WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to three discretionary grants for educational technology, media, and materials for individuals with disabilities. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.5 million with a ceiling of $500,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state education agencies; local education agencies; public charter schools that o  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to 20 discretionary grants for helping schools in communities with pervasive violence to better address the needs of affected students. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $10 million. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to local educational agencies. The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-060519-001 (CFDA 84.184). It was posted on J  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to three discretionary grants for establish and administer per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $10 million. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to states. The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-060419-006 (CFDA 84.282). It was posted on June 4 with an application closing date of J  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for comprehensive corrections training and technical assistance. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $13.7 million with a ceiling of $7.3 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) community development, b) education, c) employment, labor and training, d) humanities, e) inform  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to 40 discretionary grants for Alaska Native educational programs. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $19,580,000 with a ceiling of $1.5 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to Alaska Native organizations with experience operating programs that fulfill the purposes of the Alaska Native Educational pro  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for the Alaska Native Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2,250,000 with a ceiling of $450,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to institutions of higher education. The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-060419-002 (CFDA 84.031). It was posted on June 4 with a  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for the Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $22.5 million with a ceiling of $450,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions. The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-060419-003 (CFDA 84.031).   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for English language teaching programs in Romania. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $25,000. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to public and state controlled institutions of higher education; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Embassy Buchares  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to seven cooperative agreements for the improvement and expansion of capacity to serve Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3,150,000 with a ceiling of $450,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to institutions of higher education. The funding opportunity number is ED-G  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to seven cooperative agreements for the Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3,150,000 with a ceiling of $450,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions. The funding opportunity number is ED-GRANTS-060419-005 (CFDA 84.031). It  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for workshops on reshaping journalism in India. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $35,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) community development, b) education, c) humanities and d) law, justice and legal services. The funding is open to private institutions of higher education; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. T  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to four discretionary grants for credit enhancement for charter school facilities. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $45 million with a ceiling of $20 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to a public entity, such as a state or local governmental entity; a private, nonprofit entity; or a consortium of  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for national training programs. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $8 million. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state, county, city, township governments; private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governme  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for career development for laboratory-based scientists who want to continue to pursue cancer research. This funding opportunity uses the research specialist award 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  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- 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 career opportunities for exceptional scientists on cancer research. This funding opportunity uses the research specialist award 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   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $74,470 cooperative agreement to the Maine Acadian Heritage Council for the preservation and interpretation of Acadian culture at the St. John Valley. The agency description of the grant states: "The project goals are to tell the story of the French-speaking settlers of the St. John Valley and their descendants; identify and preserve significant sites, historical records, artif  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $346,317 cooperative agreement to the University of Arizona for the increase of public availability of archives at the Western Archeological and Conservation Center. The agency description of the grant states: "The University of Arizona School of Information and the Western Archeological and Conservation Center (WACC) archives staff will collaborate to provide an archives-focus  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $33,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Colorado Denver for geographic information system internships. The agency description of the grant states: "The Intermountain Region Geographic Resources Division has been working with University of Colorado Denver (UCD) for many years to develop a quality internship program at the University. The program exposes undergraduate   more