Cooperative Agreement SGH10023CA0038

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $200,000 under the Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation federal grant program (CFDA 15.255) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The award will support Virginia Tech's development, optimization, and validation of an innovative acid mine drainage sludge dewatering process circuit consisting of lime neutralization, precipitate flotation, and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) under the "Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation" CFDA program. The objective is to develop and verify a novel phytomining-based process that enables simultaneous rare earth element (REE) recovery and solid waste reclamation from coal mine...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines to support understanding and disrupting key convergence nodes of illicit gold and mercury supply chains in Latin America and Africa. The grant was awarded on February 15, 2021 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) with a completion date of January 31, 2026. Under the award, the Colorado School of Mines will work to analyze and develop interventions for illicit trade networks...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement (Grant ID# S24AC00047) to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The grant is funded through the OSMRE's Applied Science Program (CFDA# 15.255) and supports a two-year project to develop and demonstrate effective, sustainable reclamation technologies for revegetation and stabilization of lands affected by surface coal mining. Key activities under...

This $581,865 National Science Foundation project grant will support research and education activities towards developing next-generation data-driven procedures in mining geotechnics. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the five-year award beginning September 2022 aims to investigate the multiscale mechanical response of mine tailings through data science and numerical simulations. Specifically, the grantee will analyze tailings material signatures, inherent anisotropy, and...

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 Colorado School of Mines, under a $154,050 cooperative agreement from the Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs' Economic Statecraft program (CFDA 19.322), will provide advisory services to African governments seeking to diversify supply chains for critical minerals. Awarded on September 23, 2021 and set to be completed by September 30, 2023, this project aims to foster diversity in critical mineral supply chains through advising partner countries on related policy...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $698,022 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to support a workforce training initiative titled "WORKFORCE TRAINING". The award, with a period of performance from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024, is funded through the ARC's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), which aims to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity in Appalachia. As part of this...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering provides $165,987 to Georgia College & State University from July 2021 through June 2024. The funding supports the "IRES TRACK I: RAPID, INTEGRATED GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MINE WASTE FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION AND BIOFUEL/BIOENERGY PRODUCTION" project under the Office of International Science and Engineering's CFDA #47.079 program. The university will conduct...

This $8.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Appalachian Climate Technology (ACT NOW) Coalition led by the Coalfield Development Corporation. The Coalition will spur job growth in 21 economically distressed, coal-impacted counties in southern West Virginia by creating a hub for clean energy and green economy jobs. This includes supporting the transition from coal to solar power, implementing sustainable reuse projects on...