Funding-Office of Surface Mining - Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation; November 15, 2013

Agency Name

Office of Surface Mining

Description

Funds have been specifically earmarked for projects in 2014. Proposed 2014 funding is designed for applied science projects only. The Science and Technology Program supports three separate but related efforts: (1) projects that develop and demonstrate improved technologies to address public safety and environmental issues related to the mining of coal and reclamation of the lands affected after mining (applied science projects), (2) projects that encourage efforts to collect, preserve and convert into digital format, maps of underground mines and other relevant geologic and hydrologic data that provide valuable information regarding: miner safety; mine pool evaluation; mine subsidence investigation, and protection of the public and the environment from adverse effects of underground coal mining (underground mine map projects); and, (3) projects that convert into digital form, mine permit data and maps related to evaluating the impacts of coal mining so that the information may be used in a geographic information system (GIS)accessible by Federal, state, and tribal agencies for assessing impacts of coal mining and reclamation on the environment (data conversion projects). Data conversion projects may also convert existing legacy databases to modern database software, and/or provide hardware and programming assistance for states to transition to managing and using this digital data. Additional funding may become available in 2014 to support the underground mines map and data conversion projects.

Announcement Number: S14AS00005

Due Date: Nov 15, 2013

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.grants.gov/search-grants.html?agencies%3DDOI%7CDepartment%20of%20the%20Interior

Contact Information

Renata Miller, 202-208-2747 rgarris@osmre.gov