corps of Engineers will use the data collected to create   more

$2 Million Available in Cooperative Agreements for Water Management Tools Development in 23 States
WASHINGTON, July 1 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 12 cooperative agreements for applied science projects to develop hydrologic information and water management tools and improve modeling and forecasting capabilities in Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, U.S. Vi  more

$4 Million Available in Cooperative Agreements for Rangeland Resource Management in Oregon, Washington
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to six cooperative agreements for rangeland resource management in Oregon and Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $4 million with a ceiling of $300,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; inde  more

$450,000 Available in Cooperative Agreements for Invasive, Noxious Plant Management in Oregon, Washington
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for invasive and noxious plant management in Oregon and Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $450,000 with a ceiling of $150,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, county and special district governments; independent sch  more

$750,000 Available in Cooperative Agreements for Forest, Woodlands Resource Management in Oregon, Washington
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for forest and woodlands resource management in Oregon and Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $750,000 with a ceiling of $200,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, county, and special district governments; private, pu  more

California U.S. Attorney: Debt Collector Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud
SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, McGregor W. Scott, issued the following news release: Charles V. Stanley Jr., 65, of Agua Dulce, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to six years in prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. According to court documents, Stanley was the owner and operator of Creditor Specialty Service Inc. (CSS), a debt collection company   more

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to Receive $320,000 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $320,000 cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the prevention of the extinction of Lost River and shortnose suckers at the Upper Klamath Lake and key tributaries in Oregon. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00255 (CFDA 15.608). For more information, contact Misty Bradford, 530/841-3110, misty_bradford@fws.gov.  more

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to Receive $320,000 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 1 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $320,000 cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the conservation of native fish species of Klamath Basin in Oregon above Iron Gate Dam. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00268 (CFDA 15.608) For more information, contact Misty Bradford, 530/841-3110, misty_bradford@fws.gov.  more

Northwest Youth Corps to Receive $29,005 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 1 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $29,005 cooperative agreement to the Northwest Youth Corps of Eugene, Oregon, for trail maintenance at sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00326 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Susan Velie, 360/565-3114.  more

Northwest Youth Corps to Receive $32,852 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 1 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $32,852 cooperative agreement to the Northwest Youth Corps of Eugene, Oregon, for resource stewardship and interpretive interns at the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00327 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Susan Velie, 360/565-3114.  more

Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Department to Receive $60,000 Grant from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 4 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to announced that it intends to award a $60,000 grant to the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Department for the increase of law enforcement patrols at aquatic invasive species inspection stations in Brookings, Ashland, Ontario and Umatilla. The agency description of the grant states: "The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Department would be the agency contracted with for this work. This agreement will ad  more

Oregon U.S. Attorney: Oregon Man Pleads Guilty for Instagram Threats Against Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: Kermit Tyler Poulson, 40, pleaded guilty today to one count of transmitting threatening communications with the intent to extort Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. According to court documents, on October 9, 2018, Poulson posted multiple threatening comments on Mayor Wheeler's personal Instagram account. Poulson threatened to firebomb the mayor's home if he did not immediately fir  more

Oregon-California Trails Association to Receive $135,400 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 4 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $135,400 cooperative agreement to the Oregon-California Trails Association of Independence, Missouri, for California National Historic Trail and Oregon National Historic Trail administrative and volunteer support. The agency description of the grant states: "The objectives of this Agreement are to: 1) Encourage private and public sector participation in the acquisition, plannin  more

Portland State University to Receive $64,766 Grant from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 4 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $64,766 grant to the Portland State University of Oregon for Quagga and Zebra mussels early detection surveys at the Columbia River Basin. The agency description of the grant states: "Portland State University (PSU) staff will perform dreissenid mussel surveys at high-priority water bodies in the Columbia River Basin (CRB). PSU has established a list of high-risk bodies of water  more

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest: No Bids Received for the Abney Roadside Salvage Timber Sale
JACKSONVILLE, Oregon, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - issued the following news release: The Abney Roadside Salvage Timber Sale was recently offered to the public as a danger tree sale designed to increase public safety on a particular section of the Forest Service road system located within the footprint of the 2017 Abney Fire. The Abney Fire burned on the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District of the Rogue River-Si  more

SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Fraud
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Fieldstone Financial Management Group LLC and its principal Kristofor R. Behn, both of Foxboro, Mass., with defrauding retail investment advisory clients by failing to disclose conflicts of interest related to their recommendations to invest in securities issued by affiliates of Oregon-based Aequitas Management LLC. Behn also fraudulently misused a  more

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Sells 18.2 Million Board-Feet of Timber in Pair of Major Projects
BAKER CITY, Oregon, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest - issued the following news release: Last week, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest successfully auctioned two timber sales totaling 18.2 million board-feet, supporting communities, livelihoods, and forest restoration in Eastern Oregon. The two sales will involve over 3,000 acres of selective harvest as part of two larger projects covering a total of 64,582 acres. By re  more