WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- NASA announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for the promotion of the development of research capability in established program to stimulate competitive research jurisdictions in areas of strategic importance to the NASA mission. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million with a ceiling of $100,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state con  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for the prevention and mitigation of lead-based paint hazards to reduce the risk of childhood lead exposure in communities in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $60,000. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding opportunity number is EPA-R9-19-LCRD (CFDA 66.716). I  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * - Texas Had the Fastest Growth in the Second Quarter * * * Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in the second quarter of 2019, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The percent change in real GDP in the second quarter ranged from 4.7 percent in Texas to 0.5 percent in Hawaii.  more

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Honolulu District issued the following news release: What is your name? Jason Billings. What is your official title? Homeland Defense Radar Hawaii (HDR-H) Branch Chief. Describe your job? Manage the planning, design and construction aspects of the Homeland Defense Radar Hawaii (HDR-H) project. What is something you learned during your first week? How USACE is structured. What challenges do you enjoy about your job? Workin  more

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Honolulu District issued the following news release: What is your name? Raymond Theard What is your official title? Construction Control Representative What office do you work in? Schofield Barracks, Kunia Resident Office Describe your job? Quality Assurance What is something you learned in the last week? Corps of Engineers Financial Management CEFMS II (CEFMS is a field level system that records financial transactions)   more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Thirty one service members from eight nations met for the junior enlisted leadership forum at the 17 Wing, Winnipeg, Canada, Oct. 21-25. The JELF is designed to inform junior noncommissioned officers about professional development strategies to grow them into tomorrow's senior enlisted leaders. Pacific Air Forces co-hosted the annual five-day event with the Royal Canadian Air Force. With the theme o  more