WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for projects to strengthen the bilateral ties between the U.S. and Portugal. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $25,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) arts, b) business and commerce, c) community development, d) education, e) energy, f) environment, g) humanities, h) information and statistics and i) science and technology and other research and developm more ST