BLM Utah Opens $300K for Environmental Quality and Protection
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity (this program is currently accepting applications)
Opportunity: IIJA Bureau of Land Management Utah Environmental Quality and Protection
Overview and Eligible Uses: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and its partners mitigate hazards to protect public health and safety and the environment. Reclaim abandoned hardrock mine lands to productive uses including, but not limited to, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, and preservation of historical/cultural resources. LM Utah has an opportunity to work with partner organizations to assist with the following:
Reduce inventory of unreclaimed abandoned mines and orphaned wells. Reduce liabilities by eliminating or reducing human health and ecological risks posed by abandoned mines and OWs.
Reduce environmental degradation caused by abandoned mines and OWs.
Establish partnerships, where possible, with States, local governments, Tribes, and voluntary environmental and citizen groups, non-governmental organizations to pool resources and expertise to address abandoned mines.
Ensure that remediation and reclamation actions are effective and that lessons learned through post-project monitoring and study benefit risk- and pollution-reducing efforts.
Manage air quality for the protection of public health and sensitive ecosystems
Amount: $300,000 total; one award is anticipated, worth between $10,000 and $300,000.
Award Type: Cooperative agreement
Eligible Applicants:
State, county, city, or township governments
Federally and non-Federally recognized Native American tribal organizations.
Private, public, and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Special district governments
Key Dates: Applications are due April 11, 2023
Key Links: Grants.gov opportunity
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