WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Across America, Indigenous communities are working to advance programs that honor their people's cultural, societal and economic values. One of the ways that the U.S. National Science Foundation supports this is through Tribal Enterprise Advancement (NSF TEA) Centers, which strengthen the STEM expertise of the tribal college or university they are associated with to serve the surrounding communitie  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * Innovative public private partnership will advance locally designed economic plans in energy communities. * * * Today, the inaugural Energy Communities AmeriCorps class launched their year of full-time service with a pledge to "get things done for America" by working with local leaders to advance economic development and job creation in rural energy communities across the country. This innovative publ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: DEC. 5, 2024 The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 Census 119th Congressional District Summary File. The file updates tables previously released as part of the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File to reflect the 119th congressional districts and 2024 state legislative districts in effect for the November 2024 elections. The file incorporates congressional district boundary changes repor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: For a fourth year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $20 million being awarded to 20 airport-owned airport traffic control towers across the country, spanning 15 states. This funding will be used to upgrade existing or build new control towers across the country, delivering on President Biden's vision to rebuild our nation's infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: For a fourth year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $20 million being awarded to 20 airport-owned airport traffic control towers across the country, spanning 15 states. This funding will be used to upgrade existing or build new control towers across the country, delivering on President Biden's vision to rebuild our nation's infrastructure through his Investing in America agenda. T  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * $41.7 million for Florida, $8.4 million for Iowa, $6.9 million for Montana, $2.1 million for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and $2.1 million for Guam * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award application  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a brief today in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, along with eight other states, urging the Court to end decades of federal agencies ignoring federal law by passing binding rules and regulations without public input or comment. In 2024, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), through its "emergency powers," s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: BOZEMAN, Dec 5, 2024 - Agricultural producers of perishable commodities including fruits, vegetables and floriculture can now get funding for controlled atmosphere storage through Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). Controlled atmosphere storage regulates the concentrations of oxygen, carbon dioxide and n  more