WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it expects to award up to 15 cooperative agreements for coral reef conservation in American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and coral-dominated banks in the U.S. portions of the Gulf of Mexico. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million with a ceiling of $80,000 for each aw more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it expects to award up to 50 discretionary grants for the Environmental Justice Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.5 million with a ceiling of $30,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with environment. The agency description of the grant states: "The Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) Program provides funding directly to community-based org more ST

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

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the centers of excellence research on the Gulf Coast Region. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $8,312,327. 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 sta governments; public and state controlled institutions of higher education; and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for construction and real property acquisition activities. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $97,756,846. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment and b) natural resources. The funding is open to state and county governments. The agency description of the grant states: "Under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities,  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for Gulf Coast restoration. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $97,756,846. The agency said the grant was associated with a) employment, labor and training, b) environment and c) natural resources. The funding is open to state and county governments. The agency description of the grant states: "Under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportuniti more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $33,000 cooperative agreement to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for an annual census of the Washington sea otter population, which provides distribution information and population status and trend data. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00043 (CFDA 15.664). For more information, contact Pamela Moore, 509/893-8016, pamela_moore@fws.gov. more ST