Colorado Land Conservation Assistance Network

Federal and State Conservation Programs in San Luis Valley Region

 Federal Programs

   
Show Federal Programs Organizations & Professionals (171)
There are 171 resources serving San Luis Valley Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Federal Programs Organizations & Professionals serving San Luis Valley Region
Department of Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service Programs
Anna Schmidt
WSFR - Fish and Wildlife Branch - Fish & Wildlife Biologist - Lakewood, CO
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force
Dr. Susan Pasko - Executive Secretary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Candidate Conservation Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Colorado Ecological Service Field Office - USFWS
Susan Linner - Colorado Field Supervisor - Denver, CO
Colorado Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office
Gregory Gerlich - FAC Assistant Regional Director - Denver, CO
David McGillivary
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program - Chief - Lakewood, CO
Eddie Bennett
WSFR - Fish and Wildlife Branch - Fish & Wildlife Biologist - Lakewood, CO
Emergency Stabilization - Burned Area Rehabiliation
Erv Gasser - DOI National Interagency BAER Team Leader - Seattle, WA
Fish Passage Program - Mountain-Prairie Region
Scott Roth - Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Lakewood, CO
Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Yvette Converse / GNLCC Coordinator - Bozeman, MT
Habitat Conservation Plans
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Jacqueline Trout
WSFR - Lands Branch - Team Leader, Fish and Wildlife Biologist - Lakewood, CO
Judson Spicer
WSFR - Fish and Wildlife Branch - Wildlife Biologist - Lakewood, CO
Landowner Incentive Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mike Cotter
WSFR - Fish and Wildlife Branch - Fishery Biologist - Lakewood, CO
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
- Marion, IL
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Fish Passage Program
Susan Wells - National Fish Passage Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program
Guy Foulks - NMBCA Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program
U.S. Department of the Interior - Arlington, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program
Rodecia Mcknight - Small Grants Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program
Stacy Sanchez - U.S. Standard Grants Program Proposal Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Oil and Gas CCAA for the Lesser Prairie Chicken
Sean Kyle - WAFWA
Otto Jose
WSFR - Fish and Wildlife Branch - Team Leader, Fish & Wildlife Biologist - Lakewood, CO
Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative
Deanna Spooner - Pacific Islands Project Lead - Honolulu, HI
Partners For Fish And Wildlife Program - National
See Description
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Colorado
Bill Noonan - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Lakewood, CO
Plains & Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Rick Nelson - LCC CoordinatorND
Safe Harbor Agreements
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Mallory Martin - SALCC Coordinator - Raleigh, NC
Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Kevin Johnson, SRLCC Coordinator - Fish Wildlife Service - Lakewood, CO
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program
- Arlington , VA
Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
Dan Johnson - Executive Director - Seattle, WA
Working Lands for Wildlife
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
EPA Programs
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Five-Star Restoration Program
Myra Price - USEPA Wetlands Division - Washington, DC
Green Project Reserve
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
National Menu of Stormwater Best Management Practices-NPDES
Deborah G. Nagle - Division Director - Washington, DC
Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Surf Your Watershed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance
- St. Louis, MO
Urban Waters Small Grants
Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
Dan Johnson - Executive Director - Seattle, WA
Wetlands Program Development Grants
Myra Price - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Federal Incentives
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC
Sustainable Ranges Initiative
John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) - US Department of Defense
Grant Programs
Acorn Foundation
- Oakland, CA
Acres for America
Thomas E. Kelsch - Vice President, Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund - Washington, DC
BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants
Alanna Keating - Alexandria, VA
Bring Back the Natives
Kirstin Neff, Ph.D. - Manager, Southwest Rivers Program - Portland, OR
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Clean Trail Grant Program
Leah Leitch - Grant Outreach - ExtremeTerrain.com - Malvern, PA
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Colorado Tree Coalition
Mike McGill - Broomfield, CO
Common Counsel Foundation
Laura Livoti - CEO - Oakland, CA
Conservation Colorado
Beka WilsonCO
Conservation Partners Program
Eric Forward - Program Director, Central Region Working Lands - Bloomington, MN
Conservation Partners Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Eric Forward - Washington, DC
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Kelly Bibb or David Dell - Grant Program Contacts - Atlanta, GA
