WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- 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 expand children's advocacy centers. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million. The agency said the grant was associated with law, justice and legal services. The funding is open to nonprofit organizations; institutions of higher education; public agencies and conso  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education announced that it expects to award up to 15 discretionary grants for the improvement and expansion of institutions of higher education's capacity to serve Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $6,442,412 with a ceiling of $500,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to eligibl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint issued the following news release: The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for product options containing the 2020 Native American $1 Coin on February 12 at noon EST. The theme of the coin is Elizabeth Peratrovich and Alaska's Anti-Discrimination Law. The reverse (tails) design features a portrait of Elizabeth Peratrovich, whose advocacy was considered a deciding factor in the passage of the 1945 Anti-Discr  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 30 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - There's a new 2020 Charter Halibut Permit annual registration requirement. * * * NOAA Fisheries doesn't want Alaska charter halibut operators to be caught off-balance by a new requirement to register their Charter Halibut Permit(s) (CHP). The new requirement begins in 2020. The new regulation (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/20/2019-25072/pacific-hali  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that we are revising our requirements for the importation of fresh Unshu oranges from Japan. With this action, Unshu oranges from the island of Kyushu may be imported into any port in the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. Additionally, A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: The Army has initiated a pilot program that targets quality-of-life improvements at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Polk, Louisiana; and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, said Army Materiel Command's top officer Tuesday. Increasing quality of life across the force remains a top priority for Army senior leaders, Gen. Gus Perna said during a Defense Writers Group event. These efforts range from spousal employment initiatives to upgr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: The Army has initiated a pilot program that targets quality-of-life improvements at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Polk, Louisiana; and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, said Army Materiel Command's top officer Tuesday. Increasing quality of life across the force remains a top priority for Army senior leaders, Gen. Gus Perna said during a Defense Writers Group event. These efforts range from spousal employment initiatives to up  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: In 2019, union members accounted for 17.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Alaska, compared with 18.5 percent in 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the union membership rate for the state was at its peak in 2002, when it averaged 24.4 p  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Kevin Henderson assumed the duties of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District's Equal Employment Opportunity manager in December 2019. Prior to retiring from active duty from the Army in June 2018 as a Sergeant First Class, Henderson served as the U.S. Army Alaska's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Prevention (SHARP) Operations Manager/Non-Commissioned officer-in-  more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release on Feb. 7: Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels Chief's Report in Washington, D.C. The signing progresses the proposed project to Congress for authorization. Located in the Aleutian Islands and about 800 miles southwest from Anchorage, a bar shallower   more

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The 372nd Training Squadron's Detachment 25 stood up the first F-35 field training detachment in the Pacific Air Forces command and completed its first F-35 Egress and Low Observable courses on Feb. 5, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. With the first of Eielson's F-35s scheduled to arrive in April, the entire fighter wing has been working to prepare, and a key component of preparation   more

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: The 372nd Training Squadron's Detachment 25 stood up the first F-35 field training detachment in the Pacific Air Forces command and completed its first F-35 Egress and Low Observable courses on Feb. 5, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. With the first of Eielson's F-35s scheduled to arrive in April, the entire fighter wing has been working to prepare, and a key component of preparation is ensuring   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * - FCC Takes Groundbreaking Step To Help Bridge the Digital Divide on Tribal Lands * * * The Federal Communications Commission announced that the Tribal priority window has officially opened for federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages to apply for spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band. This band--the single largest band of contiguous spectrum below 3 GHz--offers favorable coverage and ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the advancement of wellness and resilience in education. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to state education agencies or education agencies/authorities serving children and youth residing in federally recognized Americ  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - A new look at historical data through the lens of gender illuminates the dynamic role women play in Alaska's commercial fisheries. * * * Women play an integral, multifaceted--and until now, largely invisible--role in Alaska fisheries. The first comprehensive study of women's participation, incorporating gender into 30 years of existing data, shows women participate in Al  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- The AGENCY has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 3, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group; Public Meeting". SUMMARY: NMFS Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird Working Group will meet to discuss vessel-specific seabird bycatch mortality, electronic monitoring seabird species identification work, and an update on new studies examining seabird bycatch in the tra  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a Notice of availability of fishery management plan amendment and request for comments., published in the Federal Register on Feb. 6, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Modifying Seasonal Allocations of Pollock and Pacific Cod for Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Central and Western Gulf of Alaska". SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council submitted Amendment 10  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Office of Special Counsel issued the following news release: The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced it has resolved through a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) a case before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) involving an employee who was retaliated against after he complained about insufficient environmental impact studies of Alaska drilling sites. After disclosing to his agency's Inspector General that DOI employ  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 4 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Report Number: ERDC/CRREL TR-19-26 Title: Web-Based Monitoring of Piezometers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Moose Creek Dam, North Pole, Alaska By Arthur Gelvin, Christopher Williams, and Stephanie Saari Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited December 2019 Abstract: The Moose Creek Dam, completed in 1979, is a 7.5-mile long earthen dam located in North Pole, Alaska design  more