WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S.Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for invasive and noxious plant management in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $150,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. Additional Information on Eligibility: State, local government, Native American tribal organizations; Institution of Higher Educati  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for cultural and paleontological resource management in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $250,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. The following types of entities are eligible to apply for award: State, local government; Native American tribal organiza  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to three cooperative agreements for recreation and visitors services in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $200,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. The following types of entities are eligible to apply for award under this FOA: State, local government; Native American tribal organiz  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to three cooperative agreements for fuels management and community fire assistance program activities in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $250,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The BLM Fuels Management and Community Fir  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for wildlife resource management in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $700,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. Additional Information on Eligibility: State, local government, Native American tribal organizations; Institution of Higher Education; Indepen  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 9 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Office of Environmental Management (EM) is awarding an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Technical Support Services to S&K Federal Services, LLC, (St. Ignatius, Montana) an 8(a) Tribally Owned Corporation. The IDIQ contract value is $22 million, with a 5-year ordering period of performance. The contract is to support the Environmental Mana  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Sheffield Ranch and Fred Wacker to remedy environmental impacts associated with alleged Clean Water Act violations * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an administrative order on consent with Sheffield Ranch Corp. and Fred Wacker resolving alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to unpermitted construction, bank stabilization and discharges to   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Montana office issued the following news release: On April 1, many low- and mid-elevation mountain snowpack monitoring locations are typically approaching their seasonal peak snowpack for the year, giving hydrologists good insight into what snowpack will yield with regards to water supply during spring and summer. "The news is as good as we get closer to runoff season this year, aside from   more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Reclamation's April forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows: * Bighorn Lake - Bighorn River April through July inflow to Bighorn Lake is forecast to be approximately 1,468,900 acre-feet (af), which is 117% of the 30-year average of 1,256,400 af. * Buffalo Bill Reservoir - Shoshone River April through July inflow to   more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, April 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The 312th Training Squadron's Special Instruments Training course instructors have begun using their skills to 3D print prototypes to supply the medical facilities in the area with N95 face masks and face shields. A neurosurgeon in Billings, Montana, worked with a dental company to create reusable plastic N95 masks using 3D printers. In an effort to help protect those caring for sick individuals around t  more