Cooperative Watershed Management Program
Bureau of Reclamation Office of Program & Policy Services - Denver, CO
Environmental Solutions for Communities
Carrie Clingan - Manager, Community-Based Conservation Programs - Washington, DC
FishAmerica Foundation Conservation Grants
Ruth Jackson - Grants Manager - Alexandria, VA
Forestry on Indian Lands
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Washington, DC
Fund-a-Farmer Project
Food Animal Concerns Trust - Chicago, IL
Gates Family Foundation
Thomas A. Gougeon - President - Denver, CO
Great Outdoors Colorado
- Denver, CO
Keystone Initiatives
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Maki Foundation
Patricia Humphry - Aspen, CO
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA)
Yasuyuki Sugiura - President - New York, NY
National Wildlife Refuge Friends Group Grant Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Brise Tencer - Executive Director - Santa Cruz, CA
Pulling Together Initiative
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
ShadeFund
Marten Jenkins - President - Shepherdstown, WV
The Conservation Alliance
John Sterling - Executive Director - Bend, OR
The FruitGuys Community Fund
Chris Mittelstaedt - Founder and Project DirectorCA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Summerlee Foundation
Lynne Starnes - Director of Administration - Dallas, TX
U.S. Endowment for Forests and Communities Program
SFI and US Endowment for Forest and Communities Inc - Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
WaterSMART Grants
Josh German - U.S. Department of the Interior - Denver, CO
Western Aquatic Plant Management Society
Toni Pennington - Tetra Tech, Inc. - Portland, OR
Western SARE
Teryl R. Roper - Regional Coordinator - Logan, UT
USDA - Forest Service Programs
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Kelly Bibb or David Dell - Grant Program Contacts - Atlanta, GA
Forest Legacy Program
U.S. Forest Service - Washington, DC
Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
Karl R. DallaRosa - Program Manager - Washington, DC
Forests and Rangelands
John Ferrell - Feedstock Supply and Logistics Supervisor Biomass Program - Washington, DC
Smokey Bear - Prescribed Fire
Gwen Beavans - National Fire Prevention Coordinator - Washington, DC
Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
Dan Johnson - Executive Director - Seattle, WA
USDA - FSA Programs
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
CP33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
Kristine Evans, Program Coordinator - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Mississippi State University - Mississippi State, MS
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Conservation Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Forest Restoration Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans & Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Ownership Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Grassland Reserve Program- REPEALED
USDA Farm Service Agency
Guaranteed Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Indemnity Program
USDA FSA
Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Patti Finke
Farm Service Agency State Outreach Coordinator - Colorado - Denver, CO
Source Water Protection Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement: LPC
Farm Service Agency
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA Colorado Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Leland Swenson - State Executive Director - Denver, CO
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA - NRCS Programs
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)- REPEALED
Mark Parson - Program Contact
Colorado Conservation Stewardship Program
Eugene Backhaus - State Resource Conservationist - Denver, CO
Colorado Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Sarah Brooks - FA Program Manager - Denver, CO
Colorado Grassland Reserve Program
- Denver, CO
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
Dawn Jackson - NRCS Colorado Assistant State Conservationist - Denver, CO
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Stacy Swartwood - National CIG Program Analyst - Washington, DC
Conservation of Private Grazing Land (CPGL)
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
NRCS
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)- REPEALED
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Fred Reaves - National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Manager
Emergency Watershed Protection Program- Floodplain Easement
Jason Weller, Chief - USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
NRCS
EQIP Organic Initiative
Lindsay Haines - EQIP Specialist for Organic
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)- REPEALED
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) REPEALED
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
USDA NRCS
James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center
Rob Ziehr - PMC Manager (acting) - Knox City, TX
Los Lunas Plant Materials Center
Bernadette Cooney - PMC Manager - Los Lunas, NM
Manhattan Plant Materials Center
Mark Janzen - PMC Manager (acting) - Manhattan, KS
National Grazing Lands Coalition
Kimberli Stine - National GLC Coordinator - Fort Worth, TX
National Water Quality Initiative
USDA NRCS
Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
Ramon Ortiz - PMC Manager (acting) - Beltsville, MD
Ogallala Aquifer Initiative
NRCSDC
Platte River Ag Services, Inc.
