WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to six discretionary grants for all-hazards emergency preparedness in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $23,844,437. The funding is open to state or territorial governments; state administrative agencies; or the state emergency management agencies. The agency description  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for research on fish responses to climate change in lakes in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $327,773. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and development.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $4.2 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to nine airports in North Dakota. This investment in North Dakota's airports is part of a $520.5 million national investment in America's airports that was announced by Secretary Chao. "This $520.5  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: The fiscal year 2021 defense budget request places a high priority on modernizing the nation's strategic nuclear triad, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper emphasized during a visit to Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The secretary met yesterday with leaders and airmen at the 91st Missile Wing and the 5th Bomb Wing, and he toured a B-52 bomber and a nuclear launch silo. Bombers and ground-launched missile  more

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, North Dakota, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: As we move into 2020, we can't help but to look back on all the amazing things that Team Minot has accomplished this past year. From numerous exercises, countless distinguished visitors, inspections and base improvements, our Airmen came together to complete the mission day in and day out, conducting combat sorties and operations to standing watch at missile fields 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For   more