WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for trail repair and rehabilitation at the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park. The agency description of the grant states: "Utilizing a mix of conservation corps and NPS day labor, two miles of the Manning Camp Trail will be repaired and rehabilitated in the Rincon Mou more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for research on climate and societal interactions. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. This funding opportunity is open to institutions of higher education; more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the conservation of North American wetlands. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1 million. This funding opportunity is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; Native American tribal governments and organizations; institutions of higher education; Historically Black Colleges and Universities; more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award up to 15 cooperative agreements for the conservation of Asian elephants. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.5 million with a ceiling of $500,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) agriculture, b) community development, c) education, d) environment, e) natural resources and f) science and technology more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of State's U.S. Mission to Japan announced that it intends to award up to five discretionary grants for public diplomacy programs. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $100,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) arts, b) education, c) environment and d) humanities. This funding opportunity is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; private, public and state controlled institutions of highe more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a mandatory grant for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $2 million. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. This funding opportunity is open to state governments. The agency descrip more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award up to 75 discretionary grants for the acquisition and development of lands and waters for outdoor recreation purposes. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $20 million with a ceiling of $2.5 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment and b) natural resources. This funding opportunity is open to st more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it intends to award a discretionary grant for research on the autism spectrum. This funding opportunity uses the exploratory/developmental research grant mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $200,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment, b) health and c) income security and social services. This funding opportunity is open  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a mandatory grant for the enhancement of programs for hunter education and firearm and archery safety. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $230,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) natural resources. This funding opportunity is open to state governments. The agency description of the grant states: "States may use th more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for the Southwest Border Resource Protection Program that aims to improve resource stewardship in Arizona and Texas, which will lead to increased appreciation of shared natural and cultural heritage along the international border with Mexico. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $275,000 with a ceiling of $50,000 for each more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a mandatory grant for the restoration or management of sport fish populations and provide public access to these resources. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) natural resources. This funding opportunity is open to state governments. The agency description of the grant sta more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a mandatory grant for the restoration, rehabilitation and improvement of wildlife habitat, land acquisition and hunter education and safety programs. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) natural resources. This funding opportunity is open to state governments. The agency de more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the expansion of recreational opportunities on Colorado's public lands. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $5,000. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. This funding opportunity is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; Native American tribal governments and organizatio more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it intends to award a discretionary grant for research on the autism spectrum. This funding opportunity uses the small grant program mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $50,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment, b) health and c) income security and social services. This funding opportunity is open to state, county, city more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $33,300 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for the protection and enhancement of native vegetation for park rivers and grasslands. The funding opportunity number is NPSNOICANY1800083 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Rhonda Martinez, 505/988-6042. more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $190,000 cooperative agreement to the BIO-WEST Inc. of Logan, Utah, for the conservation of imperiled species of the Edwards Aquifer system. The agency description of the grant states: "This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to BIO-WEST, Incorporated in accordance with the Department of Interior Policy 505 DM 2 (4) Unique Qualificat more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Legacy of Durango, Colorado, for trail repair and rehabilitation at the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park in Arizona. The agency description of the grant states: "Utilizing a mix of conservation corps and NPS day labor, two miles of the Manning Camp Trail will be repaired and rehabilitated in the Rincon Mounta more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $29,296 cooperative agreement to the Cornerstones Community Partnerships of Santa Fe, New Mexico, for landscape and exterior maintenance of Pratt Cabin of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00023 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Katie Gaertner, Katie_Gaertner@nps.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the Friends of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge of Benton, Kentucky, for the conservation of habitats and federal trust and at-risk species. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) intends to award a cooperative agreement to Friends of Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge for the more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it intends to award a discretionary grant for research designed to elucidate the etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis and optimal means of service delivery in relation to autism spectrum disorders. This funding opportunity uses the research project grant mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. This funding opportunity is open to a) environment, b) health and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it intends to award a discretionary grant for the Pathway to Independence Award Program that aims to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented independent investigators. This funding opportunity uses the career transition award/research transition award mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $174,963 cooperative agreement to the Great Basin Institute of Reno, Nevada, for monitoring activities for desert tortoise, migratory birds and invasive plant species at the Joshua Tree National Park in California. The agency description of the grant states: "This project is to provide monitoring activities for the federally listed desert tortoise, migratory birds, and invasi more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $126,000 cooperative agreement to the Kansas State University for quantifying the relationships between visitor use and resource and social conditions at the Katmai National Park and Preserve and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00025 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Erica Cordeiro, 907/644-3315, Erica_Cord more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust for land and forest management activities at the Fort Knox to improve habitat conditions that will benefit bat conservation and at-risk species. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00040 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Teresa Crain, 404/679-4124, teresa_crain@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for migratory bird monitoring, assessment and conservation. The agency description of the grant states: "The purpose of this new award is to provide $50,000 in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) funds to support the Five Star-Urban Waters Restoration grant program managed by the National Fis more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $51,800 cooperative agreement to the New Mexico State University for data management for the Chihuahuan Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network. The agency description of the grant states: "The project addresses public purpose in that the NPS presence on campus provides students and staff exposure to the parks and the science that occurs there. NPS cooperates with NMSU in pla more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $45,350 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for the protection of nesting turtles at the Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi, Texas. The agency description of the grant states: "The Division Sea Turtle Science and Recovery is responsible for bringing the Kemp's ridley sea turtle back from the brink of extinction.  more ST