WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Gambia through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $100,000 with a ceiling of $25,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) community development, b) educatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to two discretionary grants for the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production in Louisiana. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $150,000 with a ceiling of $75,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) agriculture,   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a mandatory grant for the enhancement of existing hunter education or shooting range programs in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon and Washington. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $241,440. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state governments. The agency description of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for research on HIV and AIDS-associated malignancies. This funding opportunity uses the research project-cooperative agreements mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $250,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) health and c) income security and social services. The funding is open t  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for genetics or epigenetics studies of substance use disorders. This funding opportunity uses the NIH Director's Pioneer Award mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $300,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the U.S.-South Africa program for collaborative research on HIV and AIDS. This funding opportunity uses the research project grant mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $350,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) health and c) income security and social services. The funding is o  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced that it expects to award up to four cooperative agreements for innovative approaches to augment law enforcement safety in a variety of key areas based on existing needs and emerging trends and concerns. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5 million with a ceiling of $1.5 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) emplo  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced that it expects to award up to three cooperative agreements for the prevention of violence against law enforcement officers. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7.2 million with a ceiling of $6.5 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) employment, labor and training, c) humanities, d) information and statistics and   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $125,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Wisconsin-Extension for the interpretation of the ecosystem vulnerability assessment at the Apostle Island National Seashore. The agency description of the grant states: "Project Goals and Objectives include: 1) Interpret the vulnerabilities of the Park and projected changes to terrestrial ecosystems and animal communities   more