WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it expects to award up to 15 cooperative agreements for projects to reduce environmental and human health risks. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England's main competitive grant program to fund work directly with communities to support EPA's mission to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life.  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to 15 cooperative agreements for agricultural conservation projects in South Dakota. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of cooperative agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRC  more