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

BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Great Plains Regional Director Mike Black announced today that Jeff Rieker will succeed Signe Snortland as Eastern Colorado Area Office manager September 15, 2019. Rieker will serve as the Eastern Colorado Area Manager after serving as the Operations Manager for the Central Valley Operations Office where he oversaw the day-to-day water and power operations of Reclamation's  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