WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 17 cooperative agreements for the expansion of children's advocacy center initiative for child abuse victims. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $10.8 million with a ceiling of $750,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with law, justice and legal services. The funding is open to currentl  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for fuels management and community fire assistance program activities in Alaska. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $200,000 with a ceiling of $40,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special distric  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for training and technical assistance to support the unique juvenile justice needs of Alaska Native tribes. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $500,000. The agency said the grant was associated with law, justice and legal services. The funding is open to nonprofit organizations; for-profit; and institutions   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to four cooperative agreements for fisheries and aquatic resources management in Alaska. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $75,000 with a ceiling of $50,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independ  more

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, California, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A chartered aircraft carrying 210 U.S. citizen evacuees from Wuhan, China, arrived at March Air Reserve Base, California, after refueling in Anchorage, Alaska, where passengers received two medical screenings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Every passenger on board also received two screenings in China before departing, another upon arrival here, and they will continue to be screened  more

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: Army leaders -- driven to enrich the morale and quality of life for troops and families stationed in the great North -- have launched multiple short- and long-term initiatives across U.S. Army Alaska to bolster the spirits of arctic warriors. Many quality-of-life pushes were triggered based on Soldier feedback from a recent public health study. Changes include black-out curtains in barracks, improved fitn  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Employment decreased 0.3 percent in Alaska's only large county, Anchorage Borough, from June 2018 to June 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (Large counties are defined as those with employment of 75,000 or greater as measured by 2018 annual average employment.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Rich  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service's unit - Alaska Region - issued the following news release: The USDA Forest Service finalized the final phase of a purchase of nearly 23,000 acres of land on Admiralty Island from Shee Atika, Incorporated. For each of the last four years, Congress has appropriated funds through the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the acquisition of the Cube Cove lands, which both the Forest Service and Shee Atika are excit  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2,221,000 in grant funding awarded to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to assist with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools and child care facilities. The funds are provided through EPA's new drinking water grant program established by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act Voluntary Lead Testin  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: The older deicing trucks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, weren't engineered with anchor points on top for mechanics to tether themselves with a fall-protection harness in case they slip. Thanks to a civilian Airman with a passion for Air Force safety, innovation and Alaska, that's changing. Jessie Mauldin, 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron heavy mobile equipment mechanic, has   more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: A civilian Airman began upgrading 18 aircraft de-icing trucks with anchor points to enhance the safety of 673rd Logistics Readiness Squadron heavy mobile equipment mechanics at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Jan. 22. These trucks are used to remove ice and snow prior to aircraft takeoff. During the trucks' regularly-scheduled maintenance and times requiring immediate attention, heavy-vehicle mec  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: An expanded and redesigned version of NOAA's online, open-source Climate Explorer tool was released today to improve support for local planners, policy leaders, and facility and resource managers. The tool gives people a way to explore conditions projected for their locations in the coming decades. For years, the tool has provided easy access to decision-relevant climate variables  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services held the first meeting of a White House task force to address the incidence of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. The task force, co-chaired by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and Attorney General William Barr, is composed of federal officials charged with enhancing  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 19-00054-72) summary on "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the Alaska VA Healthcare System, Anchorage, Alaska": Summary: This Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program provides a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Alaska VA Healthcare System,covering leadership and organizational risks and key clinical and administrative processes assoc  more