WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service announced that it expects to award up to 144 grants for the implementation of farm to school programs. The agency description of the grant states: "The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (NSLA) (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) establishes a Farm to School Program in order to assist eligible entities, through grants and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to loca  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it expects to award up to 15 grants for radon testing and mitigation demonstration for public housing. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this NOFO is to provide funds to public housing agencies (PHAs) to conduct testing and as-needed mitigation of radon in the units that they manage and where applicable, to support the development of a plan for future testing and mitigation." Th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has issued a funding opportunity announcement for the development of animal models and related biological materials for Down syndrome research. The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "The INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project encourages grant applications aimed at developing, characterizing, or   more