[ACT] Treebune News

[Jared Liu]

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	March 16, 2009	 	
		
  	


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NATIONAL NEWS
Is Your Organization Ready to Benefit from National Service Expansion?
(Washington, DC)- President Obama has proposed significant expansion  
of AmeriCorps and other service programs. His 2010 proposed budget  
includes a $261 million increase for AmeriCorps, with a goal of  
putting AmeriCorps on a path to expand from its current 75,000 members  
to 250,000 members in future years.

  	


  	
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LOCAL STORY
DC Angling for Stimulus Grants
(Washington, DC)- The District's ability to rake in millions more in  
federal stimulus dollars could depend heavily on a grant management  
system. The Urban Forestry Administration is seeking $500,000 to hire  
and train nonviolent offenders as invasive species specialists, who  
will identify and eradicate destructive plants and pests. Said George  
Hawkins, director of the D.C. Department of the Environment. "Our goal  
is to be first in line."

  	



  	
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