Passive Treatment Protection Program (PTPP)

 

In accordance with Section 404 of SMCRA, lands and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement under Section 404 of Public Law 95-87 (the Act), Stat. 445-532 as amended, are those which were mined for coal or which were affected by mining, waste banks, coal processing, or other coal mining processes prior to August 3, 1977, and left in an unclaimed or inadequately reclaimed condition, for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under state or other Federal laws. The funding priorities and technical focus for this announcement are to use appropriated PTPP funds for the comprehensive abatement and treatment of water pollution discharged from abandoned mine lands to restore water quality in streams in a manner that would allow the aquatic biological community to recover. Funding is available to assist local 501(c)(3) status organizations (e.g., watershed groups), organizations using AmeriCorps and its VISTA programs, local governments, tribal governments, and most state government agencies.

Active 15.256 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunities have not yet been posted for this fiscal year. It is anticipated that funding will be made available to assist not-for-profit IRS 501 (c)(3) status organizations (e.g., watershed groups), organizations using AmeriCorps and its VISTA programs, local governments, tribal governments, and most state government agencies. The funding priorities and technical focus for this announcement are to use appropriated PTPP funds for the comprehensive abatement and treatment of water pollution discharged from abandoned mine lands to restore water quality in streams in a manner that would allow the aquatic biological community to recover. Non-Federal entities will use PTPP funds for operation and maintenance costs for new passive treatment systems. Projects may also include repair and renovation of previously installed passive water treatment systems and operation and maintenance costs for existing passive treatment systems. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended, Public Law 95th-Public Law 95-87, Statute Stat. 445-532, Recipients must be not-for-profit IRS 501(c) (3) status organizations. Federal, state, local governments, college, and universities are not eligible to receive direct funding. The general public will benefit from this program. Proof of not-for-profit IRS 501(c) (3) organization status and state certification of project eligibility are required. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for this listing will be posted on Grants.gov o Applications must be submitted through grant.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. From 30 to 60 days. 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 days 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. Not applicable. Please refer to the funding opportunity for criteria for selecting proposals. Funding is available to assist local organizations (not-for-profit IRS 501 (c) (3)), to address water pollution discharges from abandoned mine lands to improve the water quality of impacted streams using passive water treatment systems. Please refer to the applicable funding opportunity for program assistance restrictions. 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. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503 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 five years. Funds will be administered through the federal ASAP system on a requested drawdown basis. 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 Tawana McKeither
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240 USA
tmckeither@osmre.gov
Phone: (202) 208-7411 http://www.osmre.gov 14-5015-0-2-999 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$0.00; FY 23 est $500,000.00; FY 24 est $1,500,000.00; - An estimated 8 awards will be made, based on need and availability of funding. The approximate average amount of each financial award is $200,000. Fiscal year 2024 funding based on budget requests. Actual funding is dependent on Congressional approriations. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-87) as amended. Fiscal Year 2023 This is a new program and no projects have been funded.
Fiscal Year 2024 It is anticipated that operation and maintenance costs for existing passive treatment systems. Required repairs and renovations of previously installed passive water treatment systems. Projected operation and maintenance costs for new passive treatment systems, provided such costs are of limited duration (i.e., within 5 years of completion).