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USDA Invests More Than $46 Million for Underserved, Veteran, and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced a more than $46 million investment in projects supporting America’s veteran, underserved, and beginning farmers and ranchers to help aspiring producers enter the business and improve their skills and knowledge to sustain their operations for years to come.
USDA Invests $466.5 Million in Food Assistance, Agricultural Development Projects Worldwide
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $466.5 million to strengthen global food security through its two premier international development programs, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 annual meeting. For the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, USDA is allocating
Microsoft invests €3.2 billion in AI and the cloud in Germany
News15 Feb 20245 mins Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingIT Training Microsoft plans to support enterprises in Germany with investments in data center capacity and in AI training for more than 1.2 million people. Microsoft will invest €3.2 billion in Germany by the end of 2025 to double the artificial intelligence and cloud capacities of its data centers
LA County Invests Big in Free Virtual Mental Health Therapy for K-12 Students
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County public schools are rolling out an ambitious effort to offer free mental health services to their 1.3 million K-12 students, a key test of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sweeping, $4.7 billion program to address a youth mental health crisis. Spearheaded by the county’s Medi-Cal plans — which provide health
NSF invests $19.6M in emerging research institutions to grow their capacity to participate in regional innovation ecosystems and announces next funding opportunity
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced the first-ever Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) investment of $19.6 million to nearly 50 teams at U.S. institutions of higher education, including teams from historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions and community colleges. Each institution will receive up to $400,000 over three years. Through this investment
USDA Invests Nearly a Half Billion Dollars in the Food for Progress and McGovern Dole Programs to Strengthen Global Food Security Using US Commodities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the United States is investing $455 million to strengthen global food security and international capacity-building efforts. The investment will utilize more than 375,000 metric tons of U.S. commodities. The commodities in the Food for Progress program will be sold in local and regional markets
Eutelsat headquarters are located in Paris, France. Credit: Simon Lambert/REA TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat has invested in French venture capital firm Karista’s space technology fund to strengthen ties with startups across Europe, the satellite operator said Sept. 5. The two-year-old fund has so far made early-stage investments ranging from one million to five million euros
NETA Invests $40 million in Hong Kong Science Park for HQ and R&D
On September 1st, according to official news from NETA, NETA signed a memorandum of cooperation with Hong Kong Science Park (HKSP) at the Gao Kun Conference Center in Hong Kong. Based on the specific content of the memorandum of cooperation, the specific cooperation reached by both parties is as follows: NETA will establish its international
Biden Invests $100 Million to Grow Nursing Workforce
Nursing > Nursing — Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today August 11, 2023 The Biden Administration announced new funding on Thursday to help grow and retain the nurse workforce. "The $100 million dollars we are announcing today does three key things," said Carole Johnson
Providence invests in virtual physical therapy
Skip to main content Providence is getting into in-home physical therapy through a partnership with Luna, a Rocklin, California-based physical therapy provider. The Catholic nonprofit health system will refer patients to use Luna’s in-home physical therapy service. Luna's tech platform will match patients to therapists based on factors including specialty, geography and schedules. The service will start with Providence