federal grants
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Colorado Springs receives $2.3 million federal anti-terrorism grant
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For the first time, Colorado Springs has qualified for a federal grant designed to secure high-risk cities against acts of terrorism. The city announced Monday that it had received $2.3 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Pikes Peak…
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Denver joins suit against Trump administration claiming grants have unlawful conditions
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Denver has joined Chicago, New York, Boston, Baltimore, New Haven, Minneapolis and St. Paul in suing the Trump administration over what they claim are unlawful conditions imposed on federal grant funding. The lawsuit, filed Monday in a U.S. District Court in Illinois, “aims to prevent the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management…
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Feds award $7.8 million grant to fight opioid abuse epidemic
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Colorado will receive $7.8 million in federal grant money to help battle opioid abuse in the state, as part of a landmark medical research bill signed late last year. The 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law late last year, boosted funding for medical research and accelerated the development and approval process of medical treatments.…
