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DC Insight - 4/7/23

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Agriculture News


USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 鈥 April 4, 2023
USDA鈥檚 National Institute of Food and Agriculture has announced an investment of $5 million for 18 projects as part of the Higher Education Challenge (HEC). The HEC program strengthens institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems and student recruitment and retention, to respond to identified state, regional, national or international educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences, or in rural economic, community and business development. It focuses on improving formal, baccalaureate, or master鈥檚 degree level food and agricultural sciences education, and first professional degree-level education in veterinary medicine (DVM). The 欧美口爆视频 of Missouri and 欧美口爆视频 of Missouri-Kansas City were two of the 18 projects selected.

Capitol Hill News


The Hill 鈥 April 6, 2023
President Biden on Thursday vetoed an attempt by Congress to undo waterway pollution regulations put forward by his administration 鈥 marking the second veto of his presidency and effectively killing the attempt to nullify the water rule. 

Energy News


U.S. Department of Energy 鈥 March 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of its , a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive summary of the Department鈥檚 efforts to meet  to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030 and set the nation on a pathway to 110 GW or more by 2050. Deploying 30 GW of offshore wind would provide enough power for 10 million homes, support 77,000 jobs, and spur $12 billion per year in direct private investment. The Department-wide strategy outlines how DOE will support the Biden-Harris Administration鈥檚  approach to accelerate the deployment of offshore wind in support of achieving a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035.


U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship program funds recent graduates and energy professionals to support critical energy organizations to advance clean energy solutions that will help decarbonize the power system, electrify transportation and industry, and make the U.S. power system more resilient, equitable and inclusive.


Department of Energy, Office of State and Community Energy Programs - March 31, 2023
The Department of Energy鈥檚 Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) announced its intent to make $1 billion in funding available to states and local governments for improved building codes that reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency through the IRA Funded Technical Assistance for the Adoption of Building Energy Codes. 


Department of Energy 鈥 March 31, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced $50 million in funding from President Biden鈥檚 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states to ensure that smart manufacturing technologies and high-performance computing are more accessible by domestic manufacturing firms.

Healthcare News


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - April 3, 2023
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a National Cancer Plan, developed by the National Institutes of Health鈥檚 (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI). 鈥淭he plan provides a framework for everyone鈥攁cross the federal government and all of society鈥攖o collaborate in ending cancer as we know it, and to realize the vision laid out by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden鈥檚 Cancer Moonshot.鈥


Reuters - April 3, 2023
The U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) is funding a 6-year, up to $300 million project to build a massive Alzheimer's research database that can track the health of Americans for decades and enable researchers to gain new insights on the brain-wasting disease.

Higher Education News


The Hill 鈥 April 4, 2023
House Republicans announced Tuesday they are investigating potential misuse of coronavirus pandemic education funds and are requesting documents from the Department of Education regarding its guidance and use of the money. 


Politico 鈥 April 6, 2023
The Education Department on Thursday unveiled its proposed rule on athletics eligibility that bolsters transgender students鈥 rights to play on sports teams 鈥 but includes some limitations.  would bar schools from adopting or enforcing policies that categorically ban transgender students from participating on teams consistent with their gender identity. But the Education Department also added the caveat that 鈥渋n some instances, particularly in competitive high school and college athletic environments, some schools may adopt policies that limit transgender students鈥 participation.鈥

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Reviewed 2023-04-07