The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting applications for its Nevada Environmental Quality Protection Program.
Donor Name: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
State: Nevada
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/19/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State office and its partners mitigate hazards to protect public health and safety and the environment, and 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.
The BLM’s AML Program supports these priorities by focusing efforts in the following areas:
- environmental compliance, and the identification, inventory, cleanup and remediation of legacy contaminated features and sites;
- immediate response to releases of hazardous substances, wastes and materials onto public lands;
- mitigation of priority AML sites and features;
- improving all BLM environmental programs including environmental audits; and,
- providing program training and awareness.
Funding Opportunity Goals
- Reclaim abandoned hardrock mine lands to productive uses including, but not limited to, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, and preservation of historical/cultural resources.
- Reduce liabilities by eliminating or reducing human health and ecological risks posed by abandoned mines.
- Establish partnerships, where possible, with States, local governments, Tribes, and voluntary environmental and citizen groups, nongovernmental organizations to pool resources and expertise to address abandoned mines.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $3,400,000
- Maximum Award: $700,000
- Minimum Award: $100,000
Grant Period
Projects cannot be funded for more than a five-year period.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
