Cooperative Agreement 2018NSBXK005

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement (Award ID: L24AC00576) to the Nevada Division of Minerals, a division of the Nevada Commission on Mineral Resources, under the Environmental Quality and Protection Program (CFDA 15.236). The award, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2029, will fund the NEVADA AML HARD CLOSURE PROJECT to secure abandoned mine hazards on BLM and private lands across Nevada. The project aims to mitigate public...

This Project Grant award of $402,169.79 was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814). The award supports the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) in preserving critical mineral and energy resources data. Key activities include inventory, barcoding, photography, and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis of 1,500 core samples, digitization of 100...

The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources received a $305,854 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Dam Safety Program (CFDA 97.041). This three-year grant, awarded on August 6, 2024, will support activities to improve the safety of dams in Nevada, including conducting dam inspections, developing emergency action plans, providing technical assistance, and implementing critical infrastructure...

This $611,920 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports a comprehensive roadway reconstruction and repair project on State Route 322 in Lincoln County, Nevada. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include full roadway reconstruction, repair and reconstruction of roadside ditches and shoulders, culvert replacement and cleaning, and associated traffic...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $1,201,102 Cooperative Agreement under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) for the Nevada 2024 STATEMAP Project. The 2-year project (09/15/2024 - 09/14/2026) will support detailed geologic mapping activities across the state of Nevada, including bedrock and surficial geology, structural features, and geochronological analyses. The project will result in the publication of 8 geologic...

The Nevada Department of Public Safety (NV DPS) was awarded a $2,413,463 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (CFDA 16.813). The funding will be used to continue a contract with a vendor to match missing dispositions to corresponding arrests in Nevada's criminal history system and the FBI's Interstate Identification Index, as well as correct conversion record data and manually backfill missing state...

The Department of the Navy Installations Command awarded $1.33 million on September 9, 2022 to the Nevada Department of Transportation under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) to conduct an alignment alternatives development study and potential relocation of State Route 361 in Nevada. The study will evaluate options for improving a 14-mile stretch of SR361 between Gabbs Airport and Middlegate in Mineral and Churchill Counties. The Nevada Department of...

This $2,304,933 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports an infrastructure project in Nevada to upgrade existing drainage facilities along US Route 6 in Nye County, from Cutting Street to Slime Wash (MP 0.33 to MP 0.84). The project will improve the highway's drainage system to enhance transportation infrastructure and safety. The Department of Transportation Nevada, the state's primary transportation agency, is the...

This $112,294 Project Grant awarded on September 24, 2024 by the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) program will fund asphalt reconstruction, road base replacement, guardrail replacement, and slope protection with rip rap for a section of SR207 in Douglas County, Nevada. The awardee, the Nevada Department of Transportation, will execute this infrastructure improvement project under its "Financial Management" business name. The...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a $138,385.55 cooperative agreement under the Eastern Nevada Conservation, Recreation and Development program (CFDA 15.017) to Nevadans For Cultural Preservation. The goal of this 3-year project, which commenced on January 31, 2025, is to enhance public knowledge of Lincoln County's archaeological resources and promote responsible visitation to cultural sites in the region. Key activities include: Holding educational outreach...