Cooperative Agreement SLMAQM18CA2094

This Project Grant award of $1,388,877, funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, supports a multi-year research project investigating mercury biogeochemical cycling and environmental risk in artisanal gold mining landscapes in Ghana. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Conducting mixed-methods research to: 1) analyze the local and regional fate of mercury vaporized from artisanal and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program, supports the adoption of mercury-free gold processing technologies in Côte d'Ivoire. The $275,000 award, which has been terminated, aimed to develop mine site plans, facilitate miners' access to the formal financial sector, and support access to...

This $200,676 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports research to investigate the source, behavior, and fate of volcanically sourced mercury along the Aleutian-Alaska Arc. The primary objectives are to: Analyze volcanic ash samples to estimate mercury emissions during eruptions and validate a new, more efficient mercury analysis method. This will help fill significant knowledge gaps in global volcanic mercury...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $175,000 in funding to the American Lung Association to continue its work supporting the implementation of the National Radon Action Plan. The key objectives are to: 1) support the implementation of the National Radon Action Plan, and 2) build the...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will fund $100,337,499 in greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction initiatives in Arkansas. The primary recipient, Metroplan, will collaborate with the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and the City of Fort Smith (collectively referred to as "the Coalition") to implement three key measures: green networks to sequester...

This federal 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 $275,000.00 to improve the use of cyanide in small-scale gold processing in Tanzania. The project aims to train managers and workers in proper management and operational controls, especially to avoid processing mercury-contaminated ore with cyanide. The grant was awarded to...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $999,380 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) to develop a comprehensive climate action plan for the Lexington, Kentucky metropolitan area. The plan will identify voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollution reduction measures through stakeholder engagement, with a focus on benefits to low-income and disadvantaged communities....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Air Quality, to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan in collaboration with air pollution control districts, municipalities, and tribal governments across Alaska. The grant funds will support activities to reduce...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will fund the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan. The key activities include four building decarbonization projects: 1) providing full-service home retrofits and upgrades for low-income and disadvantaged...

This Project Grant award of $507,904.03 was provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program. The grant supports capacity-building efforts to reduce and mitigate environmental contamination and human exposures to lead through the environmentally sound end-of-life management of lead-acid batteries (LABs and ULABs) in Ghana. The...