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

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: When a decades-old part could no longer be purchased, the Plant Operations and Maintenance team at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base coordinated with members of the Condition Based Maintenance, group, or CBM, to determine how best to recreate the piece. The most economical solution was determined to be 3D printing the part, a c  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The U.S. Air Force is on track in 2019 to experience a five-year high in the number of Total Force deaths by suicide. In response to this growing concern and in an effort to address it, Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein on Aug. 1 ordered all Air Force units to stand down for a one-day Resilience Tactical Pause (RTP) by mid-September to focus on suicide prevention. "Make this time matter. Make it   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Bull Run Recreation Area on the Cumberland River in Ashland City, Tenn., is scheduled to be permanently closed Oct. 31, 2019. The area is currently a city-operated park leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. The park encompasses 63 total acres of which four acres have been developed for day use recreation, including a boat ramp, gravel parking lot, picnic sites and a   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Employment rose in each of Tennessee's six large counties from March 2018 to March 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2018.) Regional Commissioner Janet S. Rankin noted that employment gains ranged from 4.0 percent in Williamson  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Corporation for National and Community Service issued the following news release: * * * - Winners selected from California, Idaho, New Mexico, Tennessee, Wisconsin * * * The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, is proud to announce the recipients of the 2019 annual Excellence in AmeriCorps Awards. The winners, which include both AmeriCorps programs and AmeriCorps alumni, were announced at a national  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is in the process of reassigning the Lock C site to the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The Lock C site has historically been used by the Army to transport equipment on the Cumberland River. In 2018, the Corps issued a permit to Fort Campbell for the purpose of loading and unloading barges along the shoreline of a 14.64-acre po  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin, 40, from Greenbrier, Tennessee, was killed in action Sept. 16, 2019, by small arms fire when his unit was engaged in combat operations in Wardak Province, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation. Griffin was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special For  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54276) involving the Sequoyah power reactor in Tennessee: EMERGENCY OPERATING FACILITY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO ACCESS ISSUES "This is an eight-hour, non-emergency notification for a loss of Emergency Assessment Capability. "A condition impacting access to the Emergency Operating Facility, Central Emergency Control Center (CECC), located in the TVA Chattanooga Office Complex occurred on September   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54277) involving the Watts Bar power reactor in Tennessee: EMERGENCY OPERATING FACILITY UNAVAILABLE DUE TO ACCESS ISSUES "This is an eight-hour, non-emergency notification for a loss of Emergency Assessment Capability. "A condition impacting access to the Emergency Operating Facility, Central Emergency Control Center (CECC), located in the TVA Chattanooga Office Complex occurred on September  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Amy Elliott, an engineer and researcher studying additive manufacturing at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected as one of 125 AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) IF/THEN Ambassadors. AAAS IF/THEN Ambassadors are chosen to serve as high profile role models for middle school girls. The IF/THEN program was   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Three researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will lead or participate in collaborative research projects aimed at harnessing the power of quantum mechanics to advance a range of technologies including computing, fiber optics and network communication. The application of quantum mechanics to computing and the processing of informatio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Tennessee office issued the following news release: * * * - Anderson, Houston, Meigs and Putnam County Residents to Benefit from Public Facilities Improvement * * * USDA Rural Housing Service Administrator Bruce W. Lammers today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing almost $12 million in 41 community facilities projects that will benefit 214,000 Americans in rural commun  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: When those conducting Air Force-sponsored basic science research in hypersonic aerodynamics needed some advice, they relied upon the expertise of engineers and technicians at AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland. Earlier this year, personnel from Tunnel 9 provided instrumentation installation training to members of the research team from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics La  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority's Boone Dam project has been selected as the nation's most outstanding geological engineering project by the nation's premier professional association for scientists practicing in the fields of environmental and engineering geology. TVA's Boone Dam Internal Erosion Remediation Project was named the 2019 Outstanding Environmental and Engineering Geologic Projec  more

YUM YUM, Tennessee, Sept. 17 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking the public to provide input on a draft Environmental Assessment for the Yum Yum Solar Project in Fayette County. The draft EA evaluates the anticipated environmental impacts of the construction and operation of the solar generating facility and associated electrical connection. The draft EA is available at www.tva.com/nepa. TVA has entered into a power pur  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: When those conducting Air Force-sponsored basic science research in hypersonic aerodynamics needed some advice, they relied upon the expertise of engineers and technicians at Arnold Engineering and Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland. Earlier this year, personnel from Tunnel 9 provided instrumentation installation training to members of the research team from the Johns  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it intends to award a $165,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Tennessee for the provision of a space for the Southern Appalachian Field Branch in support of joint research and data collection activities. The agency description of the grant states: "A long-standing relationship has existed between the University of Tennessee (UT) Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries and the S  more