The Obama administration announced its first round of grants from a new fund aimed at helping pregnant women and parenting teens on Wednesday, a move the White House framed as part of its «common ground» approach to abortion. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
The first round of grant recipients included the Cattle Council of Australia to establish a new peak body, Sheepmeat Council of Australia to develop a Future Flock Network and WoolProducers Australia for the Raising the Baa Leadership Program. (stockandland.com.au)
Despite the water infrastructure problems facing central New York, only two municipalities in the region are receiving funding in the first round of grants. (wrvo.org)