COLUMBUS — The Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) has announced nearly $4 million in federal grants to reduce violence against women in Ohio. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grants assist local governments and non-profit community-based organizations in administering justice for and strengthening services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and […]
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REFILE-UPDATE 2-Israel grants Intel $3.2 billion for new $25 billion chip plant, biggest ever company investment in country
(Changes pounds to dollars in headline) By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Israel’s government agreed to give Intel Corp a $3.2 billion grant for new $25 billion chip plant it plans to build in southern Israel, both sides said on Tuesday, in what is the largest investment ever by a company in Israel. […]
Sarasota County prepares plan to distribute $201.5 million in Ian recovery federal grants
Residents, municipalities and nonprofits seeking to receive Hurricane Ian relief funding from the $201.5 million ResillientSRQ block grant program may be able to apply in early to mid-2024. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Nov. 21 approved the county’s plan for distributing the funds. The money is intended to aid in long-term […]
South Dakota Transportation Commission awards $4 million in economic development grants
Dec. 25—PIERRE, S.D. — Commissioners awarded $4.4 million in economic development grants for infrastructure improvements to counties and smaller communities across South Dakota at the South Dakota Transportation Commission meeting held on Thursday Dec. 21. Included among those recipients are Tripp County and the cities of Mount Vernon, Wagner and Tyndall. The economic development grant […]
Holcomb announces $31 million in Trails Grants for communities across Indiana
Dec. 23—Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Department of Natural Resources Director Dan Bortner have announced 14 communities will receive a combined $31.2 million for 28 miles of new trail as a part of the fourth round of the Next Level Trails program. Greensburg and Oldenburg are among the 14 communities getting funds through this […]
Grants awarded to restore freshwater mussels in west branch of Susquehanna
Dec. 23—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) this week announced that a conservation partnership, of which it is a member, has been awarded a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Watershed Investment for Landscape Defense (ChesWILD) grant to restore freshwater mussels to the West Branch Susquehanna River (West Branch). The grant was […]
JEA announces the State of Florida releases $5.7 million in federal grants
JEA shared that the State of Florida has released to JEA more than $5.7 million in federal funds to be disbursed to 8,500-plus JEA customer accounts. The customers in need received $655.34 each, applied directly to their JEA account. JEA will reach out with the good news to customers receiving assistance within the next few […]
Community Missions secures $620K in SNUG grants
Dec. 15—Community Missions of Niagara Falls was awarded a $626,076 grant from the SNUG Street Outreach programs. The award was among $20.3 million given to 16 different community-based organizations and hospitals that fund outreach workers, hospital responders, social workers and case managers and work to reduce shootings and save lives. New York State’s SNUG program […]
Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite the state’s ban
State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, an elected Democrat, granted a temporary restraining order allowing Cox to have an abortion under what are narrow exceptions to Texas’ ban. Her attorneys said they would not disclose what Cox was planning to do next, citing safety concerns. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office argued that […]
Texas judge grants pregnant woman’s request to get an abortion
A Texas judge on Thursday granted an emergency order allowing a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion in the state. Late last month, Kate Cox, a 31-year-old Dallas-area mother of two who is about 20 weeks pregnant, found out that her developing fetus has trisomy 18, a rare chromosomal […]