WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award up to seven cooperative agreements for coral reef conservation in American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $4 million with a ceiling of $900,000. The categories of funding activity are a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and developmen  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award up to 50 cooperative agreements for research on Bluefin tuna. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $600,000 with a ceiling of $300,000. The categories of funding activity are a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants may be institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commerc  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to 20 cooperative agreements for technical assistance for the delivery of conservation programs in Mississippi. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $4 million with a ceiling of $1 million. The categories of funding activity are a) agriculture, b) environment and c) natural resources. Eligible Applicants: Special district governments; In  more