http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews Latest Information Affecting Guam's Federal Grants Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:09:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Governor Felix P. Camacho met with U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar in Washington, D.C., to conclude a week of meetings centered on military expansion in the Western Pacific and efforts to expand renewable energy on Guahan. Secretary Salazar committed his agency’s senior leadership to ensure the ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/03/01/governor-presses-interior-secretary-for-high-level-support-for-buildup/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is granting $34.2 million in wastewater and drinking water infrastructure funding to Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. “This major increase in funding will allow Guam, American Samoa and CNMI to work on badly needed wastewater and drinking water infrastructure improvements,” said ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/24/usepa-grants-342-million-in-wastewater-and-drinking-infrastructure-to-guam-cnmi-and-samoa/ Madam Chair and members of the House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, it is a privilege to appear before you today to present the President’s fiscal year 2011 budget request for the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). OIA is responsible for overseeing, on behalf of the Secretary of ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/24/tony-babautas-statement-to-the-house-committee-on-oias-fy2011-budget/ The University of Guam fiscal year 2009 audit was released Tuesday by the Guam Office of Public Accountability. It was conducted by independent auditors Eide Bailly. It shows a $1.3 million increase in net assets, an increase of $3 million in grants and contracts, and the highest enrollment in ten ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/23/uog-2009-audit-shows-increases-in-net-assets-enrollment-grants/ 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 ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/19/usdot-rejects-pags-stimulus-491-tiger-grant-request-threatening-buildup-and-masterplan-progression/ The government of Guam's financial leaders said they would release enough money so federally funded public school system employees won't have to skip work, said Department of Education Superintendent Nerissa Bretania Underwood. Department of Administration acting Director John Camacho said his agency will release about $6.1 million to DOE, which is ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/17/gdoe-furlough-called-off-for-federally-funded-employees/ Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo has announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the Government of Guam $1.6 million in federal financial assistance. The grant received today from HHS will assist the Government of Guam in facilitating health information exchange by advancing the adoption and ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/16/dhhs-awards-16-million-stimulus-health-information-technology-grant/ More than 500 federally funded Guam DOE employees are once again facing the prospect of being laid off next week because the school system doesn't have the money to pay them. Superintendent Nerissa Underwood broke the news to those employees at a meeting at Tamuning Elementary Monday afternoon. DOE needs close to ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/16/gdoe-federally-funded-employees-face-furlough/ Click here to view and/or download the State of the Island Address - 2010 (pdf format) http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/15/governor-felix-p-camacho-state-of-the-territory-message/ The Hagatna Heritage Walking Trail, slated for completion in early March, will not only give tourists something to enjoy as a half-day destination on Guam, it may also serve as a teaching tool for local communities who want to learn about Chamorro history. The 2.5-mile trail, which winds through 17 historic ... http://guamclearinghouse.com/gscnews/2010/02/12/14-million-25-mile-hagatna-heritage-walking-trail-to-ground-break-on-march-4/