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Vice Speaker BJ Cruz is asking Sen. Adolpho Palacios Sr., chairman of the public safety committee, to call for an oversight hearing to determine why the Guam Fire Department has been denied nearly $11 million in federal grants that could have assisted the cash-strapped department in addressing the critical shortage of ambulances.
After a series [...]

The Guam Humanities Council will host a free grant-writing workshop July 10 at the GHC office.
Registration for the workshop ends July 8.
The workshop is a requirement all those who are first time applicants for GHC’s Community Grant Cycle for 2010. Working in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Guam Humanities Council [...]

The Department of Public Health and Social Services has announced an increase in grant funding for the Guam Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection and Guam Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs. The total grant for both programs is $641,357, an increase of $85,779.
The Guam Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program will continue to provide free [...]

The Guam Community College received word Monday morning from the Department of Interior that the college will receive nearly $320,000 from Interior’s Operations and Maintenance Improvement Program (OMIP) to supply its new Learning Resource Center with recyclable furniture and collateral equipment. The $4.3 million building, which will be the first LEED-certified building for the government [...]

The Guahan State Clearinghouse received notification of a new grant opportunity from the US Department of Agriculture, Rural Development that would allow local rental property owners to make significant improvements on properties intended for use by low income families. The grant also allows for public agencies, private non-profit organizations, which includes but is not limited [...]

Local farmers and rural small businesses have an opportunity to apply for Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) funding that would enable them to implement renewable energy sources at their businesses and make energy efficiency improvements, all aimed at reducing Guahan’s carbon footprint. The Guahan State Clearinghouse announced the new grant today, which is being [...]

Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo says she has led an effort with several of her colleagues to support the nation’s seaports by sending a letter to Secretary Ray LaHood of the U.S. Department of Transportation requesting that the Department commit at least 25% of National Infrastructure Investments grants for port infrastructure.
The U.S. Congress appropriated $600 million [...]

A contract to manage the $200 million Port Authority of Guam modernization project was awarded to EA Engineering, Science and Technology by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.
The awarding of this contract is necessary for Congress to authorize the Defense Department’s request for $50 million for port improvement projects, according to Guam Delegate Madeleine [...]

Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas Tony Babauta signed a Coral Reef Initiative grant of $155,000 to support the Micronesia Conservation Trust.
The funds will be used by the trust to strengthen coordination and technical support for the conservation of island natural resources through the Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Areas Community.
These efforts will [...]

The Obama administration is seeking congressional authority to invest up to $50 million in the Port Authority of Guam’s modernization plan, Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo announced on Wednesday.
President Barack Obama, in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., explained the significance of the port upgrade.
“Modernization of the port is a critical prerequisite for the military [...]

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investment to help bridge the technological divide, boost economic growth, create jobs, and improve education and healthcare on Guam and the CNMI.
The $8 million grant will increase broadband access and adoption by upgrading the existing telecommunications network serving these [...]

The Guam Department of Education will publish packets to attract bidders who want to be the school system’s federally mandated money manager but if the position isn’t filled in two months, millions in federal grant money will be held up.
This is an unlikely worst-case scenario, said Guam DOE Superintendent Nerissa Bretania Underwood during a school [...]

The Government of Guam should have $104 million in its hands to fund the construction of the Layon landfill by May. U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Area Director Joe Diego tells KUAM News that inspectors visited the island last week to tour the landfill and address issues about compliance to ensure the public [...]

Guam State Clearinghouse Administrator Roland Villaverde says he is anticipating millions of dollars more in grant money for Guam in the coming months. He was the guest speaker at this week’s Rotary Club of Northern Guam meeting, where he presented the functions that his office provides for the island.
Villaverde says he is working to obtain [...]

U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that $82,988,018 is now available for Guam under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. Guam will be eligible to [...]