WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for Coastal Zone Management Act enhancement program projects. 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 S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award up to 180 cooperative agreements for marine debris research. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP), authorized in the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951-1958), provides funding to support eligible organizations to conduct research directly related to marine debris through field, laboratory, and mod  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it intends to award a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Alabama for microfossil assemblage analysis in support of the Mississippi offshore sediment resources inventory. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "This information will help provide Gulf Coast restoration planners with information on available building material for coastal restoration pr  more