WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $49,816 grant to the Arizona Game and Fish Department for the survey and mapping of the distribution of cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in Arizona and Mexico. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00356 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Janet Huff, 505/248-6477, janet_huff@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $31,000 cooperative agreement to the Lafayette Central Park Inc. of Louisiana for the establishment of the Moncus Park for the benefit of at-risk species. The agency description of the grant states: "The award is intended to engage in coastal prairie restoration (7 acres), bottomland hardwood restoration (5 acres), and invasive eradication/control (25 acres) for the b more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commissions for the design and implementation of status survey for the Cape Fear shiner. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00361 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Kerri Heywood, 404/679-4066, kerri_heywood@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it expects to award up to three discretionary grants for projects and studies that advance understanding of black duck ecology. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $360,000. 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 d more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award up to 23 cooperative agreements for weather, air quality and earth-system modeling research. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7 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. institutio more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $400,000 grant to the Colorado River Indian Tribes of Parker, Arizona, for the rehabilitation of No Name Lake backwater. The agency description of the grant states: "Work includes replacement of the existing Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) culvert with a 42-inch Outside Diameter, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) culvert; install a duckbill-style elastomer (non-corrodible) check va more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $31,000 cooperative agreement to the Lafayette Central Park Inc. of Louisiana for the establishment of the Moncus Park for the benefit of at-risk species. The agency description of the grant states: "The award is intended to engage in coastal prairie restoration (7 acres), bottomland hardwood restoration (5 acres), and invasive eradication/control (25 acres) for the b more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it intends to award a $165,000 cooperative agreement to the Mahidol University of Thailand for the establishment of a monitoring and surveillance center for zoonotic diseases in wildlife and exotic animals. The U.S. Geological Survey provided the following overview: "NWHC is a World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Collaborating Centre and in that role provides consultation and technical servi more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $45,000 cooperative agreement to the Maniilaq Association of Alaska for a workshop on the topic of Inupiaq Place Names in Kotzebue with tribal representation. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00585 (CFDA 15.946). For more information, contact Erica Cordeiro, 907/644-3315, Erica_Cordeiro@nps.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $70,000 grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for the analysis of existing information on double crested cormorant impacts on fish and fish population responses. The agency description of the grant states: "The researcher, guided by the Working Group and Michigan State University's Quantitative Fishery Center experts, would develop predictive models to more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commissions for the design and implementation of status survey for the Cape Fear shiner. The funding opportunity number is F19AS00361 (CFDA 15.657). For more information, contact Kerri Heywood, 404/679-4066, kerri_heywood@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $30,000 grant to the Salcha-Delta Soil and Water Conservation District of Delta Junction, Alaska, for the development of a wetland credit-debit methodology. The agency description of the grant states: " The funding opportunity number is F19AS00353 (CFDA 15.664). For more information, contact Bob Henszey, 907/456-0323, bob_henszey@fws.gov. more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $448,818 grant to the Southern Nevada Water Authority for the development of a travelling museum exhibition designed to enhance public understanding of the complex issues that surround the Colorado River. The agency description of the grant states: "The proposed Colorado River Exhibit is a unique approach to engage the public, elected officials and other decision-makers in an  more ST