This Week's Federal Press Releases

Editor’s Notes:

Loan forgiveness is available for pediatric surgeons, or child behavioral health care workers

$3 million in Emergency Relief sent to PennDOT to Rebuild I-95 in Philly

$290 million sent to cities/counties receiving migrants released from DHS custody for the new Shelter and Services Program (SSP)

HHS recognizes advances in lab-grown artificial kidneys at KidneyX Summit

$714 million for providing high-speed internet to rural residents, businesses

$43 million for 123 projects to expand innovative uses of wood

$192 million for Battery Recycling Technology is available at Dept. of Energy

$135 million has been granted to research emission reductions in industrial sectors

Dept. of Energy purchases 3.1 million barrels of crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), with another 3 million to be purchased later this year.

500,000 and 1.5 million solar industry workers are needed by 2035, according to the Biden-Harris Administration

USDA seeks to validate claims like “grass-fed” and “free-range”

$578.8 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2023 (This is a formula program for counties with significant amounts of federal land)

DOI Starts formal process to develop future operating guidelines for the Colorado River

HUD prepares final NSPIRE regulation to consolidate public housing inspections regulations

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