Cooperative Agreement AM298141675R60

The Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) awarded Marshall University Research Corporation $130,000 under the Mine Health and Safety Grants program (CFDA 17.600) from September 30, 2021 through July 31, 2023. The funding will support safety and health training programs and the development of initiatives to improve mine safety conditions in West Virginia. Specifically, Marshall University Research Corporation will work to enhance safety at Brookwood-Sago Mine...

This cooperative agreement award of $1,751,300 from the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will fund occupational safety and health consultation services delivered by Mississippi State University through its Consultation Agreements program. The university will provide no-cost and confidential workplace safety services to small businesses in Mississippi with a focus on high-hazard worksites. Services include on-site consultation visits to identify hazards, provide...

The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded a $728,070.82 cooperative agreement to Mississippi State University for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award was provided under OSHA's Consultation Agreements program (CFDA 17.504) to fund consultative workplace safety and health services targeting smaller employers with more hazardous operations in Mississippi. Specifically, the university will utilize the funding to deliver...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology received a $344,087.65 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) for the period August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2027. The award supports a three-priority project focused on mine waste inventory and critical minerals assessment in New Mexico. Under Priority 1, the recipient will inventory a minimum of 120 mine waste features—including mills,...

The Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) awarded the University of Alabama $317,924 under the Brookwood-Sago Grant program (CFDA 17.603) to provide mine safety and health training and materials from September 2022 through September 2023. The University will train miners, mine operators, and others on topics that reduce unsafe working conditions in mines, with a focus on powered haulage, contractor safety, electrocutions, training for new miners, mine emergency...

The Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration awarded a $315,872 Project Grant to the University of Arizona under the Brookwood-Sago Grant program (CFDA 17.603) to provide mine safety and health training and materials from September 2022 to September 2023. The grant supports developing and delivering training to miners, mine operators, and others on priority topics like reducing vehicle collisions, increasing seat belt use, improving belt conveyor safety, contractor safety,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, through its Missouri Geological Survey (MGS), received a $170,455 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) for the period September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The award supports two primary objectives: (1) characterization of mine waste tailings at the Iron Mountain site within the Southeast Missouri Iron Metallogenic Province...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) supports South Dakota State University (SDSU) in conducting research and technology development under the OSMRE's Applied Science Program (CFDA 15.255). The key objectives are to: 1) expand the utility of geochemical models for water quality prediction and develop controls/parameters, 2) produce a tool to discriminate bulk solids weathering from...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Montana Technological University received a $404,953.47 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) for the period August 18, 2025 through August 17, 2027. The award supports continued inventory and preliminary characterization of mine waste piles in Montana for critical minerals assessment. The University will expand an ongoing digital database by documenting 120 new mine waste...

This $294,160 Formula Grant from the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) supports the University of Alaska Fairbanks' mine health and safety training programs through September 30, 2023. The award assists the state in developing and enforcing mining laws and regulations per the Mine Health and Safety Grants program (CFDA 17.600). Specifically, the University will provide federally mandated training to miners, mine operators, and other mining professionals to...