WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration announced that it expects to award up to five grants for rail capital projects in Alaska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $23,108,458 with a ceiling of $16,193,884. Eligible Applicants: State governments Additional Information on Eligibility: Only eligible states are Alaska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The agency description of the grant states: "Thi  more

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

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

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 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it intends to award a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, for geophysical mapping at the Yukon-Tanana upland. The category of funding activity is natural resources. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Earth MRI mission is to collect geophysical, geologic, and topographic data in ar  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: As one of the Defense Logistics Agency's three regional commands, DLA Indo-Pacific boasts a forward presence that covers over half the earth's surface. The command's footprint spans 36 countries and 16 time zones, with fewer than 1,400 service members, civilians, contractors and local nationals integrating DLA support in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Okinawa, Singapore, Thailand  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on May 5: The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Sgt. Christopher Wesley Curry, 23, from Terre Haute, Indiana, died May 4, 2020 in Erbil, Iraq, from a non-combat-related incident. The incident is under investigation. Curry was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wain  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story on May 4: Americans need to concentrate on the virus, but other threats and nations may take advantage of COVID-19 to further their interests, the secretary told Brookings senior fellow Michael O'Hanlon in today's virtual conversation. "We're still seeing all the same bad behavior out there that we saw before," Esper said. The secretary noted that Russia is probing air defenses in Alaska and over the North Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $5 million in funding for nine tribal energy infrastructure projects. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will help Native American and Alaska Native communities harness their vast undeveloped energy resources to reduce or stabilize energy costs, as well as increase energy security and   more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that nine Northwest tribes and communities will receive a total of $4.75 million to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program. "I've seen EPA Brownfields funding work absolute magic for states, tribes and communities across the Northwest," said EPA Regional Administrator, Chris Hladick. "It bri  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: COMBATING CORONAVIRUS IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES: President Donald J. Trump is supporting Native American communities impacted by the coronavirus. - President Trump is working to make sure Native American communities have the support they need to combat the coronavirus. - The President signed the CARES Act into law, providing $8 billion to address coronavirus preparedness, response, and recovery for American Indians and  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 8 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the selection of Wes Larson as the new manager for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Genetics Program at Auke Bay Laboratories in Juneau. Prior to joining the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Larson served as the Assistant Unit Leader of the USGS Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Institute. He started his new position with the A  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 8 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Robert Suryan as the new manager for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Recruitment Energetics and Coastal Assessment (RECA) Program at the Auke Bay Laboratories in Juneau, Alaska. Rob first started studying Alaskan ecosystems in 1995 when he joined one of the first post Exxon Valdez oil spill ecosystem studies to  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day: The American Indian and Alaska Native people have endured generations of injustice. They experience domestic violence, homicide, sexual assault, and abuse far more frequently than other groups. These horrific acts, committed predominantly against women and girls, are egregious and unconscionable. During Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska  more

SPOKANE, Washington, May 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, William D. Hyslop, issued the following statement: William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, joins President Trump, Attorney General Barr, and the Department of Justice in observing Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day. United States Attorney Hyslop said, "Together we remember all the missing and murdered indigenous people (MMIP), and  more