Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
HUD and Salish-Kootenai Water/ SNAP Access to Healthy Food
Missoulian: HUD
grant will help CSKT shut down arsenic-laced well in Dixon Agency
HUD ALLOCATES MORE THAN $660 MILLION TO NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
HUD ALLOCATES MORE THAN $660 MILLION TO NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Indian
Housing Block Grant Program
“The Indian Housing Block Grant Program (IHBG) is a formula grant that provides a range of affordable housing activities on Indian reservations and Indian areas. The block grant approach to housing for Native Americans was enabled by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA).”
“The Indian Housing Block Grant Program (IHBG) is a formula grant that provides a range of affordable housing activities on Indian reservations and Indian areas. The block grant approach to housing for Native Americans was enabled by the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA).”
ICDBG
Awards
“The Salish-Kootenai Housing Authority (SKHA) will be using $755,000 of its $1,100,000 grant to rehabilitate 20 homes on the Flathead Indian Reservation. This is an extension of SKHA’s successful rehabilitation and weatherization program, whose goal it is to drastically reduce the number of substandard housing units on the Reservation. SKHA will improve the energy-efficiency of all 20 units. The remaining $345,000 funds will be used to drill a new well for the Dixon Agency and connect it to 39 home sites. The well is critical to the viability of the community because the current well contains excessive levels of arsenic and iron, which is unsafe and is detrimentally affecting residents’ quality of life.”
“The Salish-Kootenai Housing Authority (SKHA) will be using $755,000 of its $1,100,000 grant to rehabilitate 20 homes on the Flathead Indian Reservation. This is an extension of SKHA’s successful rehabilitation and weatherization program, whose goal it is to drastically reduce the number of substandard housing units on the Reservation. SKHA will improve the energy-efficiency of all 20 units. The remaining $345,000 funds will be used to drill a new well for the Dixon Agency and connect it to 39 home sites. The well is critical to the viability of the community because the current well contains excessive levels of arsenic and iron, which is unsafe and is detrimentally affecting residents’ quality of life.”
Missoulian: USDA
rules would increase food stamp access to healthy foods
USDA Proposes Policies to Improve Food Access, Healthy Choices for Low-income Americans
“The 2014 Farm Bill required USDA to develop regulations to ensure that stores that accept SNAP offer a broader variety of healthy food choices. The stocking provisions in the proposed rule would require SNAP-authorized retail establishments to offer a larger inventory and variety of healthy food options so that recipients have access to more healthy food choices. SNAP retailers would be required to offer seven varieties of qualifying foods in four staple food groups for sale on a continuous basis, along with perishable foods in at least three of the four staple food groups. The staple foods groups are dairy products; breads and cereals; meats, poultry and fish; and fruits and vegetables. In addition, the proposal calls for retailers to stock at least six units within each variety, leading to a total of at least 168 required food items per store.”
USDA Proposes Policies to Improve Food Access, Healthy Choices for Low-income Americans
“The 2014 Farm Bill required USDA to develop regulations to ensure that stores that accept SNAP offer a broader variety of healthy food choices. The stocking provisions in the proposed rule would require SNAP-authorized retail establishments to offer a larger inventory and variety of healthy food options so that recipients have access to more healthy food choices. SNAP retailers would be required to offer seven varieties of qualifying foods in four staple food groups for sale on a continuous basis, along with perishable foods in at least three of the four staple food groups. The staple foods groups are dairy products; breads and cereals; meats, poultry and fish; and fruits and vegetables. In addition, the proposal calls for retailers to stock at least six units within each variety, leading to a total of at least 168 required food items per store.”
Monday, February 15, 2016
Presidents Day
Presidents Day: Honoring - US Department of State
George Washington's Birthday (NARA)
George Washington's Birthday is
celebrated as a federal holiday on the third Monday in February. It is one of
eleven permanent holidays established by Congress.
Federal holidays apply only to the
federal government and the District of Columbia; Congress has never declared a
national holiday binding in all states and each state decides its own legal
holidays.
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