WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to nine grants for operational readiness for COVID-19 preparedness and response in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific Islands. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $13,072,865. Additional Information on Eligibility: State or territorial governments (the State Administrative Agency [SAA] or the State's Emergency Manag  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Michael Bailey, issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) urged citizens to be on high alert for scams related to the COVID-19 economic impact payments. According to the United States Treasury Department, more than 80 million taxpayers who opted for direct deposit should see the economic impact p  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, April 18 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following story: As Americans across the United States learn to work and grow together under the shadow of COVID-19, life for many DOD Civilians and their families is no different when compared to other communities as they too have their own fair share of challenges and concerns. Consequently, for Cleon Skeete a Theater Integrator Analyst for the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) and  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation and the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission have made available for public review and comment the potential environmental impacts of a proposed project that would divert Gila River and/or San Francisco River water and convey this water for storage in off-river sites in the Cliff-Gila Valley, in the Virden Valley, and/or along the San Francisc  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $224,869,172 in airport aid to 59 airports in Arizona to help respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This historic grant funding is part of the Trump Administration's newly created Coronavirus Aid, Relief,  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau granted an emergency Special Temporary Authority request filed by the Navajo Nation to use unassigned spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band to provide wireless broadband service over its reservation as part of its emergency COVID-19 pandemic response. The Nation is located within parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The temporary grant of authority is effective  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $144,332 grant to the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority of Fort Defiance, Arizona, for an operations and maintenance liaison to assist in retaining and training of a water treatment plant operator. The category of funding activity is community development. The agency description of the grant states: "The O&M Liaison will assist NTUA in hiring and training a Class 4 Cutter Late  more