News from January 2023
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
2023 Julia Taft Refugee Fund grant opened on Jan. 9.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
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.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 9, 2023
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.
By Tamara Browning | Jan 9, 2023
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.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor recently recovered $1,651,550 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Los Angeles restaurant owner.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 9, 2023
New Mexico recently announced a $5 million settlement with two contractors in litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill in Colorado.
By Tamara Browning | Jan 9, 2023
Three Wisconsin residents have been charged in the Dec. 9, 2022, murder of an on-duty U.S. Postal Service letter carrier.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
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...
By Karen Kidd | Jan 9, 2023
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.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
Basic Energy Sciences - Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (BES-RENEW) grant opened on Jan. 9.
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jan 9, 2023
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.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
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.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
BER - Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (BER-RENEW) grant opened on Jan. 9.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations - Solicitation grant opened on Jan. 9.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
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...
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program 2023 grant opened on Jan. 9.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
FY 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) grant opened on Jan. 9.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
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.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce for High Energy Physics (RENEW-HEP) grant opened on Jan. 9.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) is acknowledging the passage of the Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act, signed into law by President Biden on January 5, 2023. This legislation allows the Colorado River Indian Tribes to lease or exchange a portion of their water rights with other users in the Lower Colorado River Basin. The aim is to promote water conservation, enhance tribal sovereignty, provide new revenue opportunities for tribes, and assist western communities in avoiding expensive water reduction mandates during droughts.
