Alaska Pride and Real ID - Not just for humans only

My phone cord's been knocked out for over a week, so even though it's been below zero the whole time since it doesn't mean we froze or anything. No need to go looking for an old tinder box barge yet. Thanks for all the emails womdering how we are. I've used the "free time" away from the internet to clean my house, stack wood, haul water, finish the Sarah mini and box it up (finally!) and finished Makow's and Martin's books.. both very interesting additions to my body of knowledge. I now have an entirely new awareness of the most rotten layers of the onion. Writing a new article while I await a phone fixing event to come my way.

Many thanks to Giesla for bringing this blog to my attention. Here's old news that just seems to stay current for some reason:

http://alaskapride.blogspot.com/2008/02/alaska-state-senator-bill-wielechowski.html

Fiscal Year 2010 Driver's License Security Grant Program

Fiscal Year 2010 Driver’s License Security Grant Program (DLSGP)

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Synopsis

Full Announcement

Application

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The synopsis for this grant opportunity is detailed below, following this paragraph. This synopsis contains all of the updates to this document that have been posted as of 12/08/2009 . If updates have been made to the opportunity synopsis, update information is provided below the synopsis.

If you would like to receive notifications of changes to the grant opportunity click send me change notification emails . The only thing you need to provide for this service is your email address. No other information is requested.

Any inconsistency between the original printed document and the disk or electronic document shall be resolved by giving precedence to the printed document.

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-10-GPD-089-001-01
Opportunity Category:	Mandatory
Posted Date:	Dec 08, 2009
Creation Date:	Dec 08, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 12, 2010 Applicants are advised to carefully review the submission requirements contained within the Fiscal Year 2010 Driver’s License Security Grant Program Guidance and Application Kit.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 12, 2010 Applicants are advised to carefully review the submission requirements contained within the Fiscal Year 2010 Driver’s License Security Grant Program Guidance and Application Kit.
Archive Date:	Mar 14, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:	Homeland Security – Preparedness
Expected Number of Awards:	56
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$48,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:	$600,000
CFDA Number(s):	97.089 -- Real ID Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

State governments

Additional Information on Eligibility:

State Motor Vehicle/Drivers License Issuing Authorities, also known as the State Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), or the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), State Public Safety Agencies or Departments with overall responsibility for drivers’ license issuance in the State on behalf of the State DMV/MVA.

Agency Name

Region 1

Description

The Fiscal Year 2010 DLSGP provides funding to prevent terrorism, reduce fraud and improve the reliability and accuracy of personal identification documents that states and territories issue. DLSGP is intended to address a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission to improve the integrity and security of State-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards.

Link to Full Announcement

Announcement URL

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Centralized Scheduling & Information Desk (CSID) Help Line
(800) 368-6498
askcsid@dhs.gov

FEMA Call Center
(866) 927-5646
ASK-GMD@dhs.gov
FEMA GPD Call Center

Synopsis Modification History

There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=50569

Alaska State begins Premise ID registration

Thanks to Gisela we have a copy of the letter dated November 29, 2007 from the State of Alaska Division of Environmental Health to Alaskan livestock owners. AK sent out requests for registering Alaskan livestock owners in the National Premise Information Repository. This the first step in the USDA's National Animal Identification System (NAIS) initiative. At this time the information is voluntary, but "future trade" and the government's "ability to respond to and manage disease outbreaks depends on this program." For more information on NAIS go to

www.naisinfocentral.net

Does the government's abilty to respond and manage human disease outbreaks require a similar database of humans? Yes, it does. Many prgrams have been introduced that fulfill the need for "more data." (See ACL:COMPASS) Does the Real ID for humans serve the same purpose as NAIS? Heck yeah, and it's not voluntary at all. We're all livestock in this country.