Project Grant BS210251055R54

The Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) awarded $201,314 under the Brookwood-Sago Grant program (CFDA 17.603) to West Virginia University Research Corporation on September 28, 2022. This Project Grant will support mine safety and health training and education programs through September 27, 2023. Specifically, the recipient will provide training to miners, mine operators, and others on topics that reduce unsafe working conditions in and around mines. This includes...

The Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) awarded the University of Alabama $317,924 under the Brookwood-Sago Grant program (CFDA 17.603) to provide mine safety and health training and materials from September 2022 through September 2023. The University will train miners, mine operators, and others on topics that reduce unsafe working conditions in mines, with a focus on powered haulage, contractor safety, electrocutions, training for new miners, mine emergency...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration provides $164,876 to Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College under the Brookwood-Sago Grant program (CFDA 17.603) from September 28, 2022 through September 27, 2023. The funding will support mine safety and health training and education programs for workers and mine operators in Kentucky to better identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. Specifically, the...

This $3,733,060 federal Project Grant award, provided by the 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), funds the administration and enforcement of Alabama's approved regulatory program for surface coal mining operations. Specifically, this grant supports the Surface Mining Commission Alabama, a state government entity, in conducting critical oversight activities,...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded a $10,652,000 Formula Grant to the Alabama Department of Labor, doing business as Workers Compensation, under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252). The purpose of this 5-year grant is to reclaim abandoned mine lands in Alabama and support related economic and community development initiatives. Key activities include the abatement of priority 1, 2, and 3 AML features, treatment...

The Town of Brookside received a $130,725.00 Project Grant award on September 1, 2023, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program (CFDA 97.044). This 2-year grant, ending August 31, 2025, will fund products and services to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The Town of Brookside, a U.S. local government entity, will directly...

The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality a $2,144,469.45 Project Grant with a period of performance from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The grant supports the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250), which provides funding to assist states and tribes in administering approved regulatory programs for active coal mining. Through this...

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 $11,751,607.35 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252) will fund the abatement of AML priority sites and acid mine drainage treatment in Alabama. The grant aims to improve environmental conditions, public health and safety, and enable the productive reuse of reclaimed lands for economic and community development purposes. Key activities...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,074,368.00, provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), aims to identify interventions to reduce struck-by injuries and fatalities among tow truck operators. The University of Alabama, through its Office for Sponsored Programs Division, is the primary awardee and will collaborate with the Colorado School of Mines on this multidisciplinary research project....