WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for the promotion of financial technology sector in Middle East and North Africa. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million. The agency said the grant was associated with business and commerce. The funding is open to U.S. or foreign non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations; or small businesses with functi more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for endangered and threatened species recovery. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) environment and b) natural resources. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school districts; private, public more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service announced that it expects to award up to four discretionary grants for the financing of extension and improvement of water and waste disposal systems in rural areas. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) agriculture, b) community development, c) environment and d) health. The funding is open to nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) statu more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the promotion of civil society, rule of law, and transparent and accountable government in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million. The funding is open to U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations or nongovernment organizations and public international organization more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the strengthening of local media outreach and security in Yemen. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1,250,000. The funding is open to nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) ann more ST

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service announced that it expects to award up to 10 discretionary grants for the provision of loans for household water well systems. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) agriculture, b) community development, c) environment and d) health. The funding is open to private and non-profit organizations legally established and located with more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration announced that it expects to award up to three discretionary grants for the improvement of access to and continuity of maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.8 million. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit, entit more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a Black History Month performance program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $100,000. The agency said the grant was associated with arts. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "As part of  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the design and implementation of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Conservation Professionals Program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $100,000. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agenc more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the promotion of volunteerism and community engagement in South Africa. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $115,000. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The Public Affairs Section of the U. more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Service announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $13.5 million with a ceiling of $500,000 for each award in the program. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school districts; private, public and state controlled institutio more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Office announced that it expects to award up to 56 cooperative agreements for photovoltaics and concentrating solar-thermal power research and development, balance of systems soft costs reduction, innovations in manufacturing hardware incubator and advanced solar systems integration technologies. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $130 million. The agency said the grant was associated with  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the promotion of mutual understanding and cultural dialogue between the U.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $15,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) arts and b) education. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school districts; private, public and state contr more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award up to five discretionary grants for high-risk research in biological anthropology and archaeology. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $150,000 with a ceiling of $35,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district gove more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies that are committed to introducing or expanding free enterprise in their agricultural economies. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $155 million with a ceiling of $10 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with agric more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for addressing acts of impunity by perpetrators including security forces, national, and local government officials implicated in Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1,975,305. The agency said the grant was associated with community development. The funding is open to nonprofits that do not have a 50 more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Department of State announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for a job skills development and mentoring program in Basrah, Dhi Qar, Maysan, and Muthanna, Iraq. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $200,000. The agency said the grant was associated with employment, labor and training. The funding is open to nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "This project will match 60  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S Department of Energy announced that it expects to award up to 24 cooperative agreements for wind energy technologies. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $28.1 million with a ceiling of $5 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with energy. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school districts; private, public and state controlled institu more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for the English Access Microscholarship Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $285,000. The funding is open to Ukrainian and U.S. non-profits and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The English Access Microscholarship Program (Access) is a global program supported by the U.S. Department more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living announced that it expects to award up to 10 cooperative agreements for the enhancement of state adult protective services. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3 million with a ceiling of $350,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with income security and social services. The funding is open to state, county, city, township a more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the protection of South Africa heritage and reduction of demand for wildlife. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $30,000. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The Public Affairs Section of t more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the development of informatics technologies for cancer research and management. This funding opportunity uses the research project-cooperative agreements mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open to state, county, city, more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for humanities collections preservation and access education and training. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $350,000. The agency said the grant was associated with humanities. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal g more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for research and development that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $350,000. The agency said the grant was associated with humanities. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; private, public and state controlled more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a program to teach English for Specific Purposes to journalists from Afghan media outlets and export-oriented business professionals in Afghanistan. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $360,000. The funding is open to all types of applicants except for individuals. The agency description of the grant states: "The more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to *** discretionary grants for centers of excellence in ethical, legal and social implications research. This funding opportunity uses the research project with complex structure mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $4 million with a ceiling of $650,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associa more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the training of HAZMAT instructors. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $4 million with a ceiling of $1 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with transportation. The funding is open to non-profits and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. T more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health announced that it expects to award up to 14 discretionary grants for the expansion of youth participation in sports and encourage regular physical activity. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $400,000. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independent school di more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for an exchange program for mayors and municipal leaders in the U.S. and South Africa. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $45,000. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The funding opportunity number is DOS-PTA-201910 (CFDA 19.040). It wa more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the development of sample sparing assays for monitoring immune responses. This funding opportunity uses the resource-related research projects-cooperative agreements mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to state more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to 25 cooperative agreements for technical services to assist producers to plan or implement natural resource conservation practices in Arkansas. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to eligible entities; non-profits; governmental or non-gov more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to six cooperative agreements for optimizing the management and outcomes for cancer survivors transitioning to follow-up care. This funding opportunity uses the research project grant mechanism. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5 million. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for training and technical assistance to assist in planning, operating, and assessing delinquency prevention, intervention and juvenile justice systems improvement projects. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5,791,748. The agency said the grant was associated with law, justice and legal services. The fund more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a series of workshops, lectures and media campaigns to train trainers and educators to educate South Africans to be responsible consumers of news. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $50,000. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The a more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the promotion of freedom of expression in Malaysia. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $500,000. The funding is open to U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations or nongovernment organizations and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-pr more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the renovation and preservation of the Badinan Gate in Kurdistan, Iraq. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $500,000. The funding is open to public and private non-profit organizations. The agency description of the grant states: "The gate consists of the upper stairway, entrance of the gate, and the lower stairway. The eligible organization will submit prop more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 40 cooperative agreements for the strengthening of public health systems and services through national partnerships to improve and protect the nation's health. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $55,312,500 with a ceiling of $10 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with hea more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award up to 100 cooperative agreements for the enhancement and increase of partnerships with agencies and organizations implementing highest priority recovery actions for federally listed endangered and threatened species. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $6 million with a ceiling of $3 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service announced that it expects to award up to 25 discretionary grants for the Rural Community Development Initiative. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $6 million with a ceiling of $250,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) agriculture and b) community development. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governm more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for advanced development of informatics technologies for cancer research and management. This funding opportunity uses the resource-related research projects- cooperative agreements mechanism. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $600,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The fun more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the promotion, creation and networking of substance use disorder studies researchers and programs in universities in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa and Eastern Europe. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $600,000. The funding is open to U.S. based non-profit or non-governmenta more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award up to two discretionary grants for the Ngawang Choephel Fellows Program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $600,000. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The Ngawang Choephel Fellows Program i more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for combating elections-related disinformation and hate speech in Sri Lanka. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $661,725. The agency said the grant was associated with community development. The funding is open to nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "With pa more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.s. Army Corps of Engineers of Kansas City District, Missouri, announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for bat survey and assessment in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $68,328. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The project is to evaluate military operatio more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Office announced that it expects to award up to six cooperative agreements for projects that advance geothermal development by understanding subsurface state of stress and managing lost circulation events in drilling. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7 million with a ceiling of $3.5 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with energy. The funding is more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced that it expects to award up to five discretionary grants for the enhancement of task force leadership, operations and management. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7.5 million with a ceiling of $500,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) employment, labor and training, c) humanities, d) information and statistics and more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award up to nine discretionary grants for study of fairness in artificial intelligence. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7.6 million. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to non-profit, non-academic organizations including independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies a more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute dedicated to advancing cybersecurity in energy efficient manufacturing. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $70 million. The agency said the grant was associated with energy. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and spec more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 25 cooperative agreements for a comprehensive public health approach to asthma control through evidence-based interventions. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $70 million with a ceiling of $800,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with health. The funding is open to state, co more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the implementation of a series of four hackathons in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $70,000. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; non-profits; and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Emb more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for the promotion of public awareness and implementation of Farm Bill activities through conservation outreach, workshops and training. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $70,000. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to federally-recognized Indian Tribe; st more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for Tunisia Chambers of Commerce capacity building. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $700,000. The funding is open to U.S. or foreign non-profit organizations; for-profit organizations; private, public or state institutions of higher education; public international organizations; and small businesses with function and regional  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs announced that it expects to award up to 20 cooperative agreements for projects that advance cooperation between U.S. and Turkey. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $75,000. The agency said the grant was associated with a) arts, b) education and c) science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to private institutions of higher education; Native American more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Department of State announced that it expects to award up to seven cooperative agreements for enhanced citizen engagement and strengthened civil society advocacy and capacity in Jordan. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $750,000 with a ceiling of $350,000 for each award in the program. The funding is open to local organizations of civil society, non-profit organizations, community groups, non-governmental organizations, professional associat more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a program addressing security sector stabilization in Nigeria. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $760,000. The agency said the grant was associated with community development. The funding is open to nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. The agency description of the grant states: "The mission of the U.S.  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for training and technical assistance to support the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $8 million with a ceiling of $5 million for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) consumer protection, b) employment, labor and training, c) health, d) humani more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration announced that it expects to award up to 21 discretionary grants for the planning and implementation of comprehensive reentry programs to help formerly incarcerated adults who have been involved in the adult justice system make successful transitions back to the community. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $82.5 million with a ceiling of $4.5 million for each award in the progr more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration announced that it expects to award up to 20 discretionary grants for the planning and implementation of comprehensive reentry programs to help young adults who have been involved in the juvenile justice system make successful transitions back to the community. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $82.5 million with a ceiling of $4.5 million for each award in the program. The agenc more ST

