OSMRE Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI | S21AS00545

Opportunity Information: Apply for S21AS00545

The OSMRE Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). It is focused on science, technology, and other research and development activities tied to mine drainage, which generally refers to water quality problems caused by mining operations, including issues like acid mine drainage and metal contamination. The funding instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project during performance (for example, coordination on technical direction, progress reviews, or collaborative problem-solving), rather than operating purely as a hands-off grant.

The opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number S21AS00545 and is associated with CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) 15.255. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that nonprofit category), and Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments. In practical terms, this set of eligible entities points to a research and demonstration-oriented competition where universities, research nonprofits, and certain tribal organizations may propose technology development, testing, evaluation, or similar applied research efforts aimed at improving how mine drainage is prevented, treated, monitored, or otherwise managed.

The posted award ceiling for a single award is $200,000. The listing indicates "Expected Awards:" but does not provide a number in the source data, so the total number of awards cannot be confirmed from the provided information. The original closing date for applications was August 10, 2021, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of June 29, 2021, which reflects when the opportunity was initially posted in the system.

One limitation of the source data provided is that the narrative "Description" field only contains the phrase "Grants Officer," and does not include program goals, required project components, evaluation criteria, period of performance, cost share requirements, or specific technical priorities. Based strictly on what is available here, the most reliable summary is that this is an OSMRE-led cooperative agreement competition, capped at $200,000 per award, intended for eligible academic, nonprofit, and certain tribal organizational applicants to carry out R&D activities connected to mine drainage technology under Assistance Listing 15.255, with applications due on August 10, 2021.

• The Office of Surface Mining in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSMRE Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.255.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2021-06-29.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-08-10. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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