WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that it expects to award up to 56 grants for health and safety training prevent fatalities, disease and injury from mining. The agency description of the grant states: "One of the Secretary of Labor's goals for the U.S. workforce is to build a modern, inclusive workforce. One of the Department's strategic goals is to "Ensure Safe Jobs, Essential Protections, and Fair Workplaces." MSHA's role in   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to five grants for the Open Textbooks Pilot Program. The agency description of the grant states: "The Open Textbooks Pilot program supports projects at eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) that create new open textbooks (as defined in this notice) and expand the use of open textbooks and course materials in courses that are part of a degree-granting program, particularly those with high enro  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to 83 grants for campus-based child care services to support support the participation of low-income parents in post-secondary education. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $38.5 million with a ceiling of $1 million. Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education and Private institutions of higher education. Additional Information on Eligibili  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a grant or cooperative agreement for cultural heritage protection in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The agency description of the grant/cooperative agreement states: "The Cultural Heritage Center (CHC) in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), in coordination with the bureaus of European and Eurasian Affairs (EUR) and Western Hemisphere   more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a funding opportunity announcement for education research training programs. The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "In awarding the research grants, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability, (2) education outco  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a funding opportunity announcement for research and development to support state education policymaking assistance. The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "In awarding the research grants, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at ris  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a funding opportunity announcement for research training programs in special education. The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "In awarding the research grants, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability, (2) educ  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a funding opportunity announcement for special education research. The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "In awarding the research grants, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability, (2) education outcomes for al  more