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Federal Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday July 07, 2019 ( 6 items )  

$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

Pheasants Forever to Receive $95,000 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 $95,000 cooperative agreements to the Pheasants Forever of St. Paul, Minnesota, for Prairie Pothole Joint Venture implementation plan conservation delivery in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The agency description of the grant states: "These funds will be used to maintain leadership capacity in North Dakota to deliver, coordinate, manage and grow innovative con  more

South Dakota Grassland Coalition to Receive $60,000 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 $60,000 cooperative agreements to the South Dakota Grassland Coalition for the promotion of grassland conservation and management through ranching. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00271 (CFDA 15.637). For more information, contact Sean Fields, 406/727-7400, ext. 218, sean_fields@fws.gov.  more

South Dakota U.S. Attorney: Attorney General's Advisory Subcommitee on Native American Issues Meets to Discuss Violent Crime in Indian Country
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Ron Parsons, issued the following news release: Attorney General William P. Barr's Advisory Subcommittee on Native American Issues (NAIS) convened during the U.S. Attorney's National Conference in Washington, D.C., to discuss a wide range of justice issues affecting Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores (OK-N), Chair, and U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme (MT), Vice Chair. U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons (SD), who heads th  more

South Dakota U.S. Attorney: South Dakota Federal Prosecutor Honored With Top American Bar Association Award for Young Lawyers
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Ron Parsons, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons is pleased to announce that Tamara Nash, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Sioux Falls Office, has been just been named as one of the American Bar Association's Top 40 young lawyers as recognized by the ABA On The Rise Award. The On The Rise Award program provides national recognition for ABA young lawyer members who ex  more

South Dakota U.S. Attorney: U.S. Attorney's Guardians Project Results in Multiple Defendants Facing Federal Charges and Sentencing for Fraud, Theft, Embezzlement, Corruption
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Ron Parsons, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced charges in the following cases, all separately noted below, that were brought pursuant to the U.S. Attorney's Office's Guardians Project. The Project is a federal law enforcement initiative to coordinate efforts between participating agencies, to promote citizen disclosure of public corruption, fraud, and embezzleme  more