Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday April 12, 2020 ( 9 items ) |
BLM Releases Draft Plan to Further Efforts to Conserve and Restore Sagebrush Communities in the Great Basin
BOISE, Idaho, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Idaho State Office issued the following news release:
The Bureau of Land Management released the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Fuels Reduction and Rangeland Restoration in the Great Basin. This Draft PEIS is intended to further efforts to conserve and restore sagebrush communities within a 223 million-acre area that includes portions of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California,
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Civil Air Patrol: Oregon Cadets Place 2nd Nationally in StellarXplorers STEM Competition
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news:
The third time was the charm for the Oregon Wing's Aurora Composite Squadron, which placed second nationally in the Air Force Association's national STEM competition, StellarXplorers.
The team earned a berth in the national finals for the third time, having participated in the overall field four times in the six years the event has been held. This year's overall competition included 213 high school
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Comment Period to Close Soon on Columbia River System Operations Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Preferred Alternative
PORTLAND, Oregon, April 11 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration continue to welcome comments on the draft Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement through April 13, 2020.
The federal agencies are already reviewing over 3,000 comments received through mail, an online comment platform and six virtual public meetings that involved 1,000 participants, and
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FEMA: Federal Aid Programs For The State Of Oregon
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Donald J. Trump's disaster declaration issued for the state of Oregon.
Assistance for Affected Individuals and Families Can Include as Required:
* Rental payments for temporary housing for those whose homes are unlivable. Initial ass
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FEMA: President Donald J. Trump Approves Oregon Disaster Declaration for Flooding and Severe Storms
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Oregon to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding on Feb. 5-9, 2020.
The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Umatilla County and the Co
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Portland State University to Receive $129,420 from Interior
WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $129,420 cooperative agreement to the Portland State University of Oregon for archeological overview and assessment of the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska.
The category of funding activity is humanities.
The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "This project will produce Bering Land Bridge National Preserve's (BELA) first Archeological Overvi
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Portland State University to Receive $256,050 from Interior
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $256,050 cooperative agreement to the Portland State University of Oregon for a cultural documentation of stacked rock ceremonial features at the Crater Lake National Park.
The category of funding activity is cultural resources.
The funding opportunity number is P20AS00052 (CFDA 15.945).
For more information, contact Jason Whitehead, 415/623-2254, Jason_Whitehead@nps.gov.
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SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Private Nonprofit Organizations in Oregon
SACRAMENTO, California, April 8 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Oregon following President Trump's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred Feb. 5-9, 2020, announced Administrator Jovita Carranza of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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University of Washington to Receive $298,156 from Interior
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it intends to award a $298,156 cooperative agreement to the University of Washington for the evaluation of drivers and effects of forest fires to inform climate-adaptive management responses.
The category of funding activity is natural resources.
The U.S. Geological Survey provided the following overview: "Forests west of the Cascade Crest in Oregon and Washington have been shaped by infrequent
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