Latest Government grants News
3 SC agencies getting federal grants to hire new officers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three police departments in South Carolina are getting grants to hire new police officers as part of a federal program that supports community policing. The grants are part of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing...
Federal grant will connect all 4 Nelson Island communities
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A federal grant will allow an extensive trail system to connect all four communities on Nelson Island, just off Alaska’s western coast. The $12 million grant will pay to take the trail the last link, from Toksook Bay, which received the federal...
Maine university to pilot senior nutrition program
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine university plans to use a federal grant to pilot a nutrition program for older residents who live in low-income housing. The University of New England received the $900,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Portland Harbor dredging project doesn't win federal grant
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of public and private entities that applied for a federal grant to support a major dredging project around Portland Harbor was not selected. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it would not be awarding $24...
$4M grant helps preserve lesser-known Civil War battlefield
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The National Park Service announced Tuesday that it has awarded the largest single grant in the history of its American Battlefield Protection Program to help preserve one of the nation's lesser-known Civil War battlefields. The $4.6 million...
Pedestrian bridge project over I-89 gets $9.7 million grant
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The city of South Burlington has been awarded a $9.7 million federal grant to build a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Interstate 89, Vermont's congressional delegation has announced. The Rebuilding American Infrastructure With...
Rhode Island awarded $81.7M federal grant for new health lab
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has been awarded an $81.7 million federal grant for the state health department to build a new public health laboratory. Rhode Island's congressional delegation announced the new federal Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity grant....
Rhode Island's main airport awarded $14.8M federal grant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A nearly $15 million federal grant for Rhode Island's main airport will help sustain it financially and keep the traveling public safe, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said. Rhode Island's congressional delegation announced the $14.8 million grant for Rhode...
Louisiana communities getting federal grants to hire police
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four southeast Louisiana communities are among those around the nation sharing $139 million in grants to fund the hiring of new law enforcement personnel. The U.S. Attorney's Office in New Orleans says in a news release that the city of New Orleans...
Arkansas receives $20M to finish bike, pedestrian trail
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $20 million grant to finish the final section of a bike and pedestrian trail in eastern Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism was awarded the money to...
