WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for projects to investigate understudied proteins associated with rare diseases. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for pilot projects to elucidate a role for understudied proteins associated with rare diseases. Awards will support generation of preliminary d more ST

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to 20 grants for sexual risk avoidance education. The agency description of the grant states: "The Administration for Children and Families (ACF): Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF); Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) announces the availability of funds under the Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (CSRAE)  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for marine debris removal. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP), a division of the Office of Response and Restoration, leads national efforts to address marine debris. The mission of the NOAA MDP is to investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris. more ST