Ron Zurlinden, P.E. - Owner - Golden, CO
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Louis Aspey, Chief of Staff - Regional Conservationist - Washington, DC
Small scale solutions for your farm
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
The Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative
USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA-NRCS Colorado
Clint Evans - State Conservationist (STC) - Denver, CO
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
USDA NRCS
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)- REPEALED
Garry Lee - Acting Director, Easement Programs Division - Washington, DC
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)- REPEALED
- Washington, DC
Working Lands for Wildlife
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA Programs - Other
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program
Denis Ebodaghe - National Program Leader - Division of Agricultural Systems - Washington, DC
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Conservation Reserve Program Longleaf Pine Initiative
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
USDA Rural Development
Farmers Market Promotion Program
Douglas Keeler, Director - Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
Food Linc
Jim Barham - USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
Local Food Promotion Program
Nicole Nelson Miller - LFPP Program Manager - Washington, DC
New Farmers
USDA
Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
Rita Meade - OCCSP Coordinator - Washington, DC
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Lori Washington - USDA Rural Development Loan Specialist
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
Business and Cooperative Programs - National Office, USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
- Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Western SARE
Teryl R. Roper - Regional Coordinator - Logan, UT

 State and Local Programs

   
Show State and Local Programs Organizations & Professionals (38)
There are 38 resources serving San Luis Valley Region in the following categories:
map itMap of State and Local Programs Organizations & Professionals serving San Luis Valley Region
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Current Agricultural Use Value
- Ohio Department of Agriculture Office of Farmland Preservation - Reynoldsburg, OH
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Land and Historic Resource Tax Credit
Steve Seidel - Delaware Division of Revenue - Wilmington, DE
Habitat Management Programs
Forest Agricultural Classification Program
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO
Intermountain Oil and Gas BMP Project
Kathryn Mutz - Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment - Boulder, CO
State Funding / Technical Resources
Alamosa District of the Colorado State Forest Service
Adam Moore - District Forester - Alamosa, CO
Center for Invasive Species Management
Liz Galli-Noble - Director - Bozeman, MT
Colorado Building Farmers
Project Director - Dawn Thilmany - Longmont, CO
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Don Brown - Commissioner - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education Program
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Forest Legacy Program
Joseph A. Duda - Dupty State Forester - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Forest Products Program
Kristina Hughes - Program Administrator - Broomfield, CO
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Matt Lepore - Director - Denver, CO
Colorado State Forest Service
Mike Lester - State Forester and Director - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Tree Farm Program
- Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Wetlands for Wildlife Program
Brian Sullivan - Wetlands Program Coordinator - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program
Amanda Nims - Denver, CO
Colorado Wood Utilization and Marketing Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO
Colorado’s Forest Stewardship Program
Susan Matthews - Forest Management Division Supervisor - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Services Division - Colorado Department of Agriculture
Cindy Lair - State Conservation Program Manager - Broomfield, CO
Cooperative Habitat Improvement Program (CHIP)
Colorado Division of Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO
Forest Agricultural Classification Program
Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins, CO
Game Damage Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Habitat Partnership Program
Pat Tucker - Colorado Parks & Wildlife, State Coordinator - Grand Junction, CO
Hunter Education Shooting Range Small Grant Program
Todd Schmidt, Hunter Education Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Improvement Program (LPCHIP)
Colorado Parks and WildlifeCO
Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Cheyenne, WY
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
- Marion, IL
Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
Jane Bral - Fund Supervisor - Division of Oil and Public Safety - Denver, CO
Prairie Grouse Partners
Ralph Rogers - Executive Director of the North American Grouse Partnership - Waverly, NE
Ranching for Wildlife
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Recovery & Conservation Plans
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Southern Rockies Fire Science Network (SRFSN)
Gloria Edwards, SRFSN Program Coordinator - Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship - Fort Collins, CO
Tammy VerCauteren
Executive Director, Administration - Prairie Partners Program - Fort Collins, CO
The Conservation Plan for Grassland Species
Colorado Parks & Wildlife - Denver, CO
Walk-in Access Program
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Denver, CO
Wetland Wildlife Conservation Program
Brian Sullivan, Wetlands Program Coordinator - Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Fort Collins, CO
 

 Local News Stories about Federal and State Conservation Programs

Local State and Local Programs News Items
Colorado Energy Office helps launch “green bank” to spur clean-energy investments
12/11/2018 8:43:43 PM
The Colorado Energy Office is helping launch the Colorado Clean Energy Fund, which establishes a "green bank" to leverage private funds for projects and developments that use renewable energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Colorado reps meet with other states on Colorado River drought plan
12/9/2018 7:03:40 AM
With drought entering a second decade and reservoirs continuing to shrink, seven Southwestern U.S. states that depend on the overtaxed Colorado River for crop irrigation and drinking water had been expected to ink a crucial share-the-pain contingency plan by the end of 2018.
