• NEPA awarded $42.5M for high-speed internet access to grant moneuy

    EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) announced Friday, that NEPA s being awarded $42.5 million to increase access to reliable, high-speed internet, according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20), Rosemary Brown (R-40) and Marty Flynn (D-22). Money for expanded and enhanced internet access is a key component of every economic development strategy, []

  • Polk Middle School gets federal award for sustainability

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Department of Education has announced that Polk Middle School is a "Green Ribbon School." The award highlights efforts to go green. "It's just definitely a super exciting day," Polk Middle School Principal Ben Bustos told KRQE. "It has been a work in progress since 2019 . . . it's been []

  • On Earth Day, rooftop solar program grants awarded

    A state loan program helping Hawaii households acquire rooftop solar and energy storage systems that lower their electric bills is being pumped up for a second year in a row.

  • Vermont Awarded $62 Million in Federal Solar Incentives

    Vermont will receive $62.4 million from a new federal program that's aiming to make solar power more affordable for low-income people. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the award on Monday — Earth Day — as part of a $7 billion initiative called Solar for All. The idea was championed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who kicked off the grant program in Waterbury last fall with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. The effort aims to help people transition away from...

  • SEF Awards Record Amount in Circle of Success Grants

    SISD The Sherman Education Foundation (SEF) has provided over $130,000 through 97 project grants across the district this year through its annual Circle of Success… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

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    Leaning telephone pole prompts closure of Kamehameha Highway

    The Department of Transportation said drivers should expect traffic delays on the North Shore as Kamehameha Highway is closed due to a leaning telephone pole.

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    $1.9M federal award will support renewable deployment

    To help reach the state's newly mandated goal of 100% "clean energy" by 2040, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will use that federal award to launch the Michigan Renewable Energy Academy (REA).

  • Questionable federal grant spending could put Oklahoma on the hook for millions

    (The Center Square) - An audit of $13 billion in federal grant money by Oklahoma State Auditor Cindy Byrd shows questionable spending of millions that could be clawed back by the federal government. The largest amount in question is $21 million allotted to Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, a nonprofit tasked with overseeing $241 million for the Emergency Rental Assistance program. The audit questions $8.6 million in questionable management fees and $4.3 million...

  • Federal Grant Would Pay For Century City Small Business Hub

    Northwest Side CDC would build accelerator for small businesses on former A.O. Smith parking lot.

  • Harlingen conservatory star awarded grant to pursue advanced theater studies

    HARLINGEN — There’s a power in her movements and a confidence in her speech and a physical dexterity in her performances which capture the attentions of her audiences.

  • X-energy awarded federal tax credit for TRISO fuel plant

    A USD148.5 million federal tax credit has been awarded to X-energy for the construction of the first-of-a-kind fuel facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The TX-1 fuel fabrication plant will be constructed by the company's TRISO-X subsidiary and is designed to produce up to 714,000 TRISO fuel pebbles per year.

  • Arizona recieves $156 million solar power grant from federal government

    (The Center Square) – The Environmental Protection Agency awarded $156 million in federal taxpayer dollars toward developing solar power access in the state of Arizona. The grant is part of “Solar for All” program that the governor’s office said would equip 61 megawatts of solar to Arizonans, according to a news release. “Solar for All Arizonans is a critical program that will lower energy costs for thousands of Arizonans,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said in a statement....