(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...
(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....
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
In a bid to address maternal health inequities in the Indian Orchard neighborhood of Springfield, Health New England has granted $20,000 to the Indian Orchard Citizens Council (IOCC) in honor of Dora Robinson.
The new policy would provide full-time employees with six weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced $5.2 million for port improvements in Hawaii under a new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program.
(The Center Square) - Oregon will seek federal semiconductor research and development funds to create a National Semiconductor Technology Center affiliated technical center. “With our existing workforce hub in Washington County and a robust semiconductor manufacturing and exporting industry, Oregon has set a strong foundation as a decades-long national center of research and development,” Governor Tina Kotek said in a statement. “With support from industry...
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...
Jamestown City Council will review a resolution requesting additional ARPA funds for the city’s accounting software. According to the staff report, an additional $73,316 in American Rescue Plan funds are being requested for Springbrook software. Council had previously approved $106,286 in funding for the new software in April 2023. Springbrook replaced the KVS system with […]
The Biden administration said Wednesday that it will give more than $26.9 million in grants in support of clean energy projects across the country. “Energy efficient upgrades are a surefire way to bring down costs and shore up resiliency for communities across the nation,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a press release from her
The generosity of a late Ingersoll trucking magnate and his widow were saluted Monday as the London Regional Cancer Program was renamed.
House Bill 349, sponsored by Reps. Don Jones (R-Freeport) and Tim Barhorst (R- Fort Loramie), would create an interest loan fund to the tune of $20 million.