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The school has increased student fees slightly and is looking for other cuts to help buffer the impacts.

“ This is a bigger problem than a Wyoming Humanities problem. This is a state of Wyoming problem for our cultural network,” Wyoming Humanities’ executive director told WPR.

The Wyoming Grants Management Office compiled a list of grant and low-interest loan programs for private landowners, small businesses, nonprofits and local governments to seek relief.

If you live in Wyoming and are struggling to pay your electric bill or natural gas bill, there might be federal aid next year. It’s somewhat uncertain with the new Trump administration, but Wyoming is moving forward with its program anyways and wants to hear from residents.

The Wyoming Grant Assistance Program offers grant assistance to state agencies, local and tribal governments, nonprofits and small businesses that face barriers to access grant funding.

The department's Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grants are allocated to communities large and small and are being used to construct year-round, multi-use pathways. It comes as as interest in them is on the rise. This is addition to other funding initiatives that are managed by WYDOT aimed at improving the state's transportation network.

The Natrona Collective Health Trust in collaboration with the Wyoming Community Foundation has allocated over $2 million to improve the health and well-being of the county. $350,000 is being allocated over several years to organizations and nonprofits to help alleviate effects of COVID-19, such as suicide prevention and vaccine education and distribution efforts.

University of Arizona sociologist Jennifer Carlson wins $800,000 MacArthur Fellowship for her research into gun culture, politics and violence in the U.S.

Around 8,800 students are enrolled this school year at the district's 24 traditional and virtual schools. School officials say that the the demand for mental health services is increasing about 10 percent each year, with an additional 10 percent of students at each school seeking them out. Efforts to improve the mental health of students has led to a decline in the district's suicide rate, which is on the rise in the county.

A University of Wyoming life science team has received a $6 million National Science Foundation grant.The grant provides funding for 12 postdoctoral…