WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for superfund research program centers. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1,750,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) environment and c) health. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education. The agency description of the grant states: "The Nat more ST

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for Buttonbush restoration project at the Stanislaus River in California. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $650,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment and b) science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to small businesses and for profit organizations. The agenc more ST

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $160,000 cooperative agreement to the East Bay Municipal Utility District of Oakland, California, for a riparian diversion project at the Mokelumne River. The agency description of the grant states: "The funding opportunity is to modify and/or screen the three highest priority diversions on the Lower Mokelumne River (having landowner support) with appropriate materials more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $450,000 cooperative agreement to the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission for the monitoring of selected coral reef sites at the Dry Tortugas National Park. The agency description of the grant states: "The primary project goal is to evaluate long term status and trends of common and rare coral reef types and benthic communities in Dry Tortugas National Park. The objectives more ST

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for novel approaches for characterizing exposure and response to engineered nanomaterials. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment and b) health. The funding is open to small businesses. The agency description of the grant states: "This Funding Opportunity Announcement more ST

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for research on how electronic nicotine delivery systems aerosols affect normal and disease states relevant to human cells, tissues and organs. This funding opportunity uses the research project grant mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) environment and more ST

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for research to examine electronic nicotine delivery systems aerosols affect normal and disease states relevant to human cells, tissues and organs. This funding opportunity uses the exploratory/developmental research grant mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) educatio more ST

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $249,995 cooperative agreement to the Marin County, California, for the planning and implementation of hazardous fuels reduction activities. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00393 (CFDA 15.948). For more information, contact Lilette Baltodano, 415/623-2251, Lilette_Baltodano@nps.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $57,000 cooperative agreement to the Potomac Conservancy of Silver Spring, Maryland, for the enhancement of visitor experience through recreation and recreational learning opportunities. The agency description of the grant states: "Over the project period Potomac Conservancy will: 1) Increase the total number of on-water experiences offered to at least 10 annually. 2) Increas more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $65,576 grant to the San Diego Audubon Society of California for the expansion of the Share Our Shores Program on San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The agency description of the grant states: "Since 2016 this program has engaged over 550 fourth and fifth grade students from Bayside STEAM Academy, Imperial Beach Charter and Emory Elementary schools in South Bay Un more ST

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $55,189 grant to the San Diego Zoo Global of California for bringing educators, program aides, zoo animal ambassadors, to facilities and elementary schools. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00228 (CFDA 15.676). For more information, contact Deetta Gibbons, 619/476-9150, ext. 106, chantel_jimenez@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $135,000 cooperative agreement to the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry for landscape preservation planning for Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire, and Acadia National Park in Maine. The agency description of the grant states: "The SUNY will: 1. Develop Landscape Treatment Plan for Blow-Me-Down Farm, Saint-Ga more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $189,890 cooperative agreement to the University of California, Berkeley, for research on ecology of wolves and their prey in the Southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00402 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Justine Bersonda, 415/623-2252, Justine_Bersonda@nps.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $90,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Kansas for the survey and inventory of culturally significant plant species present at the Pea Ridge National Military Park. The agency description of the grant states: "The Midwest Region Cultural Anthropology program, in collaboration with the Tribal Historic Preservation Office of the Osage Tribe, will work with the Recipien more ST

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $75,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for Piping Plover habitat recovery. The agency description of the grant states: "Funds are available for activities related to Great Lakes piping plover recovery through this cooperative agreement. Competition for the award is not practical due to the recipient's extensive experience in avian resear more ST

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $45,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for addressing refuge priorities and objectives at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The agency description of the grant states: "The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge (Refuge) extends 261 miles of th more ST