The payment of next year's GAA players' grants is under threat because of the Irish Government's worsening finances.

BILLINGS - Government grants totaling about $150,000 have been awarded to help officials on two Montana Indian reservations meet federally mandated requirements for registration of sex offenders.

Amherstburg officials have expanded the town's new arena complex proposal to include a geothermal heating and cooling system and a ballpark for disabled children in the hopes that it will draw government grants.

FIRST homebuyers are using boosted government grants to snap up properties - in one instance for just $41,000.

The Australian government has allocated $AUD28 million for environmental and sustainable farming projects.