WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for research and evaluation on school safety. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it expects to award up to 20 cooperative agreements for risk management education partnerships. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2 million with a ceiling of $300,000. Eligible Applicants: County governments; State governments; Independent school districts; Private institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Special district governments; Public   more