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News Release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, July 26, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today launched a new $1 billion Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. This new, five-year, competitive program funded by President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is designed to assist at-risk communities, including Tribal communities, non-profit organizations, state forestry agencies and Alaska Native corporations with planning for and mitigating wildfire risks.
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USDA-FS grant application closes on Oct. 7
Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Northeast-Midwest grant opened on July 27.
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July 27: Congressional Record publishes “AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION (ATCC)”
“AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION (ATCC)“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E787 on July 27
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Delegations of Authority discussed on July 26 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a nine page rule on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Utah Legislature Enlists Local Nutrition Coalition in Fight Against Food Insecurity
Release: By Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist, with guest author Paul Birkbeck, SNAP Program Specialist, Utah Department of Workforce Services.
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Agriculture Committee and the bills it addressed on July 26
There was activity on two bills related to the Agriculture Committee on July 26.
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USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting July 27
Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 West grant opened on July 27.
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U.S. Agriculture Secretary: 'Forests are a powerful tool in the fight against climate change'
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to address a four-million acre backlog in reforestation on national forests and to plant more than one billion trees over the following ten years, according to a news release.
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USDA-FS grant application closes on Oct. 7
Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Southern grant opened on July 27.
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What did Agriculture Department publish on July 26?
The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agriculture Department discusses National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates on July 26
The US Agriculture Department published an eight page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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USDA-FS offers new grant application process starting July 27
Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2022 Tribes grant opened on July 27.
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USDA Begins Issuing Payments for Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) and expects to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week. SMHPP assists eligible producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through Sept. 1, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) accepted SMHPP applications through April 29, 2022.
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New notice from Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to be published on July 27
There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 27.
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USDA Awards over $70 Million in Grants, Increases Access to Local, Healthy Foods for Kids
News Release: Washington, D.C., July 25, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is awarding more than $10 million in Farm to School Grants to 123 projects across the country. Additionally, for the first time, the department is empowering states with $60 million in non-competitive grants to develop stronger and sustainable Farm to School programs over the next four years. Both actions will help more kids nationwide eat healthy, homegrown foods.
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Agriculture Department set to publish a new notice on July 27
There is one release scheduled to be published on July 27.
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What releases are upcoming from the Rural Utilities Service on July 27
There are two releases scheduled to be published on July 27.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Plans for Reforestation, Climate Adaptation, including New Resources from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 25, 2022 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a strategy for how the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will address a reforestation backlog of four million acres on national forests and plant more than one billion trees over the next decade.
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Bills addressed by Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on July 25
There was activity on two bills related to the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on July 25.
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“SENATE RESOLUTION 722--RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BLUEBERRY INDUSTRY TO THE UNITED STATES AND DESIGNATING JULY 2022 AS ``NATIONAL BLUEBERRY MON” published by Congressional Record on July 26
The Congressional Record published “SENATE RESOLUTION 722--RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BLUEBERRY INDUSTRY TO THE UNITED STATES AND DESIGNATING JULY 2022 AS ``NATIONAL BLUEBERRY MON” in the Senate section on July 26.
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