• HART receives $125M in federal funding

    The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday announced $125 million in long-awaited federal funding to aid in the ongoing construction of the nearly $10 billion Skyline project.

  • Historic artifacts found in Massachusetts repatriated to Okinawa

    The Boston Division of the FBI participated in a ceremony Tuesday that returned 22 historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa and had been missing for almost 80 years.

  • Corning Community College to receive funding to support new program

    CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – Corning Community College will receive over $300,000 in federal funding to support a new program at the school, according to Congressman Nick Langworthy. The funding comes from a grant totaling $348,324 from the U.S. National Science Foundation, which according to the foundation, is part of the Advanced Technological Education Program. This []

  • Local Art Orgs Receive Capital Projects Funding from NYS

    Two Chautauqua County art organizations are receiving capital projects funding through the New York State Council on the Arts. Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will receive $50,000 for entrance and reception safety renovations. 1891 Fredonia Opera House will receive $93,000 for opera house seat replacement. Governor Kathy Hochul said, “From historic sites to new multi-use […]

  • Holyoke Public Schools receive state funding for electric school buses

    Holyoke Public Schools is one of five school districts in the state set to receive the next round of funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to help fund electric school buses.

  • Pickaway County Receives $15,645 in Funding to Enhance Waterway Safety

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Demonstrating a steadfast commitment to bolstering safety measures on Ohio’s waterways, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has allocated a total of $578,020 to 24 agencies across 22 Ohio counties. Pickaway County is among the recipients, receiving $15,645 from the ODNR Division of Parks and Watercraft. These funds are designated to […]

  • Letters to The Province: Feds must deliver additional funding for transportation network

    Re: High Immigration blamed for required TransLink cash infusion The chair of the mayors’ council on regional transportation, Brad West, is fully justified in asking for more federal funding for infrastructure and transportation for Metro Vancouver. It is the federal government that controls immigration for every province and territory except Quebec. As such, it is […]

  • Johnson County Board of Supervisors plan funding to Historic Poor Farm, nonprofits

    The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is planning on financially supporting nonprofit organizations, affordable housing, Historic Poor Farm projects in fiscal 2025. The supervisors unanimously approved the fiscal year budget, which starts July 1 and runs until June 30, 2025, on Thursday. The budget allocates $9.1 million to nonprofit partners and agencies, $1.1 million to

  • Ross County Historical Society Gives Awards & Scholarships in 128th Annual Meeting

    Chillicothe — The annual meeting of the Ross County Historical Society was Monday, where the society celebrated its 128th year with its membership to “identify, collect, and preserve the tangible evidence of the history of Chillicothe and Ross County” since 1896. I couldn’t attend because I wanted to cover a couple of significant items with […]

  • OSG Receives $3 Million Federal Grant for CO2 Transport Ship Design

    U.S. flag tanker firm Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG) has announced that it has been awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund the design and

  • Oregon counties receiving $47.7 million from USDA to fund schools, roads

    (The Center Square) - The part of the federal government which handles forestry, inside the part of the government that handles agriculture is funding local efforts in Oregon that are more associated with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education -- funding for rural roads and schools in Oregon. Thirty Oregon counties will get over $47.7 million in federal funding under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. It will...

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    State receives $156 million in federal funds for solar infrastructure in disadvantaged communities.

    BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources Monday received $156 million in federal funds to help build out solar infrastructure to improve energy resilience in low-income and disadvantaged communities.The program, "Solar for Y'all," will be overseen by DENR's Energy Office and is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act."Louisiana is in a uniquely positioned to benefit from this federal investment, with so much of its population in the areas of highest risk for...