WASHINGTON, July 14 -- AmeriCorps announced that it expects to award grants for support for efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $20 million. The category of funding activity is education. Eligible Applicants: City or township governments; State governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally re more ST

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 20 grants for commercial fishing occupational safety training. The agency description of the grant states: "The goal of the training grant program is to enhance the quality and availability of safety training for United States commercial fishermen. Availability includes the frequency, geographic considerations, channels or partners of dissem more ST