WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency announced through a broad agency announcement that it expects to award up to two grants or cooperative agreements for inner city innovation hubs. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2.8 million with a ceiling of $700,000. The categories of funding activity are a) environment, b) natural resources and c) science and technology and other research and development. Eligible applic more ST

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- 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. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $250,000. Eligible Applicants: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Pr more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced that it expects to award up to four cooperative agreements for scientific studies to understand marine, coastal or human environments affected by offshore oil and gas or other mineral exploration in Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $733,000 with a ceiling of $400,000. The category of funding activity is environment. Eligible Appli more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for NIST standards services curricula development. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $250,000 with a ceiling of $75,000. The category of funding activity is science and technology and other research and development. Additional Information on Eligibility: Accredited institutions of higher education more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the rural telementoring training center program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million. Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include domestic public, private, and non-profit organizations. Domestic entities including tribes and tribal organizations, faith-based  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the establishment and operation of a website for the child care and early education research connections database. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1 million. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: State governments; Public and State cont more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the teachers of critical languages program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1,375,000. Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; and Private institutions of higher education. The a more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the development of a training and technical assistance program to reduce stigma for people with HIV. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $1,650,000. Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants include public and non-profit private entities, including health departments, state a more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the operation of a national center on early childhood development, teaching, and learning. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $10.2 million. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: County governments, Native American tribal organizations (oth more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the establishment of a quality improvement center on family-centered reunification. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2 million. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: For profit organizations other than small businesses; Independent scho more ST

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for a smoking machine adaptor design project for electronic nicotine delivery system, cigars, and heated tobacco products. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2 million. The categories of funding activity are a) business and commerce, b) food and nutrition, c) health and d) science and technology and other resea more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for alumni thematic international exchange seminars. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $2,250,000. Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; and Private institutions of higher education.  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for an academic exchange program for Pakistan student leaders on comparative public policymaking. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $400,000. Eligible Applicants: Private institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; and Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, oth more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the community engagement exchange program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $5 million. Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; and Private institutions of higher education. The ag more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the survey of international educational exchange activity in U.S. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $500,000. Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; and Private institutions of high more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the operation of a national center on program management and fiscal operations. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $6.5 million. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institution more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the operation of a national center on health, behavioral health and safety. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7,582,500. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other tha more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the administration of Fulbright teacher exchange programs. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $9,075,000. Eligible Applicants: Private institutions of higher education; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; and Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher ed more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award up to three cooperative agreements for research in innovative cohort studies that identify clinical, lifestyle, genomic, and other factors that affect health outcomes in cancer survivors. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $3.9 million with a ceiling of $750,000. The categories of funding activity are a) education and b) health. Elig more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for the administration of the South Pacific scholarship program and the U.S. Timor-Leste scholarship program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $700,000. Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education; and more ST

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families announced that it expects to award up to 16 cooperative agreements for the Wilson-Fish temporary assistance for needy families coordination program. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $8 million with a ceiling of $800,000. The category of funding activity is income security and social services. Eligible Applicants: Special district governments; City or town more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance announced that it expects to award up to eight cooperative agreements for the strengthening of the medical examiner-coroner system program. The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is 125,000. The categories of funding activity are a) humanities, b) information and statistics, c) law, justice and legal services and d) science and technology and other research and development. Eligible Applicants: County more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to 33 cooperative agreements for partnerships to help enhance the implementation of natural resource conservation key technical services and projects in Georgia. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $2.5 million with a ceiling of $600,000. The categories of funding activity are a) agriculture, b) environment and c) natural resources. El more ST

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued a funding opportunity announcement for clinical trials in organ transplantation in children and adults. No award amount was specified for this program. Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educatio more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $255,299 cooperative agreement to the Portland State University of Oregon for ethnographic overview and assessment of the Pinnacles National Park in California. The category of funding activity is cultural resources. The funding opportunity number is P20AS00059 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Jason Whitehead, 415/623-2254, Jason_Whitehead@nps.gov. [Category: A more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $177,250 cooperative agreement to the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Museum of the North for baseline archaeological inventory in western Arctic national parks. The categories of funding activity are a) humanities and b) information and statistics. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "This agreement is to fund an overall project with two National Par more ST

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it intends to award a $49,500 cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland for the creation of metrics to map and classify palm vegetation. The category of funding activity is natural resources. The U.S. Geological Survey provided the following overview: "University of Maryland will work collaboratively with USGS and colleagues in the multi institutional remote sensing group in Guatemala  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $331,208 cooperative agreement to the University of Nevada, Reno, for the study of the efficacy of ultraviolet light to treat aquatic vegetation in an unlined canals. The categories of funding activity are a) natural resources and b) science and technology and other research and development. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Bureau of Reclamati more ST