Cooperative Agreement SLMAQM18CA2077

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (CFDA 19.017 - Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs) provides $275,000 to the Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), a non-profit organization, to support the adoption of mercury-free gold processing technologies in Côte d'Ivoire. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Developing mine site plans to facilitate the transition to...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation program (CFDA 15.255) aims to develop and demonstrate an integrated, pilot-scale solid-phase extraction process for the recovery of critical minerals from acid mine drainage (AMD). The project team at West Virginia University Research Corporation will fundamentally...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program, aims to build capacity in frontline communities to evaluate the risks and take remedial action to potential mercury contamination from seawater flue gas desulfurization systems. The $350,000 award was granted to the Electric Power Research Institute Inc. (EPRI), a non-profit research organization, and has a period of...

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...

This Project Grant award of $1,388,877.00 from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports a research project investigating mercury biogeochemical cycling and environmental risk from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities in Ghana. The project aims to: (1) determine the local and regional fate of mercury vaporized from ASGM, (2) assess mercury accumulation in crops grown near ASGM sites, and (3) understand local...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (CFDA 19.017 - Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs) provides $275,000 to Pact, Inc. to improve the use of cyanide in small-scale gold processing in Tanzania. The project aims to train managers and workers in proper cyanide management and operational controls, particularly to avoid processing mercury-contaminated ore with cyanide. The award has an...

This Project Grant award, totaling $2,855,128.17, was provided by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement under the Trans-National Crime Federal Grant Program (CFDA 19.705). The grant aims to counter illegal gold mining and logging in the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon, with an award period from October 1, 2024 to October 1, 2026. The primary awardee, the World Resources Institute (WRI), will provide technical expertise, training, and support services to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation (CFDA 15.255) program to Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU). The project aims to develop cost-effective, environmentally friendly biotechnology processes to extract rare earth elements (REEs) from coal mining waste (CMW) streams. Key objectives include: 1) enriching...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $500,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will provide funding to the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) to conduct remediation activities at the former Beckley Landfill brownfield site in Beckley, West Virginia. The activities will include the cleanup of hazardous substances, pollutants, and...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $412,327 Pollution Prevention (P2) Grants Program grant to the Washington State Department of Ecology to provide technical assistance to Hispanic/Latino communities and 40 convenience stores in central Washington. The project will develop and facilitate community listening sessions to understand the current market of safer consumer products, create outreach toolkits for community-based organizations to assist convenience stores, and...