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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Although the Port Authority of Guam’s request for a $50 million grant under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program was denied, the Department of Defense is exploring other mechanisms that would allow the port to implement its modernization plan, according to a ranking defense official.
Dorothy Robyn, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and [...]

The Port Authority of Guam’s $206.9 million modernization plan took a serious setback yesterday after the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) denied the port’s request for $50 million in national recovery grants for port projects.
The rejected grant request means the port can’t qualify for the $49.1 million low-interest loan it wants from the U.S. Department [...]

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The U.S. House of Representatives approved the conference report on H.R. 3288, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2010, which includes an appropriation of $737 million for military construction on Guam.
This is the full amount authorized by the Congress in Public Law 111-84, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. The legislation also [...]

Governor Felix P. Camacho departed Guam to meet with the Federal Regional Council (FRC) in San Francisco. While in California, Gov. Camacho will also attend the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) Winter meeting in San Diego.
The FRC’s agenda is expected to include a presentation by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) on the Socioeconomic Impact Assessment [...]

The Government of Guam has been awarded $1 million in Capital Improvement Project funds. This money will be used for preliminary engineering and environmental studies for the modernization of the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port facilities.
The Port’s projects were outlined in a proposal and scope of work submitted by the government of Guam to [...]

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded Guam $2 million dollars for environmental, architectural, and engineering designs to expand and modernizing the Port of Guam.
The EDA is a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
A release quotes Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo as saying that initial planning and design funds will help facilitate construction of [...]

Acting Secretary of the Navy B.J. Penn has sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in support of the recent grant application submitted by the Government of Guam to the USDA.
In recent months, the government of Guam has been actively seeking the support of key government officials regarding the USDA grant [...]

The police force is also looking to gain new officers and personnel in the coming months.
GPD deputy chief, Bob Camacho says that through a “cops grant” from the stimulus package, Guam police is hoping to secure nearly $24-million dollars expanded over a 3 year timeframe. Camacho says the grant would assist the department in hiring [...]

Lieutenant Governor Michael W. Cruz called for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands to combine efforts to achieve the greatest possible economic benefits as a result of the relocation of U.S. Marines from Okinawa, Japan.
“With a projected two to four billion dollars per year in defense related contracts associated with the buildup, [...]

Governor Felix P. Camacho this past weekend secured $4.1 million in FY 2008 Capital Improvement Project Grant Program funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). The baseline amount for Guam CIPs under the 11-year competitive DOI Grant Program only is $3.3 million. The Governor returned to Guam with the news.
Deputy Assistant [...]