Government Aid

The expansion project at the crowded Jessamine County Public Library is right back where it was a year ago after a grant program didn’t make the cut in the state budget. The Kentucky Public Library Facilities Construction Grant Program would have...

The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board (KADB) has announced the availability of applications for the 2012 Farmers’ Market Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program. The Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP) is accepting...

A state construction-grant program could help the Jessamine County Public Library expand to meet the growing needs of its patrons, but funding might not make it to the books in a tight budget. The Jessamine library is one of 23 in Kentucky planning an...

Local industry Walle Corp. has pledged to create dozens of new jobs if state officials approve a $600,000 economic development grant to fund the purchase of a new press. The company is requesting the money through the 2011 Kentucky Community...

Reflecting the difficult financial environment for local nonprofits, Moraine Township recently approved the largest pool of grant money in its program's history, which will go to the largest number of recipients. Earlier this month, the township board...

News briefs from Wheaton and Glen Ellyn. Glen Ellyn The village of Glen Ellyn is accepting applications for grants for local non-profit organizations. The Community Grant Program funding for 2013-14 is $25,000. Last year, the village budgeted $30,...

New Jersey will use $300 million in federal aid to buy out about 1,300 Hurricane Sandy-damaged and flood-prone homes in the state. Gov. Chris Christie said in a news release that the state initially will target houses that have flooded repeatedly,...

North Central Region - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) has announced the projects that have been recommended for funding for the 2013 Farmer Rancher and the 2103 Youth Educator competitive grant programs. More than 50 projects...

A proposed buyout of Smith Island homeowners to help them escape future damage from tropical storms and rising waters has been dropped amid vocal resistance from residents of the low-lying community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. The Somerset...

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District on Tuesday night accepted the first installment in a grant program from the city of Costa Mesa that could add up to half a million dollars over five years. The city approved a $100,000 grant in February that will...

Several legislators and education lobbyists made clear Tuesday they don’t think Teach For America should have received $250,000 from the Legislature for the coming school year.  James Curran, the national nonprofit organization’s executive...

 PIERRE — The state Board of Economic Development adopted a major change Monday regarding refunds of sales, use and construction-excise taxes for big business projects.  The refund applications that business developers file will remain...