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Federal Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday February 23, 2020 ( 13 items )  

$111,556 Available in Cooperative Agreement for Bat Surveys in King Salmon, Alaska
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for bat surveys at the King Salmon Airport military installation. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $111,556. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to cooperative ecosystems units. The funding opportunity number is POA-CESU-20-02 (CFDA 12.630). It was posted on Feb. 21 with an application closing date  more

$14 Million Funding Available for Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for substance abuse and suicide prevention. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $14 million. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to Native American tribal governments and organizations and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The pr  more

$19.9 Million Funding Available for All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness in FEMA Region 10
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to four discretionary grants for all-hazards emergency preparedness in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $19,862,548. The funding is open to state or territorial governments; state administrative agencies; or the state emergency management agencies. The agency description of the grant states:   more

$3.4 Million Funding Available for Forensic Healthcare Services
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for access to care for American Indian and Alaska Native victims of domestic and sexual violence by strengthening or creating quality forensic health care services. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3.4 million with a ceiling of $200,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with health  more

$82,496 Available in Cooperative Agreement for Canidae Wolf Species Survey in Anchorage, Alaska
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District announced that it expects to award up to four cooperative agreements for Canidae wolf species survey at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $82,496. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to cooperative ecosystems units. The agency description of the grant states: "Wildlife surveys are a component  more

18th Aggressor Squadron Replicates Threats During Cope North 2020
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: Twelve Soviet-style blue, black and forest flanker-themed F-16 Fighting Falcons took flight from a frigid 20-below-zero airfield in the Alaskan frontier to traverse the Pacific to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to unleash havoc during exercise Cope North 2020 (CN20), Feb 12-28. Operating in the mindset of the enemy, the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, is here to employ   more

Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Endangered Species Notice Involving Polar Bear
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 18, entitled: "Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Seismic Survey Design and Impacts to Maternal Polar Bear Dens". The notice was issued by Gregory E. Siekaniec, Regional Director, Alaska Region. * * * We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce the availability of a peer-reviewed scientific manuscript and associated model regarding seismic survey design and  more

Funding Available for Purchase of High-End Research Instrument
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the purchase or upgrade of a single item of high-end, specialized and commercially available research instruments or integrated systems. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; A  more

NOAA: New Fisheries Behavioral Ecology Program Director for Alaska Fisheries Science Center
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: The Fisheries Behavioral Ecology Program conducts research aimed at understanding the influence of physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the environment on the distribution, growth, and survival of economically important fish species in Alaska. The program is based at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon. NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the a  more

NOAA: Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear, Alaska
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The Commerce Department's National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 20, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area". The rule was issued by Karyl K. Brewster-Geisz, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. * * * NMFS is prohibiting directed f  more

NOAA: Regulations to Modify Medical, Beneficiary Transfer Provisions of Individual Fishing Quota Program
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 14, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; IFQ Program; Modify Medical and Beneficiary Transfer Provisions". The rule was issued by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. * * * NMFS issues regulations to modify the medical and ben  more

NOAA: Rockfish Management in the Groundfish Fisheries of Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The Commerce Department's National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 20, entitled: "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Rockfish Management in the Groundfish Fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska". The rule was issued by Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. * * * NMFS revises regulati  more

NTSB: Comprehensive Alaska Aviation Safety Approach Needed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: The National Transportation Safety Board called Thursday for a comprehensive effort to improve aviation safety in Alaska, a region with a higher accident rate than the rest of the country. The NTSB issued a safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration seeking the formation of a safety-focused working group to better review, prioritize and integrate Alaska's unique aviation safety   more