Government Aid

Despite President Obama’s declaration of a federal disaster this week enabling federal aid in recovery efforts after September storms brought heavy rain, strong winds and flooding to Alaska, state officials are still awaiting an individual...

Glen Ellyn The village of Glen Ellyn is accepting applications for grants for local non-profit organizations. The Community Grant Program funding for 2013-14 is $25,000. Last year, the village budgeted $30,000 for the program, but this year, $5,000 was...

New Jersey will use $300 million in federal aid to buy out about 1,300 Hurricane Sandy-damaged and flood-prone homes in the state. Gov. Chris Christie said in a news release that the state initially will target houses that have flooded repeatedly,...

North Central Region - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) has announced the projects that have been recommended for funding for the 2013 Farmer Rancher and the 2103 Youth Educator competitive grant programs. More than 50 projects...

A proposed buyout of Smith Island homeowners to help them escape future damage from tropical storms and rising waters has been dropped amid vocal resistance from residents of the low-lying community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. The Somerset...

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District on Tuesday night accepted the first installment in a grant program from the city of Costa Mesa that could add up to half a million dollars over five years. The city approved a $100,000 grant in February that will...

Several legislators and education lobbyists made clear Tuesday they don’t think Teach For America should have received $250,000 from the Legislature for the coming school year.  James Curran, the national nonprofit organization’s executive...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have voted to expand eligibility on a grant program so that more Native American tribes might benefit. Sen. Colby Coash of Lincoln said Tuesday that the measure would allow more tribes to make use of the...

 PIERRE — The state Board of Economic Development adopted a major change Monday regarding refunds of sales, use and construction-excise taxes for big business projects.  The refund applications that business developers file will remain...

BOYNE CITY -- A recent letter from the Michigan Department of Transportation to local governments asks them to spend up all unused federal transportation money by the end of this fiscal year or risk losing it, rather than saving a portion for future years...

If there is a rung to climb with more altitude than being named the 2012 WNBA Most Valuable Player, center Tina Charles is ready to work as hard as she can to find it. "The championship is what she is after," Sun coach Anne Donovan said. "The WNBA...

President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...