News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


ChinaAid details crackdown on Chinese Christians

Golden Lampstand Church, a Christian church in China, disclosed to ChinaAid in December that 12 members of the church had been arrested 16 months ago and have been held without a trial.


DOS-NGA offers new grant application process starting Jan. 9

2023 Julia Taft Refugee Fund grant opened on Jan. 9.


McCaul, Risch on End of Venezuelan Interim President Guaidó’s Term

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) issued a statement following the announcement that Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó’s term has come to an end.


Blinken: U.S., Ireland committed to 'Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and support for Ukraine'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Ireland’s Tánaiste and Foreign Minister Micheál Martin about a commitment to conserve the gains of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in the lead-up to its 25th anniversary in April.


Keith: Conservation Stewardship Program ‘very effective tool for private landowners’

The deadline is Feb. 10 for funding this year through a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payment to expand conservation activities.


Looman: 'Wage theft is used by unscrupulous restaurant industry employers to increase their bottom lines'

The U.S. Department of Labor recently recovered $1,651,550 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Los Angeles restaurant owner.


Grisham: Gold mine spill settlement 'marks the conclusion of years of hard work'

New Mexico recently announced a $5 million settlement with two contractors in litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill in Colorado.


Pickens: 'Postal Inspection Service will not rest when it comes to solving attacks'

Three Wisconsin residents have been charged in the Dec. 9, 2022, murder of an on-duty U.S. Postal Service letter carrier.


News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) sent a letter to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli expressing...


Da Silva: NIST develops new technique to 'support local training in a safe manner'

A modified yeast strain was developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers to safely train first responders in biothreat handling, particularly in suspicious powders incidents.


PAMS-SC offers new grant application process starting Jan. 9

Basic Energy Sciences - Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (BES-RENEW) grant opened on Jan. 9.


Carter: 'Washington, not Beijing, sets the terms of our relationship with China'

While strained U.S.-China relations have halted progress on tackling the fentanyl crisis, Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) said the U.S. must take multi-pronged action by enforcing strong border control policies and addressing China's role in supplying fentanyl precursors to Mexico.


News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 9-10 to participate in the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit, where he will engage in trilateral conversations regarding climate and clean energy action and cooperation.


PAMS-SC grant application closes on April 25

BER - Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (BER-RENEW) grant opened on Jan. 9.


USDOJ-OJP-OVW grant application closes on Feb. 27

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations - Solicitation grant opened on Jan. 9.


DRL FY22 IRF: Promoting Inclusive Societies in Mongolia

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY22 IRF:  Promoting Inclusive Societies in Mongolia. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009318. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...


DOS-LSO offers new grant application process starting Jan. 9

U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program 2023 grant opened on Jan. 9.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on Feb. 10

FY 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) grant opened on Jan. 9.


News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 9-10 to participate in the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit, where he will engage in trilateral conversations regarding climate and clean energy action and cooperation.


PAMS-SC offers new grant application process starting Jan. 9

Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce for High Energy Physics (RENEW-HEP) grant opened on Jan. 9.