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Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced $72 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities electrify homes.

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis joined Governor Andy Beshear in Kentucky today to announce $74.2 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mines, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in the state.

The Department of the Interior this month celebrated Black History Month with a series of events and announcements across the nation, reinforcing its commitment to honoring the legacy and achievement of the Black community and highlighting efforts to invest in and protect Black history.

The Department of the Interior today announced a $195 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for climate restoration and resilience projects over the next decade, protecting America’s national parks for generations to come.

The Biden-Harris administration today announced the release of the 2024 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the America the Beautiful Challenge, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

The Department of the Interior today released draft guidance to states on how to apply for up to $30 million each in matching grant funding available under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create jobs and clean up polluting and unsafe orphaned oil and gas wells across the country.

The Department of the Interior today announced a $50.5 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to put people to work plugging, remediating and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas well sites located in national parks, national forests, national wildlife refuges, and on other public lands and waters.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Ohio today to announce $46.4 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mines and to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in Ohio.

During a visit to Saguaro National Park today, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz announced that the Department of the Interior is investing $10.3 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to restore Arizona’s lands and waters through locally led, landscape-scale restoration projects.

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland traveled to Virginia today to commemorate Black History Month and reinforce the Interior Department's commitment to honoring the legacy and achievements of the Black community. During the trip, she also highlighted how investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda are strengthening Tribal communities.