WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced a funding opportunity for the NAWCA 2026-1 US Standard Grants, making approximately $45 million available for projects that further the goals of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. This competitive, matching grant program supports public-private partnerships undertaking the long-term protection, restoration, enhancement, and/or establishment of wetland and associated upland habitats within the United State more ST

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through its Defense Sciences Office, has announced a grant opportunity for the Reengineering Enabling Sleep Transitions in Operationally Restrictive Environments (RESTORE) program. This initiative aims to develop groundbreaking neuromodulation technologies to improve sleep efficiency and cognitive performance under sleep-restricted conditions faced in operational environments. The RESTORE program seeks innovative pr more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of $8.75 million in grant funding for small shipyards through the FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants. The program aims to provide financial assistance for capital and related improvements to qualified shipyard facilities, fostering efficiency, competitive operations, and quality in ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration. MARAD anticipat more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the Fiscal Year 2025 funding opportunity for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, with approximately $982.26 million available to support initiatives preventing death and serious injury on roads and streets for all users. This discretionary grant program, funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), anticipates awarding around 500 individual grants. The award ceiling for  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Department of Defense, Alaska District, has announced a federal grant opportunity for vegetation management and berm maintenance at Schofield Barracks on Oahu, Hawaii. The initiative aims to support the Integrated Training Area Management Program across various training areas, including Schofield Barracks South Range, East Range, Kahuku Training Area, Dillingham Training Area, and Kawailoa. A significant estimated total program funding of $8,492,154 has been alloca more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has announced a forecasted funding opportunity, the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) Round 10. This discretionary grant program aims to improve the quality, accessibility, and use of workforce data to enhance the effectiveness of workforce development programs across the nation. Approximately $11.6 million in total program funding is anticipated to be awarded, with an estimated five ind more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the Fiscal Year 2025 Tribal Wildlife Grant Program (TWG), offering federally recognized Native American tribal governments $6.1 million in funding to support wildlife conservation and habitat management. The funding opportunity aims to empower tribes to develop and implement programs that benefit fish, wildlife, and their habitats, including species of cultural or traditional importance. The program offers individual gra more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Department of Defense, Walla Walla District, has announced a grant opportunity to support natural resources training and education initiatives at Mill Creek. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is seeking a non-federal public or non-profit entity to enter into a cooperative agreement focused on outdoor education and training, flood control infrastructure maintenance, effective environmental and recreational resource management, enhanced public engagement, and re more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced the Heritage (Tourism) Opportunities in Hawaii (HOIHI) Grant Program for Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs), making $1 million in total funding available. This initiative, administered by the Interior Business Center, aims to bolster economic development within the Native Hawaiian Community by supporting regenerative and collaborative tourism ventures that incorporate Native Hawaiian traditional knowledge. The HOIHI G more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters has announced the University Leadership Initiative 2 (ULI2) grant opportunity, seeking university teams to drive innovation in aeronautics research. The ULI program empowers universities to propose unique technical challenges, define multidisciplinary solutions, establish peer review mechanisms, and apply innovative teaming strategies to enhance research impact. While the Estimated Total Program Fund more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Federal/State Partnership has announced a grant opportunity providing $50 million in general operating support to State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils. This program aims to bolster these councils in the United States and its jurisdictions, enabling them to tailor grantmaking and programs to the specific needs, resources, and interests of their respective areas while extending the reach of NEH-funded proje more ST

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a $3,400,000 grant opportunity specifically for Sea Grant programs in the Northeast region to support the FY2025 Northeast American Lobster Regional Program. This funding, offered through the Department of Commerce, aims to enhance the sustainability and understanding of the vital American lobster fishery. The program seeks proposals that will synthesize existing and ongoing lobster research, parti more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), within the Department of Commerce, has announced a funding opportunity for the establishment and operation of a Joint Hydrographic Center in 2025. This discretionary funding will be awarded as a single cooperative agreement. The total estimated program funding is $47,500,000, which also serves as the award ceiling. The award floor is set at $1. This initiative aims to advance ocean and coastal mapping integrat more ST

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a renewal grant opportunity for the 2025 Veteran Business Outreach Centers (VBOC) Directed Announcement. This initiative aims to provide entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management support to small businesses owned and controlled by eligible veterans, including service-disabled veterans. The SBA anticipates awarding approximately 31 grants under this announcement. The aw more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Naval, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, has announced a grant opportunity aimed at developing encroachment solutions for the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms in California. This project specifically addresses challenges posed by drought, fire, and flooding that threaten infrastructure, water supplies, and training ranges within the Mojave Desert Sentinel Landscape. The funding instrument for this initiative is a Co more ST

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, through the Department of Defense and the Alaska District, has announced a significant grant opportunity totaling an estimated $7,584,162 for Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance (LRAM) support at the Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) on the island of Hawaii. The funding aims to support the Range Division Hawaii (RDH) Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) Sustainable Range Program. This initiative seeks to ensure sustainable training lands more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa has launched an open competition for the 2025 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2025. This initiative offers funding to alumni of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to develop and implement innovative solutions addressing global challenges within their communities. The U.S. Mission to Honduras anticipates awarding approximately two grants through this program. The award ceiling is $35,000,  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Embassy in Ljubljana has announced the FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity Small Grants Program, making $50,000 in total estimated funding available for public diplomacy projects. This program aims to advance U.S. government priorities and strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Slovenia. The Embassy anticipates awarding approximately 10 grants through this annual program. While typical grant awards range from $5,000 to $10,000, some ex more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Mission to Costa Rica has announced a funding opportunity totaling $100,000 to enhance the safety and effectiveness of journalists covering organized crime in the country. The grant aims to address the dangers faced by reporters investigating crimes related to organized criminal networks and drug trafficking, including environmental, property, and violent offenses. The initiative seeks to empower Costa Rican journalists by providing essential training, equipme more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Mission to ASEAN has announced an open competition for the 2025 USASEAN Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). This initiative offers funding to alumni of U.S. government-sponsored programs administered by the U.S. Mission to ASEAN to develop and implement innovative solutions addressing challenges within the ASEAN region and Timor-Leste. While the expected number of awards is listed as 0, the program has an award ceiling of $35,000 and an award floor of $5 more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), has announced a $200 million funding opportunity for the 2026 Market Access Program (MAP). This grant program aims to foster expanded exports and market diversification for U.S. agricultural commodities and products by supporting the development, maintenance, and expansion of diverse commercial export markets. The FAS anticipates awarding approximately 70 grants through this initi more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), has announced a $34.5 million funding opportunity for the 2026 Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program (Cooperator Program). This grant program aims to create, expand, and maintain long-term export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The FAS anticipates awarding approximately 20 grants through this initiative. The award ceiling is $34,500,000, although t more ST

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), has announced an $8 million funding opportunity for the 2026 Emerging Markets Program (EMP). This grant program aims to support U.S. entities in developing, maintaining, or expanding markets for exports of United States agricultural commodities and to foster cooperation and information exchange between agricultural institutions and agribusinesses in the U.S. and emerging markets.  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), has announced a $9 million funding opportunity for the 2026 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) program. This grant program aims to provide financial support to U.S. entities for projects focused on removing, resolving, or mitigating existing or potential sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical barriers that impede or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops. The FAS  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a bureau of the Department of the Interior, has announced a new funding opportunity under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) to support state geological surveys in inventorying and characterizing mine waste. The "Earth MRI Mine Waste Cooperative Agreements FY2025" will allocate approximately $5 million through cooperative agreements. This initiative is funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The fu more ST