WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- NASA announced that it expects to award up to six cooperative agreements for the development of innovations in space technology curriculum in minority-serving institutions. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2.5 million with a ceiling of $416,666 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to community college or two-year minority serving institutions only. The agency description o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $493,750 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for internships for cultural resource education and development program at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park in California.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $38,325 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for education and training in restoration and rehabilitation of natural and cultural resources. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this Conservation Legacy (CL) Internship Program is to introduce young adults to environmental stewardship and conservation work in a carefully  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $51,528 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for the repair and maintain trails to improve visitor experience at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will utilize a 8-person youth corps trail crew on the trail system of Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain Bat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for drug abuse and addiction research programs. This funding opportunity uses the small grant program mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent sc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the development of therapeutic potential of the endocannabinoid system for pain treatment. This funding opportunity uses the research project grant mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) health and c) income security and social services. The funding  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $1,218,604 cooperative agreement to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy of San Francisco, California, for trail conservation a the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The agency description of the grant states: "The most significant public purpose of this project is the youth development these corpsmembers will achieve from specific job skills training, ex  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $84,415 cooperative agreement to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy of San Francisco, California, for the monitoring of endangered species and public outreach at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, John Muir National Historic Site, Pinnacles National Park and Point Reyes National Seashore. The agency description of the grant states: "The public purpose of this t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $518,100 cooperative agreement to the National Chavez Center of Keene, California, for visitor services and operations at Cesar E. Chavez National Monument. The agency description of the grant states: "This project benefits the public by recognizing and providing access to the property in Keene, California for its historic significance to Cesar E. Chavez and the farm worker m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $100,230 cooperative agreement to the University of Georgia for statistical support for long-term natural resource monitoring. The agency description of the grant states: "In cooperation with the University of Georgia, this project supports the development of statistically sound long-term natural resource monitoring, including sampling designs and data analysis approaches, to  more