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Grants Program News

Grants will help rehabilitate housesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:38AMThe North Platte Telegraph Lincoln County Community Development Corporation has received a total of $270,000 in grant funding, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development announced on Monday.

Coburn proposes $9 trillion deficit cut measureTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:21AMWASHINGTON (AP) — One of the Senate's staunchest budget-cutters unveiled Monday a massive plan to cut the nation's deficit by $9 trillion over the coming decade, including $1 trillion in tax increa...

America's jobless problem: What would Reagan do?Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:14AMWhen the unemployment rate soared during his first term, President Reagan backed a government program to train one million workers in new job skills.

Local Credit Unions Reward Six Lucky Winners With Their Thrill of a LifetimeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:13AMCredit union members win adventure of their choosing and opportunity to make charity donation

The nonprofit news and information resourceTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:13AMBrooklyn Community Foundation, the largest public philanthropy in the borough, has awarded its first round of 2011 grants totaling $2.3 million to 118 nonprofits working in five strategic areas of focus: Education and Youth Achievement, Arts for All, Caring Neighbors, Community Development, and Green Communities.

Gov. Bobby Jindal's recovery program panned in auditTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:08AMDisaster Recovery Unit 'lacks structure, guidance and monitoring' in processing and tracking Hazard Mitigation grants

MPCC approves grant applicationsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:05AMThe North Platte Telegraph The Board of Directors of the Mid-Plains Community College opened their meeting on Wednesday with recognition of North Plains Community College chapters of Phi Beta Lambda and Phi Theta Kappa. The Michael Bennet Lifetime Achievement award was also given to Marilyn McGahan.

Head injury and dementia - Alzheimer’s connectionMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:45PMAccording to two studies released Monday, brain injuries sustained early in life are likely boost the risk of dementia later in life. In a third study, also presented at an international Alzheimer's conference in Paris this week, researchers unveiled evidence that falling over in daily life may be an early warning sign of the onset of Alzheimer's.

Rowan's bid for Hitachi jobs faces foreign competitionMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:42PMBy Karissa Minn kminn@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Facing international competition, Rowan County commis-sioners agreed Monday to offer an incentive grant to a project that could create 148 jobs. Hitachi Metals of China Grove is conside ...