WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to 40 discretionary grants for the development of a strategic plan to facilitate collaboration and coordination among early childhood care and education programs in a mixed delivery system. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $242.5 million with a ceiling of $15 million for each award in the program. The agency said the gr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $125,000 cooperative agreement to the California Conservation Corps for fuels treatment projects at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00629 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Rachel Dell'Osso, 415/464-5110, Rachel_Dell'Osso@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $30,000 cooperative agreement to the Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia for interns to assist in the development of new parks as classrooms at the Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will also expand Youth and Family programming year round at Antietam National Battlefield (ANTI(. The interns will presen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the Great Basin Institute of Reno, Nevada, for the expansion of interpretation of the layers of history at the Manzanar National Historic Site in California. The agency description of the grant states: "The most important outcomes are intangible trust, appreciation, and engagement as the NPS collaborates to preserve and interpret Manzanar's la  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $371,400 cooperative agreement to the Kupu of Honolulu, Hawaii, for the provision of experiential employment opportunities to student technicians in conservation, restoration and research throughout multiple National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Islands. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00337 (CFDA 15.676). For more information, contact Donna Mohler, 406/315  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $36,549 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for the mapping of locations to enhance the opportunities for picnicking at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. The agency description of the grant states: "The crew will map the locations and give them to the Park in digital form to be used for informational distribu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $41,873 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for an intern to provide volunteer coordination and enhanced recreational opportunities at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont, and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire. The agency description of the grant states: "The goals are  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $65,048 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for a summer conservation crew for habitat restoration. The agency description of the grant states: "The goals of this Agreement are to provide rewarding environmental service opportunities that harness the idealism and energy of a volunteer labor force to help restore America's publi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $65,048 cooperative agreement to the York School District One of South Carolina for educational programs, hands-on experience and training in Park Service careers for students. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00634 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Gentry Sharpe, 404/507-5748, Gentry_Sharpe@nps.gov.  more