Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation

 

The Not-for-Profit, Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Reclamation - Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) seeks applications from eligible applicants to restore streams affected by AMD to a level that will support a diverse biological community and provide recreational opportunities for the community.

Active 15.253 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 It is anticipated that 12 applications will be received and approved, contingent upon funding appropriations at an award of $100,000 per application for Fiscal Year 2017. Approximately 15 applications were received and approved, contingent upon funding appropriations at an award of approximately $100,000 per application.
Fiscal Year 2018 The program administered 145 awards in 2018 total funding in the amount of $942,955
Fiscal Year 2020 OSM received 12 applications and plans to make 7 awards in fiscal year 2020.
Fiscal Year 2021 Funding was made available to assist local 501(c)(3) status organizations and groups to undertake local AMD reclamation projects to improve the water quality of streams impacted by acid mine drainage. The funding priorities and technical focus are to restore streams affected by AMD to a level that will support a diverse biological community and provide recreational opportunities for the public. Non-Federal entities used WCAP funds for AMD problems related to SMCRA defined abandoned coal mining activities and processes, which include remediation of AMD, sources of AMD, and installation of passive or active water treatment systems, including repairs and renovations. Projects may also include reclamation of lands that are contributing sediment or acid forming materials to streams.
Fiscal Year 2022 For fiscal year 2022 eleven (11) projects were selected with total funding of $1,001,557. That funding was made available to assist local 501(c)(3) status organizations and groups to undertake local AMD reclamation projects to improve the water quality of streams impacted by acid mine drainage. The funding priorities and technical focus will be to restore streams affected by AMD to a level that will support a diverse biological community and provide recreational opportunities for the public. Non-Federal entities will use WCAP funds for AMD problems related to SMCRA defined abandoned coal mining activities and processes, which include remediation of AMD, sources of AMD, and installation of passive or active water treatment systems, including repairs and renovations. Projects may also include reclamation of lands that are contributing sediment or acid forming materials to streams. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, as amended; Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 91 Stat. 445-532
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, as amended; Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 91 Stat. 445-532 Recipients must be not-for-profit IRS 501(c)(3) status organizations. Federal, state, local governments, colleges, and universities are not eligible to receive direct funding. Communities impacted by streams polluted by AMD will benefit from this program. Proof of not-for-profit IRS 501(c)(3) organization status and state certification of project eligibility are required. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Applications must be submitted through grants.gov in response to a NOFO. Application will be reviewed as received on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed to determine whether they are eligible, complete, and responsive and aligned with the respective program objectives and research grant areas as described in the Program Description. o Applications determined to be ineligible, incomplete, and/or non-responsive based on the initial screening will be eliminated from further review. o Applications that are determined to be eligible, complete, and responsive will proceed for full merit reviews in accordance with the review and selection processes set forth below for each of the respective programs. o At least three objective reviewers, knowledgeable in the subject matter of this NOFO and its objectives, will evaluate each application based on the evaluation criteria o Each reviewer will assign individual scores to each criterion for each application. o The scores provided by each reviewer for each application will then be combined to form a composite score for each application, which serves as the basis for the relative ordering or ranking of applications. o OSMRE may select some, all, or none of the applications, or part(s) of any particular application. o The OSMRE Field Directors or his/her designee approves and awards cooperative agreements for this program. Please refer to the applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity posted on Grants.gov, for the application submission deadline. Please refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity posted on Grants.gov, for the application submission deadline. Applications will be considered on a continuing/rolling bases until the closing date identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity posted on grants.gov. Applications will be accepted up to 60 day from the time a Notice of Funding Opportunity is posted on grants.gov. Applications will be considered on a continuing/rolling bases until the announcement closing date. Not applicable. Renewals are not applicable; Each recipient grantee may apply for non-funded extensions of time as necessary to complete the project up to one year. If additional funding is need an additional application must be submitted in response to a Notice of Funding Opportunity. Please refer to the funding opportunity for criteria for selecting proposals. Funding is available to assist local organizations, especially watershed groups, to improve the water quality of streams impacted by AMD. Lands and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under Section 404 of Public Law 95-87 are those which were mined for coal or which were affected by such mining, waste banks, coal processing, or other coal mining processes, and for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under state or other Federal laws. Performance Reports: Cooperative Agreements require substantial involvement in the scope of work and are subject to performance monitoring. Substantial involvement will be limited to one or more of the following areas: (a) Approval of the recipient’s implementation plans; (b) Review of the recipient's monitoring and evaluation plans; (c) Approval of specified key personnel; (d) Concurrence in the substantive provisions of subawards. Not applicable. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be retained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure ; If any litigation, claim, or audit is started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken, in accordance with 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart D ?200.334. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The cooperative agreements will have a performance period of two years. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. Unified Interior Regions 1 & 2 (formerly Appalachian Region) Sami Jae Grimes Division Chief Program Assistance Division 3 Parkway Center Drive South Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Email: sgrimes@osmre.gov Phone: (412) 937-2177 Megan Bawks Grants Management Specialist 3 Parkway Center Drive South Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Email: mbawks@osmre.gov Phone: (412) 937-2882 Jenna Hincks Charleston Field Office AML Program Specialist 1027 Virginia Street East Charleston, West Virginia 25301 Email: Jhinks@osmre.gov Phone: (304) 347-7162, Ext: 3046 Unified Interior Regions 3, 4 & 6 (formerly Mid-Content Region) Paul Fritsch Branch Chief, Program & Technology Support 501 Belle Street, Suite 216 Alton, IL 62002 Email: pfritsch@osmre.gov Phone: (618) 463-6463, Ext: 5113 Yolande Norman-Moore, Chief, Division of Reclamation Support,
Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20240 US
ynorman@osmre.gov
Phone: (202) 208-2868
Fax: (202) 219-0239.

