WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it expects to award up to five cooperative agreements for research and development to support field forecasting operations. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $600,000 with a ceiling of $150,000 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. i more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Corporation for National and Community Service announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the engagement of AmeriCorps members in evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions to strengthen communities. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) community development, b) disaster prevention and relief, c) education, d) employment, labor and training, e) environment, f) food and nutrition, g)  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $30,000 cooperative agreement to the Ironwood Tree Experience of Tucson, Arizona, for youth engagement through bird and habitat experiential education. The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program supports the conservation of birds and their habitats through collaborative partnerships that work to protect the  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- 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 Mississippi State University for the development of species distribution models and other applications to support species status assessments monitoring efforts. The agency description of the grant states: "The USFWS is working collaboratively with State Wildlife Agencies, Universities, Non-profits and others in the southeast to add more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $750,000 grant to the Navajo Nation of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah for the development and protection of the Nation's water resources. The agency description of the grant states: "The Nation is uniquely qualified to complete this project as all tasks are occurring within the Navajo Nation Reservation (Reservation) boundaries with limited and controlled access to tribal lands: more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $111,477 cooperative agreement to the University of Nevada, Reno, for native seed collection of plants with broad environmental tolerance to use for wildlife habitat restoration in Great Basin. The agency description of the grant states: "Restoration in the Great Basin is challenging, especially when trying to restore species that provide the highest habitat value. Ma more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issues request for information for the strengthening of environmental management and governance in Bangladesh. The agency description of the request for information states: "Bangladesh's ecosystems and biodiversity have suffered severe degradation due to rapid economic growth, unplanned urbanization, severe pollution, weak environmental governance, major infrastructure projects, a lack of land use policies and territorial man more ST