Project Grant 90TS0090

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded a $562,000 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The 5-year project aims to transform a 6.5-acre wetland on UTRGV's Port Isabel campus into an accessible outdoor classroom and laboratory. Key components include: (1) an experimental living shoreline to protect ~2,000 linear feet of disappearing shoreline,...

The federal Project Grant award of $450,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787) supports the Cityserve Network's delivery of age-appropriate, medically accurate, and culturally responsive educational programming focused on topics such as self-regulation, healthy relationships, goal-setting, and sexual risk avoidance. The 24-month grant, awarded on September...

The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Kingston & Ulster County, Inc. was awarded a $291,407 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902). This funding supports the YMCA's efforts to introduce high school students in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley region to educational opportunities and career pathways in natural resource conservation and sustainable agriculture. The...

The federal Project Grant award of $449,428 from the Administration for Children and Families' Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787) supports the "THE RISE PROJECT" implemented by Pro Youth & Families Inc., a non-profit organization based in Sacramento, California. This 24-month grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will fund the delivery of evidence-based sexual risk avoidance education and youth...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,000,000.00 in funding to the Town of Manila to implement a project to incorporate Ylincheta Lane into its wastewater system. The activities to be performed under this award include engineering services related to the preliminary design, final design, and construction of the project. The anticipated deliverables are design plans...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to Youth For Christ Central Valley under the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787). The 24-month grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will fund the implementation of sexual risk avoidance education programs targeting youth aged 10-19. The programs aim to promote healthy youth development through...

This $450,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under CFDA 10.902 (Soil and Water Conservation) is a partnership between NRCS and the University of Puerto Rico, Estación Experimental Agrícola (Agricultural Experiment Station) to provide on-the-job training and employment opportunities. The intent is to encourage Hispanic students to pursue careers with NRCS. The award runs from August 12, 2024 to April 18, 2025 and will fund this training and...

The U.S. National Park Service awarded a $147,217.30 Cooperative Agreement to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization, under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931). The funding will support a project to enhance and expand the ecological restoration, climate adaptability, environmental resilience, disaster recovery, and visitor accessibility of the Salt River Bay Historical Park and Ecological Preserve in the U.S. Virgin...

This $400,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) will fund a collaborative research project between the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (UPR-RP) and the USGS. The project aims to assess past and current geologic hazard preparedness and response activities in Puerto Rico, with the goal of identifying opportunities to refine and align these activities and build geologic hazards capacity through training and...

This $450,000 Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), supports a partnership between NRCS and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) to provide on-the-job training and employment opportunities. The intent is to encourage aspiring Hispanic students to pursue careers with NRCS. The award period runs from September 2024 through April 2025. As a prominent...