Cooperative Agreement L16AC00133

This federal Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Environmental Quality and Protection Program (CFDA 15.236). The purpose of the award is to analyze known and potential oil and gas resources within the Farmington Field Office in northwestern New Mexico, and to project potential future oil and gas development activity for the next 20 years. Key products and services to be delivered include evaluating historic and...

This cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Region provides $145,504.38 to the Public Lands Interpretive Association to develop an interpretive plan and site designs for the Cross Bar Management Area in northern Texas from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The interpretive plan and site designs will educate visitors about recreational opportunities and the historical significance of the area as a strategic helium reserve under...

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology will receive $244,370 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Geological Survey under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative program (CFDA 15.073) to characterize critical mineral endowments in mine waste sites in New Mexico. The two-year project will assess mine waste at the Copper Flat, Black Hawk, and Carlisle Center mining districts for their potential to contain critical minerals. Deliverables will include maps of mine...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) for the development of a highly efficient and novel distillation-assisted membrane for direct lithium extraction from geothermal brines. The project aims to advance technology in the areas of critical minerals recovery and industrial...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) provides $318,535.57 in funding to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) to conduct the following activities over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026: Inventory approximately 100 mine waste sites (mills, tailings, slags, and smelters) across New Mexico and populate a USGS USMIN ArcGIS Pro database with the location data....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $879,053.98 in funding to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to conduct a multi-year research project focused on the hydrogeologic system of the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico. The key activities and deliverables under this project include: 1) compiling and synthesizing previous research and data on the...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $7,487,592 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) to deploy and field test innovative methane emission mitigation technologies at compressor stations across multiple locations, including the Permian Basin, Appalachian Basin, and Southern California. The project, under CFDA 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development, aims to advance these technologies...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program provides $53,536,114 to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) to develop a carbon storage hub within the Four Corners region and perform comprehensive commercial-scale characterization of three storage facilities within the San Juan Basin. The project aims to verify these sites can securely store a minimum of 50 million metric...

The Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department of New Mexico received a $2.6 million project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to support the Cimarron Range Fire Protection Project. Funded under the Community Project Funds - Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program (CFDA #10.723), the July 27, 2022 award will support fire management and suppression services through December 31, 2025. Specifically, the department will conduct tree thinning,...

This $7,499,101 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology aims to accelerate the commercialization, scale-up, and field deployment of innovative methane emissions reduction technologies. The key objectives are to validate and commercialize new technologies capable of mitigating methane emissions from flaring and venting...