WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to six cooperative agreements for floodplain management in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $703,696. The categories of funding activity are a) community development, b) disaster prevention and relief, c) education, d) employment, labor and training, e) environment, f)   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it intends to award $2,157,555 cooperative agreements to state geological surveys of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming for geologic mapping. The category of funding activity is natural resources. The U.S. Geological Survey provided the following overview: "This assistance award,  more

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

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ohama District has awarded a $2.6 million contract to build an Alternate Care Facility in Kalispell, Montana, in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The ACF will be built out in the vacant third floor shelled space of Montana Children's, which is part of the Kalispell Regional Healthcare system, by USACE under a mission assignment from FEMA in suppo  more

MISSOULA, Montana, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 6: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of Missoula, Montana, will receive $1,126,725 in EPA Brownfields grant funding to assess, clean up and revitalize property at several project locations, including the land adjacent to Montana Rail Link Park. The City is among 151 communities across the nation receiving over $65.6 million in EPA Brownfields funding thro  more

LAME DEER, Montana, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 6: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Department of Environmental Protection will receive a $364,500 Brownfields grant to remove contaminants from six buildings in the city of Lame Deer, Montana. The Tribe is among 151 communities across the nation receiving over $65.6 million in EPA Brownfields funding through our Assessment, Revolving  more

LAME DEER, Montana, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 6: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Department of Environmental Protection will receive a $364,500 Brownfields grant to remove contaminants from six buildings in the city of Lame Deer, Montana. The Tribe is among 151 communities across the nation receiving over $65.6 million in EPA Brownfields funding through our Assessment, Revolving  more

HELENA, Montana, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 6: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Blackfeet Tribe, the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe and the Bear Paw Development Corporation will each receive $300,000 in EPA Brownfields grant funding to assess, cleanup and revitalize property in rural and tribal communities across northern Montana. The northern Montana grant recipients are among 151 communities acr  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: Governor Bullock has issued a directive outlining the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One. The USDA Service Centers in Montana will continue to be open for business by phone appointment only and field work will continue with appropriate social distancing. While our program delivery staff will continue to come into the off  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Montana office issued the following news release: Weather patterns during the first two weeks of April, while cooler than average, didn't yield much precipitation across the state of Montana. However, the below average temperatures during this period did help to delay snowmelt at many low- and mid-elevation mountain locations during the first half of the month according to data collected by SN  more