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Federal Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday September 22, 2019 ( 6 items )  

$36.5 Million Funding Available for Early Care, Education
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to five discretionary grants for early care and education for low-income and disadvantaged children. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $36.5 million with a ceiling of $10 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to Idah  more

Ellsworth Air Force Base Gets a Taste of Latin America
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, South Dakota, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: The Ellsworth Latin American Community (ELAC) hosted a 'Taste of Latin America' food tasting event at the Base Exchange food court on Sept. 16. The event was held in observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, in recognition of the many cultures, contributions and accomplishments of Latin and Hispanic American people. Airmen we  more

Natural Resources Conservation Service South Dakota Office: Still Time to Plant Cereal Crops for Cover
HURON, South Dakota, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service South Dakota office issued the following news release: It has been a challenge for many producers to reduce weed production on prevent plant acres as rains continues to dampen fields this year. Kent Vlieger, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Soil Health Specialist, Huron, urges growers to forgo tillage and plant cereal crops to aid in controlling weeds this fall. "Planting a  more

Rural Development - South Dakota Office: USDA Awards Federal Funding to Lake Andes-Ravinia Rural Fire Protection and the City of Faith
HURON, South Dakota, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - South Dakota office issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development South Dakota State Director Julie Gross today announced that Lake Andes-Ravinia Rural Fire Protection and City of Faith have been awarded federal funding to improve community services. "USDA is committed to partnering with rural communities, just like Lake Andes-Ravinia and Faith, to ensure rural  more

S.D. U.S. Attorney: Former Tribal Officials Make Appearances, Plead Guilty to Embezzlement From Indian Tribal Organization, Aiding, Abetting
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Ron Parsons, issued the following news release: * * * - Defendants Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota * * * United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that two former Crow Creek Sioux Tribe councilmembers made appearances in federal court for their respective charges of Embezzlement & Theft fro  more

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Mitchell Zais Continues 2019 Back to School Tour in South Dakota
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory: Event Date 1: September 18, 2019 - 9:30am Event Date 2: September 19, 2019 - 8:30am As part of the U.S. Department of Education's 2019 National Back to School Tour, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Mitchell Zais will travel to South Dakota on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to visit the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City and Oglala Lakota College in Kyle. On Thursday, Sept. 19, Zais wil  more