Biden-Harris Administration Now Accepting Applications for $1 Billion Rural High-Speed Internet Program WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is now accepting applications for ReConnect Program loans and grants to expand access to high-speed internet for millions of people in rural America nationwide. The Department …
Month: September 2022
Webinar on HUD’s Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness
Webinar on HUD’s Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness Wednesday, September 14 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET In June 2022 HUD announced the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness (Special NOFO), which makes $322 million in competitive funding available to communities …
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APHIS Issues First Regulatory Status Review Response: Norfolk Plant Sciences’ Purple Tomato
Media Contact: Rick Coker (301) 851-4091 richard.s.coker@usda.gov WASHINGTON, September 7, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reviewed a new tomato from Norfolk Plant Sciences. The tomato was modified to alter its color and enhance its nutritional quality. We found the plant is unlikely to pose …
USDA Accepting Applications for Spain and Portugal Trade Mission
USDA Accepting Applications for Spain and Portugal Trade Mission WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications from U.S. exporters for its first-ever agricultural trade mission to Madrid, Spain, on Nov. 29 – Dec. 2. With multiple ports of entry, including Lisbon and Valencia, the Iberian Peninsula …
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USDA Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on New Framework for Livestock Disease Indemnity Valuation
Contact: APHISpress WASHINGTON, September 6, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit public comments on a new approach to indemnity valuation and a new indemnity framework. This approach aims to standardize and provide greater consistency …
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APHIS Announces New Microbes Q&A and Updated Confirmation Request Guidance
WASHINGTON, September 01, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available two resources to answer stakeholder questions regarding the revised biotechnology regulations under 7 CFR part 340. The first new resource is Questions & Answers − Working with Microorganisms Developed Using Genetic Engineering Under 7 …
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