WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced that it expects to award up to 14 discretionary grants for the reduction of violent crime by improving justice system performance. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $14 million with a ceiling of $1 million 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, e more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a discretionary grant for the strengthening of the impact of community health workers on HIV care. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3 million with a ceiling of $500,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education and b) health. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and sp more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the design and implementation of an English language program that provides professional training for Afghan students under the auspices of the Afghan University Student Exchange Program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3 million. The funding is open to all types of applicants except for individuals and Afghan government entities. Organizations may sub-a more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Human Resources announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for financial and administrative activities for the Charles B. Rangel international affairs graduate fellowship and summer enrichment program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $3,675,000. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to private institutions of higher education. The agency description of the g more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to three cooperative agreements for technical assistance to improve services and results for children with disabilities. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.2 million with a ceiling of $400,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independe more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $25,000 cooperative agreement to the Emporia State University of Kansas for the survey of migrating and wintering birds at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. The agency description of the grant states: "The objective of this agreement is to survey migrating and wintering birds at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR). Data will provide preserve managers informat more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for drug discovery and development for disorders of the nervous system. No award amount was specified for this program. The agency said the grant was associated with a) education, b) health and c) income security and social services. The funding is open to small businesses. The agency description of the grant states: "The Blueprint N more ST

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $260,000 cooperative agreement to the Michigan State University, a member of the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for the evaluation of the relationship of community gravel beds in Lake Huron and Lake Erie. The agency description of the grant states: "Tree canopy cover in the United States is declining. Nowak and Greenfield (2012) documented that more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $25,000 cooperative agreement to the Pipestone Indian Shrine Association of Minnesota for the hosting of tribal consultations that provide an opportunity to discuss the unique resources that are preserved and protected through the Pipestone National Monument. The agency description of the grant states: "The goal of this project is to host tribal consultations and gatherings th more ST

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Education announced that it expects to award up to three cooperative agreements for technical assistance to improve services and results for children with disabilities. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1.2 million with a ceiling of $400,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with education. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; independe more ST