Cooperative Agreement L21AC10486

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 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $2,829,001 Formula Grant under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252) to the New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department. This grant funds the AML reclamation activities outlined in New Mexico's approved reclamation plan, which focus on protecting public health, safety, and property by addressing environmental and safety hazards from historical coal mining operations. Eligible...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $615,057.78 Cooperative Agreement under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) to American Conservation Experience (ACE), a non-profit organization. The agreement, with a performance period from September 2024 to July 2027, will provide approximately seven 52-week internships to support BLM's minerals and natural resource management efforts in New Mexico. The ACE interns will contribute to various aspects of...

This $287,364.95 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico Region on September 18, 2024 under the CFDA 15.243 Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program. The objective is to provide work experience, learning opportunities, and career development for youth related to public lands management and natural resource conservation in New Mexico. The funding will support Gem Environmental NFP, a non-profit organization, to implement their GEM...

The Federal Grant Award S24AF00087 is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Abandoned Mined Lands (AML) Program (CFDA #15.252) administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). This $2,421,868 formula grant award to the New Mexico Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) will be used to reclaim eligible abandoned coal mine lands and address related hazards within the state over a 5-year period from...

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....

The University of New Mexico (UNM) was awarded a $398,703.41 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224). The two-year project, running from September 2024 to December 2026, will: Conduct an intensive archaeological survey of the Cornudas Mountains in southern New Mexico to document cultural resources, including thousands of petroglyph features, in this understudied area. Refine the...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $123,929.78 Cooperative Agreement (Grant Award ID: L24AC00245) to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) on June 24, 2024. The purpose of this 20-month project under the BLM's Environmental Quality and Protection Program (CFDA 15.236) is to analyze the known and potential oil and gas resources within the Farmington Field Office in northwestern New Mexico, and to project the potential future oil and gas development...

This federal Project Grant award, funded by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250), provides $1,162,026 to the New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department to administer and enforce the state's approved regulatory program for surface coal mining operations. The grant supports activities such as permitting,...

This $180,297.82 federal project grant, awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on June 1, 2024 under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814), will fund the following activities at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology: Digitize and serve online images of strip chip sets, microprobe mounts, and physical maps to improve accessibility of these critical geological resources. 2) Establish a centralized thin section library to catalog and...