WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for host family and school placement and monitoring. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $30.3 million. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultura more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for feasibility studies to build collaborative partnerships in cancer research. This funding opportunity uses the exploratory grants mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $375,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school dis more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award up to 28 cooperative agreements for geologic mapping training. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $429,465 with a ceiling of $50,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to U.S. accredited university geoscience or related departments. The agency description of the grant states: "The primary objective of the EDMAP component of the N more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History for supporting community efforts to protect and interpret important resources with a verifiable connection to the Underground Railroad. The agency description of the grant states: "These competitively funded projects will leverage additional investment in Underground Railroad resources and will support the work of community gr more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the bridging of gaps in cancer etiology and early detection research. This funding opportunity uses the research project-cooperative agreements mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent schoo more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $129,558 cooperative agreement to the National Museum of African American History and Culture for the preservation and interpretation of the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School in Boston, Massachusetts. The agency description of the grant states: "This project provides public programming, conducts research and provides resources that will ensure the public's understanding of the rich legacy of the 19th century Af more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $48,000 cooperative agreement to the Shelburne Farms of Vermont for supporting local educators in the Northeast through a park for every classroom program. The agency description of the grant states: "The project's goals are to build partnerships between school teachers, community partners, and NPS staff across parks throughout the Northeast region to develop and deliver curriculum that utilizes best practices in place-based  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $36,549 cooperative agreement to the Student Conservation Association of Arlington, Virginia, for the mapping of locations to enhance the opportunities for picnicking at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. The agency description of the grant states: "The crew will map the locations and give them to the Park in digital form to be used for informational distribution for the visitors. Upon completion of the proj more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $230,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Vermont for wildlife monitoring at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The agency description of the grant states: "One goal is to incorporate adaptive management methodologies, tracking, and analyses into implementation of INDU's Resource Stewardship Strategy (RSS). This monitoring research will help assess if management actions taken to restore the wetlands and savannas  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $125,000 cooperative agreement to the USS Constitution Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, for the engagement of new audiences through place-based programming. The agency description of the grant states: "Master Cooperative Agreement Number P13AC01138 was entered into by and between the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, (NPS), and USS Constitution Museum to collaborate to create the best possible visitor experie more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $65,048 cooperative agreement to the York School District One of South Carolina for educational programs, hands-on experience and training in Park Service careers for students. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00634 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Gentry Sharpe, 404/507-5748, Gentry_Sharpe@nps.gov. more ST