This week we are highlighting five grants you may have seen shared on Twitter by federal grant-making agencies recently. If you haven’t been following them but are interested in eSports, employment retention, conservation, mining, or scientific research, then check out these grants listed below.
Close Date: August 1, 2018
Opportunity: Promoting the eSports Industry in the MENA Region
Agency: Department of State, Assistance Coordination
Potential public-private partnership opportunity to advance U.S. economic interests in the NEA region & advance the eSports industry: https://t.co/lPN84lCmxk
— GP at State (@GPatState) July 10, 2018
Close Date: August 3, 2018
Opportunity: Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Demonstration Projects
Agency: Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy
Application deadline extended for Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Demonstration Project grants! They are now due on Friday, August 3, 2018 no later than 4:00 p.m. ET. https://t.co/SgBdc4EfbQ
— ePolicyWorks (@ePolicyWorks) July 18, 2018
Close Date: August 10, 2018
Opportunity: Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania Activity
Agency: U.S. Agency for International Development
Sometimes #USAIDTransforms by empowering the ability to keep things the same. @USAIDTanzania’s Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania Activity will conserve natural resources & habitat in the area incl that of chimps. Info on this CA at https://t.co/6179IDa6LF #workwithUSAID pic.twitter.com/imCdf3mz5P
— USAID Business Opps (@USAIDBizOpps) July 16, 2018
Close Date: August 31, 2018
Opportunity: Not-for Profit Acid Mine Drainage Watershed Cooperative Agreement Programs
Agency: Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining
#DYK OSMRE has provided more nearly $27million in funding 2 organizations through the #WatershedCooperativeAgreement program? Don’t miss your chance! Submit an application by 8/31. More info https://t.co/WZDA4mQmTg #WatershedCAP pic.twitter.com/9uUXlFNiuB
— OSMRE (@OSMRE) July 17, 2018
Close Date: Posted until superseded
Opportunity: Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Agency: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
#FundingFriday Research proposals are sought for the new Computational Social Sciences program. Visit page 31 of our new BAA to learn more: https://t.co/aldi6DFXW6 @AFResearchLab #BasicResearch #SocialScience #NewProgram
— AFOSR (@AFOSR) July 13, 2018
Wondering how these federal grants came to be? In general, grants originate from legislation that directs grant-making agencies to establish, fund, and monitor the programs. Find out more in the Grants Learning Center.
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