Colorado weighs new rules for oil and gas drilling near schools
12/5/2018 10:35:41 PM
Colorado oil and gas regulators are considering enlarging the mandatory buffer zone between new wells and school property.

 Google News about Federal and State Conservation Programs

The following news articles are provided by the Google News service and do not reflect the views or imply an endorsement by the Colorado Land Conservation Assistance Network and its affiliates. We cannot guarantee the relevance of the content of this page or any links that may be followed from the articles herein.
Federal Programs News Items
State Audit Finds More Problems with System to Help Vulnerable Adults - Rocky Mountain PBS
12/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
State Audit Finds More Problems with System to Help Vulnerable Adults    Rocky Mountain PBS Colorado failed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities thousands of times in fiscal year 2017, according to a new state audit.
Back to the future: New CAP drought plan puts farmers back on groundwater - Arizona Daily Star
12/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
Back to the future: New CAP drought plan puts farmers back on groundwater    Arizona Daily Star PHOENIX — A new plan to deal with less Colorado River water being available for Arizona would give Pinal County farmers the same amount of water as ...
New Arizona drought plan would put Pinal farmers back on groundwater - Arizona Daily Star
12/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
New Arizona drought plan would put Pinal farmers back on groundwater    Arizona Daily Star PHOENIX — A new plan to deal with less Colorado River water being available for Arizona would give Pinal County farmers the same amount of water as ...
In the Nick of Time, Arizona Drought Talks Take Tentative Step Forward - Phoenix New Times
11/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
In the Nick of Time, Arizona Drought Talks Take Tentative Step Forward    Phoenix New Times Arizona water users cautiously supported a plan Thursday that laid out how they would share cuts to the state's supply of Colorado River water under a ...
Longmont might join climate action coalition - Boulder Daily Camera
11/25/2018 3:00:00 AM
Longmont might join climate action coalition    Boulder Daily Camera Longmont City Council on Tuesday night is set to consider joining a Colorado coalition of local governments that advocate adoption of state and federal policies ...
“When does it end?”: Colorado transgender community reeling from Trump administration attempt to redefine “sex” in federal law - The Denver Post
10/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
“When does it end?”: Colorado transgender community reeling from Trump administration attempt to redefine “sex” in federal law    The Denver Post A report that the Trump administration may redefine the word "sex" in federal programs sent a ripple of fear through Denver and Boulder LGBTQ communities as ...
Legal definitions should reflect facts not an alternate reality - The Denver Post
10/25/2018 3:00:00 AM
Legal definitions should reflect facts not an alternate reality    The Denver Post The Trump administration is right to define male and female according to scientific standards. The Colorado Legislature should follow suit next session.
Hickenlooper ethics complaint, firefighters circulate petitions, County budget to be approved, and more news for the record - Colorado Springs Independent
10/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Hickenlooper ethics complaint, firefighters circulate petitions, County budget to be approved, and more news for the record    Colorado Springs Independent A complaint filed Oct. 12 by a nonprofit run by former House Speaker Frank McNulty, a Republican, accused Gov. John Hickenlooper of traveling the world on ...
Colorado Senate District 3 candidate Q&A - The Denver Post
10/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Senate District 3 candidate Q&A    The Denver Post The Colorado Senate District 3 race features Democrat Leroy M. Garcia and Libertarian John Pickerill.
Adams 14 superintendent asks board to deny KIPP application, rejecting advice from his staff - Chalkbeat Colorado
10/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
Adams 14 superintendent asks board to deny KIPP application, rejecting advice from his staff    Chalkbeat Colorado The superintendent of the struggling Adams 14 district asked his board Tuesday to deny the new school application from the high-performing KIPP charter ...
Federal parks fund dies, but hope is strong in Colorado - The Durango Herald
10/2/2018 3:00:00 AM
Federal parks fund dies, but hope is strong in Colorado    The Durango Herald U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet talks to rangers as they celebrate the birthday of the National Park *Service* in 2017. Courtesy of Michael Bennet's office. The federal ...
