Guam State Clearinghouse - “Latest News”

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 [...]

Governor Felix P. Camacho announced that Guam has been awarded nearly $3 million in grants from the Office of Economic Adjustment to contract the services of financial, environmental and waste management experts who will assist local officials in developing an effective Guam Military Integration and Growth Strategy.
“The advisory services made possible through this funding will [...]

The Guam State Clearinghouse (GSC) launched a government-wide assessment of federal grants and projects requesting agencies and other instrumentalities of the government of Guam to identify specific areas in grants management where employees may require additional training and support. With the assistance of local, federal and non-profit facilitators, the GSC anticipates offering additional training opportunities [...]

Governor Felix P. Camacho officially submitted a $237.8 million budget request for the Guam Buildup to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The budget proposal, presented directly to OMB Director Jim Nussle requests $237.8 million from various federal executive branch departments and agencies for inclusion in the FY 2010 Presidential Budget request to the United [...]