News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Before I speak to the important meeting we’re about to have with Foreign Minister Huitfeldt, let just say a few words, if I can, about a very important diplomatic achievement that was reached today. After months of mediation by the United States, the ...


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Lindsay Oklesh, 37, of Boulder County has been indicted by a federal grand jury for fraudulently obtaining fentanyl, which is a controlled substance.


USDA Invests $14M to Strengthen Hispanic-serving Higher Education Programs

USDA Invests $14M to Strengthen Hispanic-serving Higher Education Programs


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti. Secretary Blinken and Prime Minister Kurti discussed the importance of the EU-facilitated Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue and Kosovo’s continued commitment to European ...


Alert: Contact NIFA Staff if Unable to Meet Deadlines Due to Extreme Weather


Hispanic Heritage Month Profile: Germán Sandoya Miranda

Hispanic Heritage Month Profile: Germán Sandoya Miranda




Four Men Sentenced for Tobacco Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - Four men have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Springfield for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic in contraband tobacco and evade taxes.


News Release: CHICAGO (Oct. 11, 2022) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a Federal Implementation Plan to improve air quality in the Detroit metro area by lowering emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2). The expected result is cleaner, healthier air for children, the elderly, people with asthma and everyone in Wayne County. It also means less haze and acid rain which can harm sensitive ecosystems.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Before I speak to the important meeting we’re about to have with Foreign Minister Huitfeldt, let just say a few words, if I can, about a very important diplomatic achievement that was reached today. After months of mediation by the United States, the ...


RMA Offers Virtual Workshops on Improvements to the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm Insurance Options

RMA Offers Virtual Workshops on Improvements to the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm Insurance Options


USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Florida Disaster Areas

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Florida Disaster Areas


Biden-Harris Administration Invests $80 Million to Improve Nutrition in School Meals Grants support equipment purchases to prepare nutritious meals for children

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $80 Million to Improve Nutrition in School Meals Grants support equipment purchases to prepare nutritious meals for children


Three Men Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For Double Homicide—Murder For Hire Conspiracy

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene E. Honeywell today sentenced Kermon Williams, a/k/a “The General" (42, St. Petersburg), James Higgs, Jr., a/k/a “Hammer" (40, St. Petersburg), and Jhaphre Higgs, a/k/a “Pre" (35, St. Petersburg) each to life in federal prison followed by 20 years’ imprisonment for a double homicide, murder for hire conspiracy. Williams, Higgs, Jr., and Higgs were found guilty by a federal jury on June 24, 2022.


USDA Partners with Local Groups to Increase Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans


DOT-FTA offers new grant application process starting Oct. 12

FY 2022 and FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program (Rail Program) grant opened on Oct. 12.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in New Mexico


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial Chickens in Arkansas


Recent APHIS Tribal Relations Training and Workshop Highlights