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for a rehabilitation research and training center on employment of transition-age youth with disabilities. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $875,000. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to state, county, city, townsh more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 16 discretionary grants for the Family Drug Court Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $9 million with a ceiling of $750,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with law, justice and legal services. The funding is open to states; territories; state courts; local courts; units of loc more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for an exchange for South African and American undergraduate students and nearby youth community leaders dedicated to developing and implementing environmentally supportive on-campus or in-community projects. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $90,000. The funding is open to private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; non-profits; an more ST

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the training of HAZMAT instructors who will then train public-sector responders. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $938,000. The agency said the grant was associated with transportation. The funding is open to non-profits and non-profits having a 501(c)3 status with the IRS. The agency descri more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $46,410 cooperative agreement to the American Conservation Experience of Flagstaff, Arizona, for a maintenance intern to assist in improving the cultural landscapes and gardens at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, Georgia. The agency description of the grant states: "The intern will work closely with staff in doing work that will enrich visitors enjoyment of  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $35,000 cooperative agreement to the Conservation Biology Institute of Corvallis, Oregon, for the Quino Checkerspot butterfly augmentation project. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00166 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Anne Robb, 760/431-9440, Anne_Robb@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a pragmatic clinical trial to establish efficacy of managing reduced iron stores on risk of clinically important events in older adults with heart failure and anemia. This funding opportunity uses the research project-cooperative agreements mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was a more ST

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for sustained support for informatics technologies for cancer research and management. This funding opportunity uses the resource-related research projects- cooperative agreements mechanism. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open t more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $112,377 cooperative agreement to the Great Basin Institute of Reno, Nevada, for line-distance surveys to evaluate the status of the Mojave desert tortoise. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00163 (CFDA 15.608). For more information, contact Mark Fabes, 775/861-6389, mark_fabes@fws.gov. more ST