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President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Published: 23 October 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to Members of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and straight-line winds on June 21, 2025.

The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals and families of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs as well as funds to replace personal property. 

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is also eligible to receive federal funding on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storm and straight-line winds.

Frederic Kaehler has been named the Federal Coordinating Officer for federal recovery operations in the affected areas. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the Tribal Nation and warranted by the results of further damage assessments.

Tribal members who sustained losses on or near the designated area should first file a claim with their insurance provider. 

FEMA assistance is meant to return a home to a safe, sanitary and functional residence and cannot pay for all disaster losses. To meet the needs of disaster survivors more fully, FEMA partners with other governmental and non-governmental agencies, including the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA may offer low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, business owners and private

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NSF invests $30M in EPSCoR jurisdictions for research and workforce development in energy, semiconductors, nanotechnology and biotechnology

Published: 26 September 2025
Categories: National Science Foundation

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The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing approximately $30 million in institutions across Montana, Idaho and Louisiana to establish NSF EPSCoR Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (NSF EPSCoR CREST Centers). These centers aim to expand STEM knowledge, enhance research productivity and attract more students from those regions into STEM fields.

Montana

Montana Technological University will establish the Center for Energy Technologies, a research hub focusing on energy systems. The researchers aim to develop tools that can be deployed locally to convert biomass, like beetle-killed trees, into biochar and renewable energy, such as heat and electricity.

Idaho

Boise State University will launch the Center for Advancing Workforce Experience through Semiconductors, Outreach, and Mentoring Excellence. The center aims to transform education at the university by integrating semiconductor science into classroom experiences.

Louisiana

Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center New Orleans will establish the Center for Adaptive Nanomotor Development, combining nanomotor research with workforce development to encourage the development of critical technologies in molecular design, energy transduction and motor proteins.

Additionally, LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport will establish the Center for Post-Transcriptional Regulation — an innovative, interdisciplinary research center focusing on how cells regulate metabolism through post-transcriptional processes. The work will explore the role of RNA molecules and protein modifications in metabolic control, potentially paving the way for biotechnological innovations and translational applications.

“These new centers are an important way to

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