SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is offering grants through its Small Shipyard Grant Program, with $8,750,000 available for fiscal year 2025. This grant is specifically purposed to fund capital and related improvements for qualified shipyard facilities. The objective is to enhance efficiency, promote competitive operations, and improve the quality of ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration within small shipyards. Applicants should be aware that funding is highly competitive, as the [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The Specialty Crop Research Initiative is offering this grant to solve critical industry issues through research and extension activities. This grant prioritizes multistate, multi-institutional, or trans-disciplinary projects that effectively communicate results to producers and the public. Eligible projects must address at least one of five key areas: advancing plant breeding and genomics for improved crop characteristics; identifying and mitigating threats from pests and diseases, including those affecting pollinators; [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This grant is for the purpose of funding rigorous secondary analysis of existing data from evaluated career pathways programs. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) aims to deepen understanding of how these programs, which provide post-secondary education, training, and support, effectively address the employment and self-sufficiency needs of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals. By analyzing data from projects like PACE and [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This NASA University Leadership Initiative (ULI2) grant is designed to empower university teams to demonstrate technical and organizational leadership in aeronautics. It aims to foster the development of unique technical solutions, define multi-disciplinary approaches, and implement innovative teaming strategies to enhance research impact. Research proposals are sought across six strategic thrusts in aeronautics, including safe and efficient global operations, commercial high-speed aircraft, ultra-efficient subsonic transports, safe/quiet/affordable vertical lift [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This grant is for State commercial motor vehicle (CMV) registration and enforcement agencies, offering crucial financial assistance to promote CMV safety. Administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) grant supports two key interrelated tasks. First, it enables agencies to determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier when licensing or registering the carrier, or while the license remains [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The Department of Energy is offering this grant to support its vision of securing diverse, resilient, and domestic supply chains for Critical Minerals and Materials. This grant expands the Critical Minerals Sustainability Program by funding Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) studies, including AACE Class 3 cost estimates. The primary purpose is to advance the recovery and refining of Critical Minerals and Materials from coal-based resources. A key focus is [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant program, operating under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), is a competitive, matching initiative designed to support public-private partnerships across the United States. This grant is for the purpose of funding projects that ensure the long-term protection, restoration, enhancement, and establishment of wetland and associated upland habitats. These efforts aim to benefit the diversity of wetland ecosystems and maintain abundant [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is offering the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund grant. Established under Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act, this program provides financial assistance to states, territories, and private entities. This grant is for the purpose of supporting cooperative projects vital for recovering and protecting endangered and threatened species and their habitats. It encompasses four unique opportunities, funding activities like land acquisition, [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The Biological Anthropology Program is offering this grant to advance scientific knowledge about the processes shaping biological diversity in living and fossil humans and their primate relatives. This grant is for supporting basic research on human and primate evolution, biological variation, and interactions between biology, behavior, and culture. It encourages research that demonstrates engagement with biological anthropological and evolutionary theory, employing diverse methods in field, laboratory, and computational [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The Biological Anthropology Program is offering this grant to advance scientific knowledge on processes shaping biological diversity in humans and their primate relatives. This grant supports basic research in human and primate evolution, biological variation, and biology-behavior-culture interactions. Proposals should engage with evolutionary theory, employ diverse field, lab, and computational methods, and cover multiple analysis levels and time scales. Ethical and societal impacts must be considered. This grant [...]