Progress in fighting poverty in America has slowed despite recent economic recovery - The Coloradoan
10/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
Progress in fighting poverty in America has slowed despite recent economic recovery    The Coloradoan 24/7 Wall Street analyzed data from government and private sources, interviewed experts and studied the latest research examining the poverty problem.
Colorado's Oil Industry Is Still Booming, As The Industry Casts Wary Eye On Proposition 112 - Colorado Public Radio
9/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Colorado's Oil Industry Is Still Booming, As The Industry Casts Wary Eye On Proposition 112    Colorado Public Radio Colorado oil drillers like Anadarko, Noble pumped a record 13.4 million barrels of oil in May-- the biggest month ever. Production is up almost 40 percent since ...
An initiative that helps teachers buy a home is expanding to 15 Colorado districts - The Colorado Independent
9/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
An initiative that helps teachers buy a home is expanding to 15 Colorado districts    The Colorado Independent Carissa Travis is an early bird. She's usually at school by 6 a.m., two hours before her second-graders arrive, because she does her best work when the ...
Five years after flood, recovery nears $500M - Boulder Daily Camera
8/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
Five years after flood, recovery nears $500M    Boulder Daily Camera For the individuals and business owners throughout Colorado whose livelihoods were threatened by the 1000-year rain over eight days in September 2013, ...
Adams 14 is restructuring leadership team after yearlong exodus of top staff - Chalkbeat Colorado
7/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
Adams 14 is restructuring leadership team after yearlong exodus of top staff    Chalkbeat Colorado Regardless of the reasons, the turnover has impacted district employees, including teachers, and the community.
New tax shelter expected to set off a wave of investment in Colorado - The Denver Post
7/6/2018 3:00:00 AM
New tax shelter expected to set off a wave of investment in Colorado    The Denver Post Colorado is jostling to get in front of investors under a new federal program that wants to unlock some of the $6.1 trillion in unrealized capital gains and funnel ...
Solar Is Saving Low-Income Households Money in Colorado. It Could Be a National Model. - InsideClimate News
7/2/2018 3:00:00 AM
Solar Is Saving Low-Income Households Money in Colorado. It Could Be a National Model.    InsideClimate News Low-income households in Colorado are getting a new question during visits from energy assistance agencies: Have you considered solar panels?
Removing Hemp From Controlled Substances List Is Overdue, Farmer Says - NPR
6/28/2018 3:00:00 AM
Removing Hemp From Controlled Substances List Is Overdue, Farmer Says    NPR The Senate version of the farm bill would legalize industrial hemp and take it out of DEA classification. A Colorado farmer sees it as a savior crop when it comes ...
Rocky Flats workers reunite; court motion filed - The Denver Channel
6/2/2018 3:00:00 AM
Rocky Flats workers reunite; court motion filed    The Denver Channel Workers at a former Colorado nuclear weapons plant reunited in Denver Saturday. Part of the event this weekend included educating workers about federal ...
Most Colorado foster kids change schools at least once a year, and performance falls with each move - The Denver Post
5/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Most Colorado foster kids change schools at least once a year, and performance falls with each move    The Denver Post Of the 6500 children in Colorado's foster system last year, 55 percent changed schools at least once during the school year.
Farmers and Ranchers Welcome Perdue to New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska - Agriculture.com
5/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Farmers and Ranchers Welcome Perdue to New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska    Agriculture.com They're patriots, Mr. President, but they need your help,” Perdue said of farmers and ranchers he'd met after completing his fourth Back to Our Roots tour last ...
Board OKs shakeup in District 51 administration | Western Colorado - The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
5/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
Board OKs shakeup in District 51 administration | Western Colorado    The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel School District 51 Superintendent Ken Haptonstall's administration shakeup will mean new positions for more than 20 top leaders, a few new faces and a few ...
Feds approve Colorado's education plan after multiple revisions, but critics see more work to do - Chalkbeat Colorado
5/7/2018 3:00:00 AM
Feds approve Colorado's education plan after multiple revisions, but critics see more work to do    Chalkbeat Colorado Colorado wanted to use its state accountability system to meet federal requirements, but ultimately the two were not entirely compatible.
