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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Sunday October 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

A C-47 Journey: From Normandy to Robins AFB
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Robins Air Force Base issued the following news: By Shellie-Anne Espinosa and Joseph Mather, 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs A C-47A Skytrain aircraft journey takes it from flying during World War II over the beaches of Normandy, France, to a museum in an austere location in Alaska to its final resting place at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. In June of this year, three military installations across the U.S. came to  more

Justice Department to Award More Than $84M in Grants to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department has awarded 152 grants to 90 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes through its Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), totaling more than $84 million. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced these awards during a Justice Department and Department of the Interior convening with Tribal leaders, advocates, members of the media, and federal officials to discuss how med  more

SBA Awards $9M in Grants to 49 Organizations Across America to Help Underserved Communities Access Development Funding and Innovative Research
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced that the SBA has issued 49 grants up to $200,000 each to organizations supporting startups through specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) P  more

Wash. U.S. Attorney: Department of Justice Announces More Than $600,000 in Federal Funding for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to Respond to and Prevent Sexual Assault
SPOKANE, Washington, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a Department of Justice grant award for the Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation (Kalispel Tribe of Indians). The grant allocates $610,000 to respond to and prevent sexual assault. In announcing this award, U.S. Attorney Waldref stated, "This latest g  more