WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to eight discretionary grants for the Charter Schools Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $108 million. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state entities. The agency description of the grant states: "The major purposes of the Charter Schools Program (CSP) are to expand opportunities for all students, particularly traditionally underserved students, to attend public charter  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the provision of biomedical research experiences for undergraduate students. This funding opportunity uses the academic research enhancement award mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $300,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher educatio more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the research enhancement award program for health professional schools and graduates schools of arts and sciences. This funding opportunity uses the research enhancement award mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $300,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) health and c) income security and social services. The funding is open  more ST