This Week's ESSA News: California and Florida Revise Plans (Finally), Experts Give Equity Advice, Colorado Looks Out for Foster Kids - The 74
4/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
This Week's ESSA News: California and Florida Revise Plans (Finally), Experts Give Equity Advice, Colorado Looks Out for Foster Kids    The 74 Correction appended May 1 This update on the Every Student Succeeds Act and the education plans now being refined by state legislatures is produced in ...
Colorado Democrats try to block census citizenship question - The Journal
3/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Democrats try to block census citizenship question    The Journal WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet joined a group of Senate colleagues this week in introducing a bill to block the Trump...
Colorado Dept. Of Agriculture Names New Plant Chief - Patch.com
3/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Dept. Of Agriculture Names New Plant Chief    Patch.com From the Colorado Department of Agriculture: Duane Sinning, currently CDA's Assistant Director of the Plant Industry Division, will be taking the helm of the ...
Colorado’s Democrats try to block U.S. census citizenship question - The Durango Herald
3/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Colorado’s Democrats try to block U.S. census citizenship question    The Durango Herald WASHINGTON – Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet joined a group of Senate colleagues this week in introducing a bill to block the Trump...
American Rivers - American Rivers
3/18/2018 6:41:25 PM
American Rivers    American Rivers Tell Congress to reject President Trump's budget and fully fund water conservation efforts in the Lower Colorado River.
Hemp can be lucrative, but there are drawbacks - Journal Advocate
2/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
Hemp can be lucrative, but there are drawbacks    Journal Advocate The market for industrial hemp in Colorado is pretty much wide open, but there are some drawbacks to the crop.
Colorado Considers ‘Purple Card’ As Its Own Version Of The ‘Green Card’ - CBS Denver
2/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Considers ‘Purple Card’ As Its Own Version Of The ‘Green Card’    CBS Denver Colorado would have it's own version of a "green card" under legislation at the state capitol.
Anti-Choice Leaders In Colorado Still Angry About Program That's Dropped Teen Abortion Rate By 64 Percent - HuffPost
12/11/2017 3:00:00 AM
Anti-Choice Leaders In Colorado Still Angry About Program That's Dropped Teen Abortion Rate By 64 Percent    HuffPost Colorado officials and pro-abortion advocates are ecstatic over new statistics showing that the teen abortion rate has dropped 64 percent in Colorado ove...
Teen Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Plummet in Colorado Thanks to Contraception Program - Rewire
12/4/2017 3:00:00 AM
Teen Pregnancy, Abortion Rates Plummet in Colorado Thanks to Contraception Program    Rewire A successful teen-pregnancy prevention program, which promotes contraceptive implants, has also saved over $65 million in health care and other costs of ...
Feds to Colorado: You must count students who opt out of standardized tests - Chalkbeat Colorado
8/14/2017 3:00:00 AM
Feds to Colorado: You must count students who opt out of standardized tests    Chalkbeat Colorado The U.S. Department of Education told state officials that the policy is not acceptable. Colorado faces losing millions in federal funding if it doesn't change ...
Colorado Congressional District 1 Race: DeGette, Stockham And Dinges On The Issues - Colorado Public Radio
10/11/2016 3:00:00 AM
Colorado Congressional District 1 Race: DeGette, Stockham And Dinges On The Issues    Colorado Public Radio See where congressional candidates Republican Charles Stockham, Democrat Diana DeGette and Libertarian Darrel Dinges stand on a range of issues.
Dems: Glenn wants to kill Education Department, jeopardizing college funding for 320,000 Coloradans - PolitiFact
8/31/2016 3:00:00 AM
Dems: Glenn wants to kill Education Department, jeopardizing college funding for 320,000 Coloradans    PolitiFact The Colorado Democratic Party says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Darryl Glenn wants to eliminate the Education Department and "jeopardize" federal ...
State and Local Programs News Items
Land and Water Conservation Fund close to reauthorization after three years - The Colorado Sun
9/16/2018 3:00:00 AM
Land and Water Conservation Fund close to reauthorization after three years    The Colorado Sun A rare instance of bipartisanship in Washington, D.C., on Thursday yielded legislation that would permanently support a 54-year-old fund that has invested more ...
Trump budget could impact nearly 14000 environmental workers in Colorado - The Colorado Independent
3/15/2017 3:00:00 AM
Trump budget could impact nearly 14000 environmental workers in Colorado    The Colorado Independent The Trump administration released its budget proposal Thursday, after sending clear signals that proposed defense spending will swell and non-defense ...