WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to three grants for assistance and support for individuals with disabilities pursuing self-employment, business ownership, and telecommuting. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1,350,000 with a ceiling of $450,000. Eligible Applicants: Special district governments; Independent school districts; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; County governments; Ci  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to three grants for field-initiated projects in vocational rehabilitation. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1,350,000 with a ceiling of $450,000. Eligible Applicants: State governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Independent school districts; Public   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to three grants for the innovative rehabilitation training program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1,350,000 with a ceiling of $450,000. Eligible Applicants: State governments; County governments; Independent school districts; City or township governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other tha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award up to eight grants for a rural innovation and pivoting hackathon to develop technology-based ideas and solutions to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $25,000. The category of funding activity is education. Additional Information on Eligibility: American and/or Dominican based committed and organized civil-society   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to 138 grants for the child care access means parents in school program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $25.5 million. Eligible Applicants: Private institutions of higher education and Public and State controlled institutions of higher education that awarded a total of $250,000 or more of Federal Pell Grant funds during FY 2019 to students enrolled at the institution. The a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award up to 10 grants for programs that strengthen U.S.-Mexico cultural ties through exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $50,000. The categories of funding activity are a) arts, b) education, c) environment and d) humanities. Information on Eligibility: The Public Affairs Section encourages applications fro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to 18 grants for research, studies, surveys and specialized instructional materials. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $900,000. Eligible Applicants: City or township governments; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status wit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to five grants for research to predict COVID-19 associated inflammatory disease severity in children. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5 million with a ceiling of $500,000. The categories of funding activity are a) education, b) health and c) income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issue a funding opportunity announcement for core infrastructure support for cancer epidemiology cohorts. No award amount was specified for this program. The categories of funding activity are a) education and b) health. Eligible Applicants: State governments; County governments; Small businesses; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Private institutions of higher educati  more