WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 40 cooperative agreements for the conservation of water. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1.5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, Indian tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority located in Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Cal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 15 cooperative agreements for drought resiliency projects. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $750,000. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power delivery authority located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - A fisherman provided information to NOAA Fisheries that was vital to finding a hooked Hawaiian monk seal and planning the hook removal. * * * Early on Saturday, July 27th, the Hawaii Marine Animal Rescue received a call about a hooked monk seal. A fisherman was reeling in his line when he realized there was an endangered Hawaiian monk seal at the end of it. After cutting  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $110,000 cooperative agreement to the Kupu of Honolulu, Hawaii, for a natural resource conservation project for youth engagement and development at the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00474 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact William Nash, 415/623-2262, William_Nash@nps.gov.  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Pacific Islands Area office issued the following news release: The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Pacific Islands Area (PIA) announced the selection of two Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) proposals for funding in 2019. CIGs are competitive grants that drive innovation in resource conservation. CIG projects inspire creative problem-solving that boosts production on farms, ran  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Mikaley Kline The 15th Wing-hosted First Sergeants Symposium took place at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 22-26, 2019. The five-day course included training provided by Air University, the First Sergeant Academy, and informational briefings from base helping agencies. The intent of the course was to provide technical sergeants and master sergeants with useful information   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a contract Aug. 6 to TriWest Healthcare Alliance to serve as Third Party Administrator in managing Region 4 of VA's new Community Care Network (CCN). The Community Care Network is the department's direct link with community providers that will ensure VA provides the right care at the right time to Veterans. Region 4 includes VA medical centers i  more