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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday July 28, 2019 ( 7 items )  

$50,000 Funding Available for Western Pond Turtle Conservation in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California
WASHINGTON, July 23 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for range-wide strategic planning and conservation actions for the Western pond turtle in Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $50,000. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; ind  more

Bonneville Power Administration: No Increase to Base Power Rates
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 25 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: * * * - Rates for both power and transmission in fiscal years 2020-2021 reflect efforts to manage costs and strengthen financial health * * * The Bonneville Power Administration has established rates for its power and transmission services for the 2020-2021 rate period that reflect the agency's significant efforts to manage program costs and strengthen financial health. BPA will not increase a  more

NLRB Issues Decision on DS Services of America
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision and direction of election (Case No. 19-RC-243327) by Region 19 Director Ronald K. Hooks: DS SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., Employer and TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 206, AFFILIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS/1, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION The Employer operates a water bottling and delivery service in Portland, Oregon. Petitioner filed the instant Petition seeking to represent   more

Peace Corps Mourns the Loss of Donovan Gregg
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: Peace Corps Response Volunteer Donovan Gregg, 31, of Beaverton, Oregon, died following a car accident July 23 in Rwanda. Donovan, who trained English teachers at a university in Kigali, served in Peace Corps Response with his wife of eight years Jessica Gregg. The Greggs were also Peace Corps Volunteers together in Ethiopia from 2014 to 2016. The couple began work in Rwanda in January 2019. "Donovan Gregg was an extrao  more

Rural Development - Oregon Office: Announcing Agendas for the Oregon ReConnect Broadband Workshops
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Oregon office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development today announced the agendas for the Oregon ReConnect Broadband Workshops. Join us to learn about the planning process and resources available to help expand broadband infrastructure in your rural community. These one-day workshops, designed to inform and engage civic leaders, businesses, and community   more

Rural Development - Oregon Office: USDA Seeks Applications for Rural Economic Development and Job Creation Loans and Grants
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Oregon office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is accepting applications for projects that promote economic development and job creation in rural areas. Through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) Program, USDA provides zero-interest loans and some grant funds to rural utilities, which they in turn pass through to local businesses  more

University Navstar Consortium to Receive $1,496,100 from Interior
WASHINGTON, July 24 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it intends to award a $1,496,100 cooperative agreement to the University Navstar Consortium of Boulder, Colorado, for the integration of Plate Boundary Observatory real-time global navigation satellite system observations into the ShakAalert system for high risk regions of Washington, Oregon, and California. The agency description of the grant states: "The objective of this cooperative agreement is  more