WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for a virtual consortium for translational or transdisciplinary environmental research. This funding opportunity uses the research project grant mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2.5 million with a ceiling of $400,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) env more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the discovery of new therapeutic uses for existing molecules. This funding opportunity uses the research project-cooperative agreements mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $3 million. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special dis more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award up to seven cooperative agreements for bay watershed education and training to support regional education and environmental priorities in the Gulf of Mexico. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $600,000 with a ceiling of $100,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) employment, labor and training, b) environment, c) natural resources and d)  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $305,000 cooperative agreement to the Appalachian Mountain Club of Boston, Massachusetts, for the operation and management of the New England National Scenic Trail. The agency description of the grant states: "In Massachusetts, the New England Trail (NET) has been designated as a National Scenic Trail of approximately 115 miles through 20 communities. The objectives include tr more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $289,760 cooperative agreement to the Connecticut Forest and Park Association for the operation and management of the New England National Scenic Trail. The agency description of the grant states: "In Connecticut, the New England Trail (NET) has been designated as a National Scenic Trail of approximately 115 miles through 20 communities. The objective include trail planning an more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $2 million cooperative agreement to the Delta Stewardship Council of California for the implementation and overseeing of the Bay-Delta Science Enterprise science studies program. The U.S. Geological Survey provided the following overview: "With collaboration between Reclamation and the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Science Program (DSP), this financial assistance agreement  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $105,000 cooperative agreement to the Farmington River Watershed Association of Simsbury, Connecticut, for the implementation of the a management plan. The agency description of the grant states: "The Agreement advances the objectives of the NPS and the Recipient in their mutual desire to conserve the resources of the Farmington River through implementation of the locally-deve more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it intends to award a $3.3 million cooperative agreement to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Illinois Natural History Survey; Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Missouri Department of Conservation; and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for Upper Mississippi River restoration long term resource monitoring. The funding opportunity number is G19AS00007 (CFDA 15.978). For mor more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $371,400 cooperative agreement to the Kupu of Honolulu, Hawaii, for the provision of experiential employment opportunities to student technicians in conservation, restoration and research throughout multiple National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Islands. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00337 (CFDA 15.676). For more information, contact Donna Mohler, 406/315 more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $328,000 cooperative agreement to the Minnesota Land Trust for a landscape conservation design for the Lower St. Louis River. The agency description of the grant states: "This project is developing a Landscape Conservation Design (LCD) approach for the Western Lake Superior region of the Great Lakes, building from an initial focus on the Lower St. Louis River. The LCD more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $28,000 cooperative agreement to the Mississippi State University for natural resource damage assessment and restoration. The agency description of the grant states: "The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Cross-Trustee Implementation Group (TIG) Monitoring and Adaptive Management (MAM) Workgroup has been directed to develop MAM guidance more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $48,790 cooperative agreement to the Oregon State University for condition assessment of bear management and indicators at the Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park in California. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00637 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Lilette Baltodano, 415/623-2251, Lilette_Baltodano@nps.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $70,012 cooperative agreement to the St. Mary's University of Minnesota for natural resource condition assessment at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Jacksonville, Florida. The agency description of the grant states: "The goal of this project is to develop information that assists Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve managers in efforts to develop near-term  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $89,051 cooperative agreement to the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center for the enhancement of water management capacity in the region of Cobre Valley. The agency description of the grant states: "The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) will identify knowledge gaps and community water management concerns in the region of Cobre Valley more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $942,265 cooperative agreement to the University of California, Santa Cruz, for an enhanced acoustic tagging, analysis and real-time monitoring of wild and hatchery salmonids at the Sacramento River Valley. The agency description of the grant states: "Project objectives are to deploy and service field monitoring acoustic telemetry stations at locations important to fish and wa more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $354,085 cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science for the assessment of threats to marine water quality conditions. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will collect and evaluate information about current marine water quality conditions adjacent to Assateague Island. This information is needed so that the NPS can more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $30,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Minnesota Duluth, Natural Resources Research Institute, for St. Louis River plant biology and community ecological expertise project support. The agency description of the grant states: "The USFWS is part of a large, complex, multi-partner habitat restoration project at Kingsbury Bay and Grassy Point in the Lower St.  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 a more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $133,034 cooperative agreement to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation for connecting people to the natural and cultural heritage of the Chesapeake region through the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. The agency description of the grant states: "Through a combination of actions, including increased access to natural, cultural, and histori more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $46,750 cooperative agreement to the Virginia Tech for natural resource damage assessment and restoration. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00336 (CFDA 15.658). For more information, contact Cara Collins, Cara_Collins@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $1,217,193 cooperative agreement to Waynesboro, Virginia, for natural resource damage assessment and restoration. The agency description of the grant states: "This is an announcement for issuing a single source financial assistance award to City of Waynesboro (Waynesboro) to improve habitat, water quality, and recreational fishing opportunities on City-owned land and  more ST