James Cash
Room 4551
Department of Interior (DOI)
DOI HQ Building
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
Washington, DC 20240 USA
acash@osmre.gov
Phone: 202-742-0778 http://www.osmre.gov 14-5015-0-2-999 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$1,001,557.00; FY 23 est $1,500,000.00; FY 24 est $1,500,000.00; FY 21$2,000,000.00; FY 20$1,000,000.00; FY 19$711,025.00; FY 18$942,953.00; FY 17$1,500,000.00; - The approximate average amount of each financial assistance award is $100,000. The FY 2024 obligation estimate is subject to the availability of appropriations. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-87) as amended. Fiscal Year 2017 Program anticipates funding projects for vertical flow ponds limestone cells, and anoxic limestone drain construction. The Programs anticipates funding projects to assist local organizations, especially watershed groups, to improve the water quality of streams impacted by AMD. These projects will include land and water projects eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under Section 404 of Public Law 95-87. The Program anticipates funding projects affected by waste banks, coal processing, or other coal mining processes, and for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under state or other Federal laws.
Fiscal Year 2018 Program has not yet selected projects for funding.
Fiscal Year 2020 AMD Passive Treatment System Project. The project will involve the development of a passive AMD treatment system in the form of an auto-flushing vertical flow pond and settling pond to remove a significant source of acid mine drainage (AMD) from the Watershed. The AMD source has never been treated, and is the last significant source of untreated AMD in the watershed.
Fiscal Year 2021 The community-based organizations undertook local projects to clean streams affected by Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). Funds were primarily used for project construction. WCAP projects resulted in improvements of land and water resources and promotes other beneficial uses such as fish and wildlife habitat and recreational areas. Communities were strengthened and capacity increased due to the awareness, knowledge, and outreach that this program fosters.
Fiscal Year 2022 For fiscal year 2022 eleven (11) projects were selected with total funding of $1,001,557. OSMRE designed the Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) to assist citizens affected by the negative environmental impacts from coal mining. This program, initially implemented in 1999, makes funds available directly to not-for-profit organizations; 501(c)(3), especially small local watershed organizations. These community-based organizations undertake local projects to clean streams affected by Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). The watershed organizations that apply for the funding typically receive up to $100,000 for each reclamation project. Funds are primarily used for project construction. Agencies are encouraged to have other partners contribute either funding or in-kind services, which increases the reach and impact of Federal resources. OSMRE’s WCAP funding results in improvements of land and water resources and promotes other beneficial uses such as fish and wildlife habitat and recreational areas. Communities are strengthened and capacity increased due to the awareness, knowledge, and outreach that this program fosters.
Fiscal Year 2023 No award selections have been made for FY 2023. OSMRE designed the Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) to assist citizens affected by the negative environmental impacts from coal mining. This program, initially implemented in 1999, makes funds available directly to not-for-profit organizations; 501(c)(3), especially small local watershed organizations. These community-based organizations undertake local projects to clean streams affected by Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). The watershed organizations that apply for the funding typically receive up to $100,000 for each reclamation project. Funds are primarily used for project construction. Agencies are encouraged to have other partners contribute either funding or in-kind services, which increases the reach and impact of Federal resources. OSMRE’s WCAP funding results in improvements of land and water resources and promotes other beneficial uses such as fish and wildlife habitat and recreational areas. Communities are strengthened and capacity increased due to the awareness, knowledge, and outreach that this program fosters.