WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award up to 50 cooperative agreements for the Cooperative Research Units Program. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Cooperative Research Units Program is a unique collaborative relationship between States, Universities, the Federal government and a non-profit organization. The program is comprised of 40 Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units on   more