WASHINGTON, July 23 - The U.S. Agency for International Development in Philippines announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for second-chance opportunities for out-of-school youth to reenter formal education and strengthen government systems that support training and employment for out-of-school youth. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $37.5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state, county, city, t  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 - The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a youth exchange program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $90,000. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations; public and private educational institutions; ind  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $49,094 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for trail repairs at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia and Tennessee. The agency description of the grant states: "Most of the equestrian/hiking trails within Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park are severely worn and damaged due to age, water erosion, an  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $37,000 cooperative agreement to the Florida International University for an online exhibit of historical materials from Dry Tortugas National Park. The agency description of the grant states: "The goal of this project is to create an expandable online exhibit about the history of Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park using material from the park archive and from the Nat  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $99,660 grant to the Friends of the Los Angeles River of California for youth engagement, education, and employment. The agency description of the grant states: "The Los Angeles River is a unique resource for neighbors and communities to engage in stewardship, education and recreation activities. The River Rover has helped Friends of the Los Angeles River (FOLAR) to el  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $63,245 cooperative agreement to the Ground Work USA of Yonkers, New York, for youth crews to refurbish the Lowndes Visitor Center at the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama. The agency description of the grant states: "The Visitor Center needs an extensive amount of interior painting to protect this important cultural resource. This opportunity will be used   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $236,693 cooperative agreement to the Groundwork USA of Yonkers, New York, for the restoration, preservation, and protection of The Oaks and the Carver Museum at the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site in Alabama. The agency description of the grant states: "The crews will complete deferred maintenance projects at both sites, including extensive woodwork, portico stabiliz  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $80,953 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for interns to assist in curriculum-based education, environmental education programs, curriculum development, community outreach, and special events at the Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah. The agency description of the grant states: "Project Objectives are to assist NP  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $68,317 cooperative agreement to the University of Arizona for the increase of the 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-fo  more