WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award grants for bird habitat conservation projects in the Upper Mississippi/Great Lakes Joint Venture region in Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin. The agency description of the grant states: "The JV has identified priority evaluation needs to fill information gaps and test planning assumptions (https://umgljv.org/sc  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to five grants for conservation technical assistance for outreach and education in New Mexico. The agency description of the grant states: "NRCS, an agency under the USDA, in the New Mexico State Office, is seeking to partner with, and support the efforts of, natural resource conservation partners and promote public awareness and implementation of conservatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that it expects to award a grant for technical assistance for opioid response. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of this program is to identify local physicians and other practitioners (advance practice nurses, physician assistants), other clinicians, peers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with experti  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award grants for research to address zoonotic diseases. The agency description of the grant states: "The American Rescue Plan provides financial assistance "for research and extension activities to strengthen early detection, rapid response, and science-based management to address wildlife disease outbreaks before they become pandemics and strengthen capacity for wildlife he  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to five grants for agricultural conservation projects in California. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $400,000 with a ceiling of $150,000. The category of funding activity is natural resources. Eligible Applicants: Independent school districts; Small businesses; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than instituti  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to five grants for innovative agricultural conservation in Kansas. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $25,000 with a ceiling of $100,000. The categories of funding activity are a) agriculture, b) environment and c) natural resources. Eligible Applicants: Special district governments; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for suicide prevention. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to build capacity of Zero Suicide Initiative (ZSI) projects to improve the system of care for those at risk for suicide by implementing a comprehensive, culturally informed, multi-setting approach to suicide prevent  more