WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to 20 grants for projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve education opportunities and achievement of Indian children and youth. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $15 million. Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) and Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments). The following entities, more ST

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for secondary analysis and integration of existing data to elucidate the genetic architecture of cancer risk and related outcomes. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $350,000. The categories of funding activity are a) education and b) health. Eligible Applicants: Special district governments; Independent school districts; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Stat more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to eight grants for the expansion of early head start services for migrant and seasonal farmworker families including pregnant women and children from birth to compulsory school age. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $13,442,656. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: Public housing authorities/Indian housing autho more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to seven grants for the expansion of access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income, migrant and seasonal families through early head start-child care partnerships or through the expansion of early head start services. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $4.5 million. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applican more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to 14 grants for the expansion of early head start services for American Indians and Alaska natives. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $14,450,824. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institut more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to 30 grants for head start or early head start services expansion in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $21,140,818 with a ceiling of 4,027,077. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligi more ST