WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for coastal management programs. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of this document is to advise eligible applicants that NOAA is soliciting proposals for competitive funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)'s Enhancement Program Projects of Special Merit, authorized under Section 309 of the CZMA (16 U.S.C. Sec.1456b). The o  more