WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for expert-driven small projects to strengthen the Gabriella Miller Kids First Program. The agency description of the grant states: "Kids First has established and continues to develop a Data Resource including a large collection of curated genomic and phenotypic data from childhood cancer and structural birth defects cohorts and a central portal where more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for research on therapy for visual disorders. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this FOA is the rapid and efficient translation of innovative laboratory research findings into therapies, devices or other resources for use by clinicians to treat visual system diseases or disorders. Multidisciplinary teams of scientists and cl more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced that it expects to award up to 50 grants for the purchase or lease of low or no emission vehicles that use advanced technologies for transit revenue operations. The agency description of the grant states: "The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for $180 million in competitive grants under the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Low or No Emission Grant Program (Low-No P more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities announced that it expects to award up to 12 grants for the preservation and establishment of access to humanities collections. The agency description of the grant states: "The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Preservation and Access Education and Training program. The purpose of this program is to support the development of knowledge and skills among more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for projects to develop hydrologic information and water management tools. The agency description of the grant/cooperative agreement states: "Through WaterSMART Applied Science Grants, Reclamation provides cost-shared financial assistance to States, Indian Tribes, irrigation districts, water districts, or other organizations with water or power delivery a more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award grants for the purchase of a commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system. The agency description of the grant states: "The Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single high-priced, specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated in more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for research on participation in and the operation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "Section 17(n) of the Act allows States the option to participate in the SNAP LDP. Specifically, the SNAP LDP aims to enable research on participation in and the operation of SNAP;  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health has issued a funding opportunity announcement for support for conferences and scientific meetings. The agency description of the funding opportunity announcement states: "The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant (R13) is to support high quality conferences that are relevant to the public health and to the scientific mission of the participating Institutes and Centers." No award amount more ST