Delaware
Hazardous Fuel Reduction Work Brings Jobs, Safer Communities
Delaware Department of Agriculture Forest Service (DFS) ARRA-funded hazardous fuels reduction project is underway, and the state has hired 12 crew members; one consultant to write fire management plans for State Parks; and one consultant to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects in three at-risk communities. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Forests and Parks is a partner in this project with the DFS. The program of work provides funding for three, four-member crews (12 crew members total) to conduct hazardous fuel reduction and ecosystem improvement projects on State Forests and State Park lands. Additionally, funds will be used to develop fire management plans for all State Parks and to fund wildfire mitigation projects in up to five communities to reduce the danger of wildland fires (control of the giant reed grass, phragmites). DFS and DNREC plan to complete 37 projects on approximately 310 acres throughout the state. These projects will reduce fire danger through fuel reduction and installing fire breaks, and improve ecosystem health by thinning overstocked stands, eliminating invasive plants, and planting native trees where invasive plants are removed. Twenty at-risk communities will benefit from reducing the wildfire hazard near and around the communities. DFS and DNREC have completed three hazard mitigation projects on approximately 50 acres. These projects have benefitted three communities.
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Posted:
01:35PM Apr 15, 2010
by Gwen Ernstulrich in USDA Web Site |
CHEER, Inc.
Current as of August 18, 2009
CHEER, Inc.
Rural Development has approved a $50,000 Community Facility Grant.
- CHEER, Inc. provides services to seniors in Sussex County, Delaware. Some of the services include meals, health care, transportation, physical fitness activities, and social and cultural activities.
- Funds will be used to purchase furniture, kitchen equipment and exercise equipment for the CHEER center located in Greenwood, DE center.
Status: USDA Funds have been obligated for the project. The equipment has been ordered and delivery is expected sometime during the week of August 24, 2009.
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Posted:
01:48PM Jan 19, 2010
by Charles Hobbs in USDA Web Site |
Indian River Senior Center, Inc.
Current as of August 18, 2009
Indian River Senior Center, Inc.:
Rural Development has approved a $20,000 Community Facility Grant.
- Indian River Senior Center provides services to over 500 seniors in the Sussex County area. Services include meals, health monitoring, physical fitness classes, social and cultural events and transportation.
- Funds will be used to purchase furniture, kitchen and office equipment for the Indian River Senior Center.
Status: USDA Funds have been obligated for the project and the Senior Center has purchased some of the equipment. A grant reimbursement request for approximately $11,000 has been disbursed. The Senior Center expects to make the rest of the purchases shortly.
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Posted:
01:44PM Jan 19, 2010
by Charles Hobbs in USDA Web Site |
Feeding the hungry
Thanks to the President and Congress, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 included $20 billion in additional funding to provide food to those most in need. It also provides infrastructure support to the National School Lunch Program, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations – to make them even stronger.
We know there are people in every community who face hunger and need help. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service oversees 15 nutrition assistance programs that form a national safety net against hunger. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, is our largest nutrition program serving more than 33 million people each month, half of whom are children.
In April 2009, SNAP helped 91,744 people in Delaware put more healthy food on the table, reaching 21.6 percent more people than the previous year. The beauty of the program is that it expands and contracts based on economic conditions. ARRA money provides participating SNAP families of four, for instance, an additional $80 each month to purchase nutritious food.
Helping the hungry in our communities not only provides needed assistance, but helps all of us by stimulating local economies. Every $5 in new SNAP benefits generates over $9 in total economic activity – both within local communities and well beyond.
The diets of low-income Americans are improved every day because of nutrition assistance programs. If you know someone in need, please have them call the SNAP toll-free number, 1-800-221-5689 or visit www.fns.usda.gov. Together, we can work toward the President’s mandate to end childhood hunger by 2015 and improve the lives of our youngest Americans.
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Posted:
11:46AM Jul 30, 2009
by Jean Daniel in USDA Web Site |
Tell Us Your Story
USDA is implementing the $28 billion provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This Funding will help jumpstart the Nation's economy, create or save millions of jobs and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. Our efforts will help modernize our nation's infrastructure, revitalize rural communities, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need. Give us your feedback and tell us how the Recovery Act is helping in your local communities.
All comments will be posted within 24 hours or less.
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Posted:
07:37AM Apr 29, 2009
by Wayne Moore in USDA Recovery Act |
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