This grant is for the purpose of restoring wildlife and wildlife habitats impacted by hazardous substance releases from Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. (FMI) mine facilities in New Mexico. The New Mexico Office of Natural Resources Trustee and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking proposals for land acquisition and restoration projects in southwestern New Mexico. These projects aim to restore, rehabilitate, replace, or acquire equivalent wildlife resources injured by operations at the Chino, Cobre, and Tyrone Mines. The Trustees have released a draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment for public review, inviting comments on proposed projects and new restoration ideas. Final project selection will occur after reviewing public input, with a final plan expected in early 2013.
Opportunity ID: 221673
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F13AS00075 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FMI New Mexico Mines NRDA Restoration Plan and Enviromental Assessment |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.658 — Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 21, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 04, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 04, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 08, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | NONE |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | The New Mexico Office of Natural Resources Trustee and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (collectively the ¿Trustees¿) have started the process to identify, plan and implement wildlife and wildlife habitat restoration projects for three Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. (FMI) mine facilities in New Mexico. The draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (RP/EA) was released for public review and comments (see web link below). The draft RP/EA identifies and evaluates proposed wildlife and wildlife habitat restoration project alternatives to restore, rehabilitate, replace, or acquire the equivalent of wildlife resources injured by the release of hazardous substances from the Chino, Cobre and Tyrone Mine facilities. In addition to seeking public comments on the projects being proposed in the draft RP/EA, the Trustees will also accept and evaluate new project ideas. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requests proposals for land acquisition and restoration projects in southwestern New Mexico to address impacts identified in the draft RP/EA. The final selection of restoration projects will occur after the Trustees review public comments, and will be identified in a final restoration plan which is expected to be released in early 2013.
Link to Additional Information Draft Wildlife Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Chino, Cobre, and Tyrone Mine Facilities (Draft RP/EA). The New Mexico Office of Natural Resources Trustee and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Seek Public Comment on Wildlife Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment Wildlife and habitat restoration project proposal information guidelines If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tom Ketcham, Contracting Specialist, 505-248-6844
Tom_Ketcham@fws.gov Email:Tom_Ketcham@fws.gov |
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Folder 221673 Full Announcement-1 -> fmi nm mines nrdar nofa2 .pdf
Folder 221673 Full Announcement-1 -> fmi nm mines web links nrdar.pdf
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