The Mississippi River Commission will hold a series of public meetings a on board the Motor Vessel Mississippi the following dates and times: August 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.: Caruthersville City Front, Caruthersville, Missouri; August 24,2021 at 9:00 a.m.: Beale Street Landing, Memphis, TN; August 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.: Greenville City Front, Greenville, Mississippi;…
Read MoreFederal Register (full link below) This notice announces that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is accepting fiscal year (FY) 2021 applications for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) program. The program funding level for FY 2021 is a total of $10 million. The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to support job…
Read MoreThis notice announces the availability of funding for grants and establishes selection criteria and application requirements for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The purpose of this program is to make grants available to previously designated Marine Highway Projects that support the development and expansion of documented vessels or port and landside infrastructure. The U.S.…
Read MoreProclamation 10205 of May 7, 2021 In 2020, the United States experienced a record year for extreme weather, with an unprecedented 30 named storms in the Atlantic Basin alone. Twelve of these storms, six of which were hurricanes, made landfall in the United States. These storms and hurricanes unleashed their devastating power on the individuals…
Read MoreApril 30, 2021: Federal Register (full link below) Section 7001 of WRRDA 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), as amended, requires the publication of a notice in the Federal Register annually to request proposals by non-Federal interests for feasibility studies, modifications to authorized USACE water resources development projects or feasibility studies, and modifications to environmental infrastructure program authorities. Project…
Read MoreThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 appropriated $230 million for the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) to make grants to improve facilities within, or outside of and directly related to operations of or an intermodal connection to, coastal seaports, inland river ports, and Great Lakes ports. This notice announces the availability of funding for grants under…
Read MoreMarch 17, 2021: Federal Register (full link below) 9:00 a.m., April 12, 2021: On board MISSISSIPPI V at New Madrid City Front, New Madrid, MO 9:00 a.m., April 13, 2021: On board MISSISSIPPI V at Beale Street Landing, Memphis, TN 1:00 p.m., April 14, 2021: On board MISSISSIPPI V at Vicksburg City Front, Vicksburg, MS…
Read MoreMarch 8, 2021: Federal Register (full link below) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)) is issuing this notice for a comment period for stakeholders and other interested parties to provide input and recommendations to the ASA(CW) on any provisions in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020. The Office of…
Read MoreDear Navigation Industry Representative: In accordance with Secretary of Defense Memo dated 30 January 2021, Subject: DOD Advisory Committees – Zero-based Review, the virtual Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting No. 96 scheduled for February 9, 2021 is hereby canceled. Thank you, Mark R. Pointon DFO and Executive Secretary Inland Waterways Users Board
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