News from July 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to the city of Rensselaer, Indiana, to make streetscape infrastructure improvements that will help boost tourism in the core of the city’s downtown. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Finance Committee on July 19.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
The US Justice Department published a seven page proposed rule on July 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
OSMRE Semester Internship Program grant opened on July 20.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, Wash. - The National Park Service (NPS) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed an air tour management plan for Olympic National Park on July 19, 2022. The plan establishes measures to protect park resources including natural and cultural resources, preservation of wilderness character, and visitor experience.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Due to reduced wildland fire activity associated with the Minto Lakes Fire (#349), the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office rescinded the fire closure order that temporarily prohibited public access to the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area (NRA). The recension took effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2022, leaving no remaining public access closures for the White Mountains NRA.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to Athens County Port Authority, Athens, Ohio, to build a 60,000 square-foot facility to house biomedical, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing companies.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation; Applied Science Projects grant opened on July 20.
By State Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
There was activity on three bills related to the Foreign Relations Committee on July 19.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on July 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on July 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $8 million grant to the Maymont Foundation, Richmond, Virginia, to promote regional tourism. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $648,339 grant to the Oneida Nation, Oneida, Wisconsin, to develop a strategic energy transition plan to develop a Tribal Utility Authority and explore the potential for a utility-scale solar facility and electric vehicle for tribal operations. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By David Beasley | Jul 20, 2022
Eight months after president Joe Biden signed the infrastructure bill into law, the U.S. government has approved $1 billion for improvements to 85 airports across the country, according to a news release.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, to renovate a campus building to expand the college’s nursing program. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: Private exporters reported sales of 136,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on July 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $8.5 million in the state of Kentucky to develop critical infrastructure and other resources needed to support current and future business needs in regions which have been impacted by the declining use of coal. These grants are funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
By State Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Armed Services Committee on July 19.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 20, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a group of their Democratic colleagues in introducing the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act. The...
