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 2019 The program anticipates to issue 15-20 awards based on funding appropriations and funding availability of $3,500,000.
Fiscal Year 2020 The program anticipates to issue 15-20 awards based on funding appropriations and funding availability. 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. Cost sharing or a Federal match is not required or mandated for participation in this program. . Cost sharing or a Federal match is not required or mandated for participation in this program. However, OSMRE encourages that other funding sources be leveraged and this information should be accompanied by a letter on official letterhead from the manager of the program committing these funds and acknowledging such commitment. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. 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. See the Notice of Funding Opportunity posted on Grants.gov, for the application submission deadline. See 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. An applicant may appeal the OSMRE decision not to approve a grant or to reduce or terminate a grant to the Director, OSMRE, no later than 30 days after the notification of the disapproval action. 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. NEED ASSESSMENT (5 POINTS) Items under this criterion identify problems, solutions and the technical approach of the technical proposal. METHODOLOGY AND WORK PLAN (5 POINTS) Items under this criterion address the Statement of Work and Potential Impact of the Results section of the technical proposal. EVALUATION MEASURES (40 POINTS) Items under this criterion address Statement of Work and Potential Impact of the Results. The effectiveness of the method proposed to monitor and evaluate the project results. IMPACT / BENEFITS (35 POINTS) Item under this criterion address the Statement of Work and Potential Impact of the Results. RESOURCES/CAPABILITIES (5 POINTS) Items under the criterion address the Evaluation and Technical Support Capacity and Organizational Information section of the Program Narrative. FINANCIAL SUPPORT REQUESTED (10 POINTS) the SF-424 C itemized budget along with the budget justification components of the budget narrative, are being used in the review of this section. Together, they will provide the reviewers with the information to determine the reasonableness of the requested support. 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: A Cooperative Agreement 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: • Approval of the recipient’s implementation plans • Review of the recipient's monitoring and evaluation plans • Approval of specified key personnel; • Concurrence in the substantive provisions of sub awards; 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 report; 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 SS200.333 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 have a performance period of two years. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Lump. Charleston Field Office (CHFO) Mike Richardson Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 1027 Virginia Street, East Charleston, West Virginia 25301 Email: mrichardson@osmre.gov Phone: (304) 347-7162 Fax: (304) 347-7170 Knoxville Field Office (KFO) Ron Vicars Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 710 Locust Street 2nd Floor Knoxville, TN 37902 Email: rvicars@osmre.gov Phone: (276) 523-0022 Ext: 14 Fax: (276) 523-5053 Lexington Field Office (LFO) Lois Uranowski Acting Field Office Director Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2675 Regency Road Lexington, KY 40503 Email: xxxx@osmre.gov Phone: (859) 260-3902; Fax: (859) 260-8410 Pittsburgh Field Division David Hamilton Branch Chief, Program Support Branch 3 Parkway Center Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Email: dhamilton@osmre.gov Phone: (717) 730-6985; Fax: (412) 937-2888 Mid-Continent Region Office (MCR) Len Meier Chief, Alton Field Division 501 Belle Street, Suite 215 Alton, IL 62002 Email: lmeier@osmre.gov Telephone: (618) 463-6463 Ext: 5109 Fax: (618) 463-6470 Charles "Adam" Hardesty AML/Regulatory Program Specialist, MCR Watershed Coordinator, Alton Field Division 501 Belle Street, Suite 215 Alton, IL 62002 Email: chardesty@osmre.gov Telephone: (618) 463-6463 Ext: 5145 Fax: (618) 463-6470 Paul Fritsch Grants Specialist PSD, Program and Technology Support Branch Alton Field Division 501 Belle Street, Suite 215 Alton, IL 62002 pfritsch@osmre.gov 618) 463-6463 Ext: 5113 Tulsa Field Office (TFO) Bill Joseph, Director 1645 South 101st East Avenue, Suite 145 Tulsa, OK 74128-4629 E-mail: bjoseph@osmre.gov Telephone: (918) 581-6430, ext. 230 Fax: (918) 581-6419 Yolande Norman, 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. http://www.osmre.gov 14-5015-0-2-999 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 18$942,953.00; FY 19 est $3,500,000.00; FY 20 Estimate Not Available FY 17$1,500,000.00; - PROJECT GRANT (Discretionary) FY 2018 $942,955; FY 2019 estimate $3,500,000 FY20 estimate is based on prior year funding levels. The approximate average amount of the financial assistance is $100,000 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 2019 Program has not yet selected projects for funding.
Fiscal Year 2018 Program has not yet selected projects for funding.