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. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for natural resource management education and training in Willamette Valley, Oregon. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $35,000. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to non-Federal public entities or non-profit entities. The agency description of the grant states: "The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Port  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the Friends of the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex of Corvallis, Oregon, for habitat management and information and education support. The agency description of the grant states: "To continue to facilitate the cooperation of the US Fish and Wildlife (Service) and the Friends of the Willamette Valley NWRC (Friends) and  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Cash rent expense for all cropland in Idaho is estimated at $159 per acre for 2019, down $1.00 per acre from last year. Irrigated cropland is estimated at $216 per acre, unchanged from 2018. Non-irrigated cropland rental expense is $56.00 per acre, unchanged from last year. Oregon producers paid $152 per acre for all cr  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: A local man pleaded guilty today in federal court for violating the Clean Water Act by negligently discharging oil into the Willamette River in Portland. Robert La Rue Webb, II, 59, pleaded guilty to one count of negligently discharging harmful quantities of oil into a water of the U.S. According to court documents and disclosures at the hearing, on January 22, 2018, Webb,  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland Field Office issued the following news release: Welcome to the Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday segment. This week: building a digital defense against pornography scams. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center--or IC3.gov--has been receiving a number of reports lately from Oregonians targeted by pornography fraudsters. Here's how it works: scammers will purchase personal information, such as email   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $187,473 cooperative agreement to the Portland State University of Oregon for ethnographic overview and assessment of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00479 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Jason Whitehead, 415/623-2254, Jason_Whitehead@nps.gov.  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- 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 providing $11.8 million to establish a reliable water source and build infrastructure to treat drinking water for the rural community of Seal Rock on the Oregon coast, announced State Director John Huffman today. "Building resilient infrastructure is critical for the health, safety, and economic vita  more

GRANTS PASS, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - issued the following news release: The Final Decision Notice for the Upper Briggs Restoration Project was recently signed by Wild Rivers District Ranger Matt Paciorek. This project will improve the overall resiliency of the project area-which is located on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National west of Grants Pass-to short-term natural disturbances, such as fire, drou  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