WASHINGTON, July 30 - The The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for spatial modeling of desert tortoise habitat at the Mojave Desert in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $20,000. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to participating partners of the Great Basin Coop  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Kristine Legate The 355th Wing leads the Air Force in high-end readiness as an operational, warfighting base with 11,000 Airmen that directly support four combatant commanders. Chief Master Sgt. David W. Wade, Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Combat Command, was able to experience Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.'s dynamic mission set first hand during a base tour, Aug. 1-2  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $30,340 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for the increase of public education about bats and white nose syndrome at the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. The agency description of the grant states: "The interns will shadow NPS interpreters, learn special skills, and gain real world ex  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $32,999 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for interns to provide educational programs at the Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada. The agency description of the grant states: "Interns will work with NPS staff to facilitate the mission of the NPS by protecting resources and enhancing visitor enjoyment by providing  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $94,480 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for a landscape project to renew the grounds at Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will assist NPS in improving the appearance of the Andersonville National Cemetery and the Andersonville National Historic Site Pris  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $71,400 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for engaging veterans and Native American youth in habitat restoration projects at the Rainbow Bridge National Monument and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona and Utah. The agency description of the grant states: "By participating in the project, Veterans and Native American youth will l  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Department of Justice today announced that it reached a settlement agreement with United General Bakery Inc., or Upper Crust Bakery (UCB), a baked goods supplier located in Phoenix, Arizona. The settlement resolves the Department of Justice's investigation into whether the company discriminated against authorized workers based on their citizenship status in violation of the Immigration and Nationality A  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $27,863 cooperative agreement to the National Council for Preservation Education for interns at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center in Tucson, Arizona. The agency description of the grant states: "Cooperative Agreement Number P17AC00225 was entered between the NPS and the recipient to advance mutual goals of NPS and NCPE of developing and sharing information and i  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $30,152 cooperative agreement to the Northern Arizona University for the development of online launch calendar. The agency description of the grant states: "This collaboration provides direct tangible benefits for both NPS and NAU - NPS benefits from the technical expertise of associated faculty, as well as high quality software development work; NAU benefits from an applied re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following advisory opinions document: Advisory opinion requests (AORs) pending before the Commission as of the end of the month are listed. Procedures for commenting on pending AORs are described here. (https://www.fec.gov/legal-resources/advisory-opinions-process/) * AOR 2019-10 Contribution by political committee to non-profit organization (Price for Congress; received June 5, 2019). * AOR 2019-14 Political committee status   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. "This significant investment in airport improvements in   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $149,049 cooperative agreement to the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center for the building of water scenarios to support community planning through collaborative stakeholder engagement process design. The agency description of the grant states: "Proposed activities for this project include presentation of the water supply and demand projections to stakeholders  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $41,101 cooperative agreement to the University of Kentucky for the development of a groundwater management tool for the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will work to finalize data management protocols for caves and hydrology at Grand Canyon National Park. The project will then create a scientifically defensible pl  more