WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to three discretionary grants for head start services in Cochise, Maricopa, Pinal and Yuma counties, Arizona. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $13,952,357. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to state, county, city, township governments; independent sc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for Head Start services for American Indians and Alaska Natives in Peach Springs, Arizona. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $618,241. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to state, county, city, township governments; independent schoo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for head start services to American Indian and Alaska Native children and families in Peach Springs, Arizona. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $618,241. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to state, county, city, township governments  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $750,000 cooperative agreement to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management for wildland urban interface community fire assistance. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00392 (CFDA 15.674). For more information, contact Michelle Willcox, 505/248-7486, michelle_willcox@fws.gov.  more

GRAND CANYON, Arizona, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Grand Canyon National Park has received confirmation that two bats collected along the Colorado River in the park last month tested positive for rabies. The rabies-positive bats, both Canyon Bats, were deceased at the time of collection and did not come in contact with any visitors or staff. Rabies is preventable if medical treatment called post-exposure prophylaxis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau), working in partnership with multiple state regulators, launched the American Consumer Financial Innovation Network (ACFIN), a network to enhance coordination among federal and state regulators to facilitate financial innovation. The Bureau invited all state regulators to join ACFIN, and the initial members of ACFIN are the Attorneys General of:   more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By James D. Bane On Wednesday, Sept. 4th, 2019, the 612th Air Communications Squadron organized a trash clean-up event targeting the Rillito River in Tucson, Arizona. The 612th ACOMS worked in conjunction with Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Pima County Flood Control and Pima County Parks and Recreation in efforts to clear out the area that crosses through   more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE, Arizona, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Kristine Legate Operational Weather Squadrons and weather flights from various Major Commands throughout the Air Force are realigning terminal aerodrome forecast responsibilities. This realignment is scheduled to be completed by October 1, 2020. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base's 355th Operational Support Squadron Airfield Weather Operations flight officially took over TAF reports f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $48,136 cooperative agreement to the Environmental Education Exchange for a curriculum-based story on two areas along the Anza Trail in Arizona and Imperial Valley, California. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00595 (CFDA 15.935). For more information, contact Lilette Baltodano, 415/623-2251, Lilette_Baltodano@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that it expects to award up to six cooperative agreements for the enhancement of regional capabilities to detect radiological and nuclear materials in Phoenix, Arizona; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; and Seattle, Washington. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with disaster prevention and relief. The funding is open to co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $30,000 cooperative agreement to the Ironwood Tree Experience of Tucson, Arizona, for youth engagement through bird and habitat experiential education. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program supports the conservation of birds and their habitats through collaborative partnerships that work to protect the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $750,000 grant to the Navajo Nation of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah for the development and protection of the Nation's water resources. The agency description of the grant states: "The Nation is uniquely qualified to complete this project as all tasks are occurring within the Navajo Nation Reservation (Reservation) boundaries with limited and controlled access to tribal lands:  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54272) involving the Palo Verde power reactor in Arizona: MAIN STEAM LINE RADIATION MONITOR COMMUNICATION FAILURE "The following event description is based on information currently available. If through subsequent reviews of this event, additional information is identified that is pertinent to this event or alters the information being provided at this time, a follow-up notification will be m  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Daniel Katuzienski Instructors from the 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron took on an unusual set of students, a class composed entirely of Airmen from a single unit. Airmen from the 25th Operational Weather Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, attended the Deployed Weather Systems Training class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, as part of pre-deployment training Aug. 19-22, 2019.   more

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 10 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * - Using SLAC's X-ray synchrotron SSRL, Wang improves fundamental knowledge about how cells communicate, which could enable the development of more effective drugs. * * * Xinru Wang, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona, has been interested in biology ever since middle school. She says she's always been excited at the thought of seeing molecules and the details o  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news: Fort Huachuca's housing partner, Mountain Vista Communities (MVC), will be replacing air filters in several neighborhoods beginning today between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. MVC installs new air filters, free of charge, for residents every 60 days. Residents can contact the MVC Maintenance Office to schedule an appointment to have their air filters replaced before their 60 days if needed. No access is needed to the interior  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The White House issued the following news release: NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to be Secretary of the Air Force, vice Heather Wilson. Rahkel Bouchet, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice John Ramsey Johnson, retired. Sandra E. Clark, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to b  more