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Federal Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday May 10, 2020 ( 9 items )  

$553,955 Available in Cooperative Agreements for Floodplain Management in FEMA Region 10
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to four cooperative agreements for floodplain management in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $553,955. The categories of funding activity are a) community development, b) disaster prevention and relief, c) education, d) employment, labor and training, e) environment, f) information and statistics  more

$750,000 Available in Grants/Cooperative Agreements for Drought Resiliency Projects
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award up to 15 grants or cooperative agreements for drought resiliency projects. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $750,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. Additional Information on Eligibility: Under P.L. 111-11, Section 9502, an eligible applicant is a state, tribe, irrigation district, water district, or other organization with water or power   more

BLM Announces Decision for the Tri-State Fuel Breaks Project
BOISE, Idaho, May 8 -- 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 issued a decision for the Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project. These fuel breaks will reduce flammable vegetation alongside roadways on BLM-managed lands in southwest Idaho and provide safe anchor points for firefighters and strategic opportunities to more effectively limit the spread of wildfires. Wildfires are the primary threa  more

BLS Issues Report on Occupational Employment, Wages in Idaho Falls for May 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on the occupational employment and wages in Idaho Falls for May 2019: Workers in the Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.42 in May 2019, about 13 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations R  more

Cooperative Agreement Makes $76,788 Available for Improvement of Inferences for Prevalence of Blister Rust in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the improvement of model and design-based inferences for the prevalence of blister rust at the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $76,788. The category of funding activity is science and technology and other research and development. Additional Information on Eligibil  more

Idaho Cooperative Agreement Makes $24,000 Available for Natural Resources Training, Education at Dworshak Project
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Walla Walla District announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for natural resources training and education at the Dworshak project in Idaho. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $24,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. Additional Information on Eligibility: Non-Federal public and non-profit entities. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "This announcement represen  more

Idaho National Laboratory Team Develops Web App to Help Truck Drivers Move Critical Supplies
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: According to the American Trucking Association, when measured by weight, commercial trucks move 71% of nation's freight each year. From furniture to food, and medicine to medical supplies, most products American consumers or businesses purchase are delivered by one of the 3.5 million U.S. truck drivers. As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, a patchwork of well-intentioned,   more

National Park Service: Kelly Woods Named New Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center Manager
WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Kelly Woods, a Bureau of Land Management supervisory training specialist responsible for leading the Great Basin Training Center in Boise, Idaho, has been named as the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) manager. Kelly began her fire career on the Mount Hood National Forest in 1992 where she spent three seasons as a forestry aid working on and leading a fuels/brush disposa  more

Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho Releases May 2020 Water Supply Outlook Report
BOISE, Idaho, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho office issued the following news release: The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Idaho has released the May Water Supply Outlook Report for the 2020 water year. With the exception of the Upper Snake River basin in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming, monthly precipitation was below normal for all of Idaho and the surrounding terrain that feed our rivers. "Seasonal peak snowpack has pa  more