WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for long-term support to accomplished investigators with outstanding records of cancer research. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is 600,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school di  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the American Battlefield Trust for the development of an animated map video of the Southern Campaign of the American revolution for the Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center in South Carolina. The agency description of the grant states: "This interpretive media will provide the public a better understanding of the scope of the campaign   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $69,794 cooperative agreement to the American YouthWorks of Austin, Texas, for the repair, restoration and maintenance of trails at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00526 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Katie Gaertner, Katie_Gaertner@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $51,000 cooperative agreement to the Community Teamwork Inc. of Lowell, Massachusetts, for the provision of hands-on service opportunities for youth to help develop a generation of skilled workers of natural historical and cultural resources. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will engage 4 diverse youth from local vocational schools on a part-time basis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $158,400 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for trail maintenance. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00528 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Katie Gaertner, Katie_Gaertner@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $167,792 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for training opportunities to learn and develop the hands-on skills of preserving and maintaining cultural resource infrastructure. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00515 (CFDA 15.954). For more information, contact John Bechtold, John_Bechtold@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $73,540 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for the repair, restoration, and maintenance of trails at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00518 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Katie Gaertner, Katie_Gaertner@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- 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. 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 school districts; private, public and state controlled institutions o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for innovative approaches to studying cancer communication in the new information ecosystem. No award amount was specified for this program. 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 g  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for innovative approaches to studying cancer communication in a new information ecosystem. 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 school districts; private,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $270,126 cooperative agreement to the Historic Natchez Foundation of Mississippi for the operation of the Natchez Collection Management Center. The agency description of the grant states: "The facility will provide the appropriate environmental conditions, physical security controls and other long-term curatorial services required for the collections as well as provide public   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $638,021 cooperative agreement to the Hoonah Indian Association of Alaska for supporting Huna Tribal House programs. The agency description of the grant states: "The primary purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide a framework for ongoing collaborative planning associated with Huna Tribal House programs including, but not limited to finalizing an Interpretive Plan,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $143,850 cooperative agreement to the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum of Wyoming for baseline cultural resource documentation for historic properties at the Grand Teton National Park. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00535 (CFDA 15.954). For more information, contact Tina Holland, 307/344-2082, Tina_Holland@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $32,328 cooperative agreement to the Public Archaeology Laboratory Inc. of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for national register documentation of historic places to provide critical inventory and analysis of historic resources at the Stones River National Battlefield in Tennessee. The agency description of the grant states: "Stones River National Battlefield was administratively list  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $27,332 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for interpretation interns for Sitka National Historical Park in Alaska. The agency description of the grant states: " he broad goals of this task agreement are to give a young interpretation professional their initial or early career experience in the professional interpretation envi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for Head Start services in Kittitas County, Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2,112,923. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to state, county, city, township governments; independent school districts; private, public and s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced that it expects to award up to 120 discretionary grants for projects that strengthen the ability of an individual museum to serve its public. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $19.9 million with a ceiling of $250,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) arts and b) humanities. The funding is open to a unit of state, local, or tribal government or be   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced that it expects to award up to 18 discretionary grants for the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2,231,000 with a ceiling of $2,231,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) arts and b) humanities. The funding is open to unit of state, local, or tribal government or be a priv  more