WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award up to 90 cooperative agreements for climate and atmospheric research. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $11,250,000 with a ceiling of $300,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. The fundin more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for lake water level control for Zebra mussels at the Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $112,500. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding is open to current Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units recipients. The funding opportunity number is POA60AF-CESU-18-04 (CFDA 12. more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service announced that it expects to award up to two discretionary grants for technical assistance and training. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $13 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) community development and b) environment. The funding is open to a state within the U.S.; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and U.S. territory. The agency descrip more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for invasive species management in Wake Island Airfield. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $167,000. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding is open to those under the current Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units recipients. The agency description of the grant states: "This cooperative agreement aims to conduct more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the assessment of sand and mineral resources in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $200,000. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding is open to state governments and public and state controlled institutions of higher education. Th more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for thee assessment of sand and mineral resources in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $200,000. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding is open to state governments and public and state controlled institutions of higher education. T more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service announced that it expects to award up to 15 discretionary grants for the development and implementation of conservation programs for endangered or threatened species. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3 million with a ceiling of $300,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology a more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service announced that it expects to award up to 15 discretionary grants for the Landscape Scale Restoration Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3.8 million with a ceiling of $600,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment and b) natural resources. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; priva more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $240,000 cooperative agreement to the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies of Brighton, Colorado, for landbird monitoring in the Northern Great Plains Network. The agency description of the grant states: "The information, products and/or services identified or developed by this project will be shared through a variety of strategies to increase public awareness, knowledge and suppor more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $68,640 cooperative agreement to the City Kids Wilderness Project for the provision of opportunities for youth to explore, learn and create positive memorable experiences in national parks. The agency description of the grant states: "Project Goals are to connect youth with a better understanding and appreciation for green spaces in both urban and rural settings--including thei more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $184,357 grant to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife for the management and support of the Invasive Species Program. The agency description of the grant states: "The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) developed an initiative to combat invasive species, most importantly quagga muscles (QM). The initiative directs multiple Department of Interior (DOI) Bureaus to increase coordin more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $70,000 cooperative agreement to the Ducks Unlimited Inc. of Memphis, Tennessee, for projects that support migratory bird habit within the Cat Island project area in Port of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The agency description of the grant states: "The goal of this project is to support federally endangered Great Lakes piping plover recovery and contribute towards delisting th more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $122,944 cooperative agreement to the Kansas State University for a multi-scale habitat assessment of loach minnow and spikedace to inform management decisions regarding the habitat requirements of these species. The agency description of the grant states: "The Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program (Program) was established in response to the 1994, 2001, and 2008  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $49,910 grant to the Nevada Department of Wildlife for aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection stations. The agency description of the grant states: "The objectives of the project are to continue preventing the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) and to prevent new introduction of AIS; providing three staff watercraft inspection stations from April to mid-September  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $102,992 cooperative agreement to the Northern Arizona University for literature review and data analysis for components of the Eloy and Maricopa-Stanfield Basin Study's water supply and demand assessment. The agency description of the grant states: "The results of Study will provide vital information for future water resources planning and economic development in the Study are more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $77,865 cooperative agreement to St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, for the planting of Cypress bayou pond for habitat enhancement, water quality improvement and protection of threatened and endangered species. The agency description of the grant states: "Funds under this award are to be used to implement the vegetative planting of the Cypress Bayou storm water retention p more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $79,200 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for natural and cultural preservation and bat monitoring interns at the Fort Larned National Historic Site in Kansas. The agency description of the grant states: "The Recipient with recruit 2 interns. The purpose of this project is to provide youth hands-on experience in natural and c more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Colorado Boulder for the development of a comprehensive report that summarizes the current state of climate and hydrologic science in the Colorado River Basin. The agency description of the grant states: "Reclamation performs many studies that not only determine the operation of Colorado River System reservoirs but also inform more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $85,625 cooperative agreement to the University of Florida for the assessment of the impacts of Hurricane Irma on the silver rice rat population. The agency description of the grant states: "Specifically, a range-wide survey of the SRR, an endangered species will be conducted using methods appropriate to the species and habitat (i.e., using floating live trap platform more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $138,525 cooperative agreement to the University of New Mexico for the expansion of fish species distribution at Gila River Basin in Arizona and New Mexico. The agency description of the grant states: "The Gila River Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program (Program) was established in response to the 1994, 2001, and 2008 biological opinions, which required mitigation for the n more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $355,000 grant to the Water Forum of Sacramento, California, for the restoration of anadromous fish populations of the lower American River. The agency description of the grant states: "As part of the research component of the activities to be funded under the present award, the Water Forum will continue, until completion, research pursuing the genetics and otolith mic more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $104,934 cooperative agreement to the West Virginia University for Ontonagon River streamside rearing trailer parentage analysis. The agency description of the grant states: "Lake sturgeon is a species of management concern throughout the Great Lakes basin. Breeding populations of lake sturgeon in Lake Superior exhibit a high degree of spatial genetic structure, and ha more ST