WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service announced that it expects to award grants for meat and poultry processing facilities. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS or Agency), requests applications for the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program--Phase 2 (MPPEP). MPPEP is authorized under Section 1001(b)(4) of the American R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Small Business Administration announced that it expects to award up to 63 cooperative agreements for women's business centers. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to invite proposals for funding from entities that are current recipients of a Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) award. Only applications that are submitted by SBDC Lead Centers will be considered for funding." Th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for support for innovations in dementia-specific respite programs and services. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Cooperative Agreement under this Alzheimer's Disease Program Initiative (ADPI) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), will result in a five-year cooperative agreement to a single organizat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for social, cultural and economic assessment of harmful algal blooms. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)/Competitive Research Program (CRP) [formerly Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocea  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health issued a funding opportunity announcement on Justice Community Overdose Innovation Network methodology and advanced analytics resource center. The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "The intersection of justice and community-based health systems is a critical target for addressing the opioid crisis. The National Institute on Drug Abuse intends to establish the Ju  more