The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking applications for the New Mexico Environmental Quality and Protection Program to protect public health and safety and the environment, restore watersheds for resources, recreation, fish, wildlife, and domestic animals, and manage air quality for the protection of public health and sensitive ecosystems, and return lands to productive uses including, but not limited to, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, and preservation of historical/cultural resources.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: New Mexico
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000 – $110,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
Program Goals
- Reclaim abandoned hard rock mine lands to productive uses including, but not limited to, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, and preservation of historical/cultural resources.
- 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 orphaned wells
- Reduce environmental degradation caused by abandoned mines and orphaned wells.
- Establish partnerships, where possible, with States, local governments, Tribes, voluntary environmental and citizen groups, and 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
The BLM’s AML Program and Orphan Well Project support these priorities by focusing efforts on the following areas: 1) environmental compliance, and the identification, inventory, cleanup, and remediation of legacy contaminated features and sites; 2) immediate response to releases of hazardous substances, wastes, and materials onto public lands; 3) mitigation of priority AML and Orphan Well sites and features; 4) improving all BLM environmental programs via an environmental management system including environmental audits; and, 5) providing program training and awareness.
Funding Information
- Maximum Award – $110,000
- Minimum Award – $50,000
Grant Period
- Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
