WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $90,000 cooperative agreement to the Cawaco RC&D Council of Birmingham, Alabama, for addressing water quality and imperiled species issues. The agency description of the grant states: "The protection and conservation of water resources is no longer a localized issue. Today, this is a real issue that affects local, regional, and national priorities and Alabama's futu more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $481,189 cooperative agreement to the Texas A&M University for endangered species conservation. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00359 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Teresa Crain, 404/679-4124, teresa_crain@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for marine debris research. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.5 million with a ceiling of $350,000 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 funding is open to state, local, tribal, and territory governm more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a cooperative institute for research in the atmosphere. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $100 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to non-fed more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Corporation for National and Community Service announced that it expects to award up to 211 discretionary grants for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $13.7 million with a ceiling of $729,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) community development, b) disaster prevention and relief, c) education, d) employment, labor and training, e) environment, f) food a more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for National Brownfields Training Conferences. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2.4 million. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The funding is open to states; tribes; local governments; non-profits; and industry and community groups. The agency description of the grant states: "The National Brownfields Training Conferences pr more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award up to three discretionary grants for an English education program with American cultural content at the Fukuoka American Center, American Shelf partner institutions or a public space in Japan. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3,000 with a ceiling of $1,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) arts, b) education, c) energy, d) environment,  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the establishment of the North Atlantic Regional Cooperative Institute. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $40,115,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to non-federal public and private non-profit universities, college more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $154,000 cooperative agreement to the California State University, Sacramento and University Enterprises Inc. for natural resource management. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is partnering with California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) and University Enterprises Incorporated (UEI) to support a more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $28,125 cooperative agreement to the East Carolina University for the monitoring of secretive marsh birds on coastal National Wildlife Refuges from North Carolina to Florida. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will be conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and East Carolina University. This project will fill critical data gaps for spec more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a$149,999 cooperative agreement to the Fish and Wildlife Foundation of Florida for the facilitation and development of tools to achieve broader landscape level goals for conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00361 (CFDA 15.608). For more information, contact Teresa Crain, 404/679-4124, teresa_crain@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $29,389 cooperative agreement to the Long Leaf Alliance of Andalusia, Alabama, for the restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem on private lands in South Carolina. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00354 (CFDA 15.631). For more information, contact Kerri Heywood, 404/679-4066, kerri_heywood@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $150,000 cooperative agreement to the Wildlife Foundation of Florida for Florida grasshopper sparrow research and conservation management. The agency description of the grant states: "The overarching purpose of this project is to maximize the potential for preventing the extinction of Florida grasshopper sparrow (FGSP) while employing multiple recovery actions to sta more ST