News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost High Speed Internet Connectivity in Southwest Louisiana


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $660,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Develop Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Northern Arapaho Tribe in Fort Washakie, Wyoming


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $600,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Outdoor Recreation in Hawaii


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $585,534 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Tourism by Restoring the Historic Liberty Theater in La Grande, Oregon


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to the state of Hawaii to support the recovery of the local tourism and outdoor recreation sector through the development of new visitor amenities and attractions. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.



Xi, Putin meet at 'most important event of head-of-state diplomacy;' international security expert urges 'renewal' of American regime

An opinion piece by Ashley Tellis, the tata chair for strategic affairs and a senior fellow for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, recommends actions for the United States to stay ahead of China and maintain global order, including encouraging European allies to be more prepared to defend their continent.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Tommie D. Rice, of Detroit, Michigan, has admitted to conspiring with another individual to violate federal firearms laws, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Biden-Harris Administration Makes $500 Million Available to Increase Innovative American-Made Fertilizer Production

Biden-Harris Administration Makes $500 Million Available to Increase Innovative American-Made Fertilizer Production


USDA to Provide up to $20 Million for Construction of On-Farm Grain Storage Facilities in Areas Impacted by Recent Natural Disasters

USDA to Provide up to $20 Million for Construction of On-Farm Grain Storage Facilities in Areas Impacted by Recent Natural Disasters


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $502 Million for High-Speed Internet in Rural Communities


Retired Law Enforcement Officer Receives 46 Months in Prison for Cruise Ship Assault

News Release: HONOLULU - United States District Judge Jill A. Otake yesterday sentenced John McAvay, 78, of Henderson, Nevada, to 46 months of imprisonment and one year of supervised release for assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Judge Otake found McAvay guilty of the assault after a non-jury trial in May 2022.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Tennessee


USDA Seeks Input on New Grant Program to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Reduce Irregular Migration, and Improve Labor Protections for Farmworkers


Rosebud Woman Indicted for Second Degree Murder

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Murder.


Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to boost watershed restoration  in Alaska

News Release: FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - The Bureau of Land Management recently awarded a $1 million grant to the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District as part of an ongoing effort to restore impacted mine lands in the Alaska Eastern Interior Field Office. The grant was made possible through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million for Water Infrastructure Improvements to Support Bioprocessing Business Growth in Blair, Nebraska

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the city of Blair, Nebraska, for waterline expansion to support bioprocessing business growth.


News Release: After a week-long trial, a federal jury convicted the former CEO of St. Gabriel Health Clinic Inc. for conducting a multi-year, multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud the Louisiana Medicaid Program.



News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Adedayo Akinwunmi Agbayewa, 45, of College Park, Georgia, was sentenced today to five years in prison and ordered to pay $7,784,415 in restitution for a mail fraud and money laundering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.