National News

CLARKSDALE – The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) has announced a funding opportunity focused on strengthening maternal care and reducing disparities in the Delta region by expanding access and coordination of health care services before, during, and after pregnancy. The Delta Region Maternal Care Coordination Program will work to address unacceptable rates of […]

PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through its Federal Housing Administration (FHA), has published a newly updated set of policies for its 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program. The changes will modernize the program and enhance its usefulness for individuals and families seeking affordable financing for renovating or rehabilitating a single-family home when purchasing

DALLAS, Tex. – Drivers this Independence Day weekend might feel a little bit more patriotic when they head to the gas station; The national average price of gasoline on July 4 is expected to be $3.49 per gallon, the lowest holiday price since 2021, according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers

By Mindy Brissey, SBA’s Regional Administrator in the Great Plains Region, serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska     WASHINGTON, D.C. – America is in the midst of a historic small business boom.   Since January 2021, more than 18 million Americans have filed to start a business. We’re seeing signs of that boom in

KANSAS CITY – As the nation celebrates Independence Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, reminds all drivers that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. In 2022, a person was killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on our nation’s roads,

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that makes over $469 million in grants available to state and local governments to help transform communities by fixing older housing, preserving affordable housing, and improving the health of children and families

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced $32 million for two projects in Missouri, part of $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. Today’s awards fund 148 projects nationwide and bring the total amount of Biden-Harris Administration RAISE grants to more than $7.2 billion for