WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $38,553 cooperative agreement to the Envirosurvey Inc. of San Francisco, California, for endangered species conservation and recovery. The agency description of the grant states: "This funding opportunity is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to Envirosurvey, Inc. to help meet the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service' (Service) need for recovery of threatene more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $73,295 cooperative agreement to The Ocean Foundation for the monitoring and management of nesting sea turtles at the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00373 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Kerri Heywood, 404/679-4066, kerri_heywood@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the Cooperative Research Units Program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1 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 Cooperative Research Units Cooperating Universities. The agency description more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award up to 30 cooperative agreements for the conservation of marine turtles. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.5 million with a ceiling of $80,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) agriculture, b) business and commerce, c) community development, d) education, e) employment, labor and training, f) envi more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for examining the existing northern California offshore wind resources, interconnection constraints and transmission upgrade costs. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $150,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) energy and b) environment. The funding is open to state governments and public and state cont more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award up to 42 cooperative agreements for weather and air quality research. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $16.2 million with a ceiling of $500,000 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 U.S. institutions of higher educat more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the 3D Elevation Program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $500,000. 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 state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school districts more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $45,000 cooperative agreement to the College of William and Mary of Williamsburg, Virginia, for the assessment of survival rates of the Ipswich Sparrow. The agency description of the grant states: "The goals of this project are to fill in the knowledge gaps of this migratory species of concern to better understand its overwintering habitat needs on a landscape level." The fu more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $85,000 cooperative agreement to the Ducks Unlimited of Memphis, Tennessee, for field validation of polygon classification. The agency description of the grant states: "This work will validate the wetland categories used in the Service's 6th decadel Status and Trends of the nation's wetlands. It will use aerial imagery and some field trips to verify the imagery." Th more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- 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 Envirosurvey Inc. of San Francisco, California, for coastal implementation of priority recovery actions for Southwest Puerto Rico endangered plant species. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00369 (CFDA 15.630). For more information, contact Kerri Heywood, 404/679-4066, kerri_heywood@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Corporation for National and Community Service announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for engaging AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. No award amount was specified for this 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 and nutrition, g) health, h more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $60,000 cooperative agreement to the Texas A&M University for Lower Keys Marsh rabbit post-hurricane assessment and recovery. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00377 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Kerri Heywood, 404/679-4066, kerri_heywood@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $73,295 cooperative agreement to The Ocean Foundation for the monitoring and management of nesting sea turtles at the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The funding opportunity number is F18AS00373 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Kerri Heywood, 404/679-4066, kerri_heywood@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it intends to award a $200,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Alaska-Fairbanks for the study of hydrocarbon seeps in the Lower Cook Inlet, Gulf of Alaska, Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea Outer Continental Shelf planning areas. The agency description of the grant states: "The study will also identify further information needs and develop recommendations for a field campaign tha more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $268,290 cooperative agreement to the University of Rhode Island for the assessment of Nor'easter vulnerability for Acadia National Park in Maine, and Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. The agency description of the grant states: "The objectives of this project are to comprehensively investigate the hazards from Nor more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $163,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Washington for the development of adaptive management strategies to promote resiliency in Alpine plant species. The funding opportunity number is P18AS00730 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Lilette Baltodano, 415/623-2251, Lilette_Baltodano@nps.gov. more ST