WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for Wellstone muscular dystrophy specialized research centers. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this initiative is to solicit applications for Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers. These Centers promote collaborative basic, translational, and clinical research, and provide important resou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration announced that it expects to award up to 103 grants for the elimination of disparities in perinatal health. The agency description of the grant states: "This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (Healthy Start or HS) Program. The purpose of HS is to improve health outcomes before, du  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award grants for endangered species conservation through recovery land acquisition. The agency description of the grant states: "First awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2001, Recovery Land Acquisition grants promote State and Federal cooperation in listed species conservation by leveraging funds to acquire specific parcels of land, through fee simple or conservation easement, in s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Int erior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award grants for land acquisition to conserve endangered species. The agency description of the grant states: "Established by Congress in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the HCP Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts between the conservation of listed species and competing land uses on specific parcels of land associated with approved and permitted HCPs. Und  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for the development of novel theory and methods for understanding genetic architecture of complex human traits. The agency description of the grant states: "The goal of this NOFO is to support R21 applications for novel theory and methods development that better delineate how genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to complex trait variation across  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for cancer research education programs. The agency description of the grant states: "The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this NCI R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for research on health care disparities among persons living with disabilities. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support novel and innovative research that examines and/or intervenes upon the underlying and multilevel causes, pathways, and factors adversely impacting the health  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award grants for endangered species conservation planning assistance. The agency description of the grant states: "The Conservation Planning Assistance Grant program provides funding to States to support the development of new Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), Safe Harbor Agreements (SHAs), and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs). Funding may also be u  more