WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it expects to award up to 10 discretionary grants for the management and protection of coral reefs and combating invasive species in U.S. insular areas. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2 million with a ceiling of $150,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding is open to local government entities; independent authorities; educationa more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for a program to increase public participation in environmental protection, decision-making and enforcement in U.S. Free Trade Agreement partners which include Chile, Columbia, Peru, Morocco and Jordan. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $500,000. The agency said the grant was associated wi more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development in South Sudan announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the conservation of the Boma-Bandingilo Landscape. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $7.5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school districts; private, public and state controlled institutions of higher e more ST

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $55,000 cooperative agreement to the San Francisco Estuary Institute of Richmond, California, for the refinement and update of an existing project tracking site for compliance with terms and conditions. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00163 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Anne Robb, 760/431-9440, Anne_Robb@fws.gov. more ST