USDA Announces Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Signup for 2023

 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin applying for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) signup starting April 17 through May 26, 2023.  Among CRP enrollment opportunities, Grassland CRP is unique as a working lands program, allowing producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while protecting grasslands and promoting plant and animal biodiversity and conservation. Read full story

USDA Offers New Funding to Promote the Expansion of High-Speed Internet in Rural Areas

$20 million in Technical Assistance Funding is Available to Plan High-Speed Internet Projects in Rural Communities

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $20 million to deliver broadband technical assistance resources for rural communities, and to support the development and expansion of broadband cooperatives.Read full story

HHS Cybersecurity Task Force Provides New Resources to Help Address Rising Threat of Cyberattacks in Health and Public Health Sector

 

Effort is led by the HHS 405(d) Program and the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group (HSCC CWG), as a collaborative effort between the federal government and industry, to address cybersecurity in the health sector

Resources include a new platform, Knowledge on Demand, to provide free cybersecurity training to the health sector workforce as well as an updated Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices 2023 Edition and a Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis

On April 17, 2023, The U.S.

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