Reclamation of Disturbed Arid Lands Study in Utah

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	Federal Grant Title:	Reclamation of Disturbed Arid Lands Study in Utah
	CFDA Number:	15.236
	CFDA Description:	Environmental Quality and Protection Resource Management
	Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Land Management
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	L10AS00243
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 03, 2010
	Creation Date:	Aug 04, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 17, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 17, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 01, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$225,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$225,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$70,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: 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: Information not provided
Grant Description: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CPCESU) program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. The proposed project is designed to study past reclamation actions from energy exploration and development that have occurred on BLM administered lands in the Vernal Field Office (VFO). The VFO has many plugged and abandoned (P and A) oil and gas well pads in varying states of reclamation. Some well pads were P and A in the 1950's or earlier and some were P and A yesterday. There currently isn't any information on the success of the reclamation efforts, if any was attempted. This study will be valuable because the reclamation of disturbed arid lands is crucial towards returning disturbed lands back to a proper functioning condition. Successful reclamation techniques and/or strategies are necessary to maintain critical habitats for a host of wildlife species, to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation, and to reduce the amount of invasive and noxious weeds. In order to achieve the goals and objectives outlined in the recently approved Vernal Resource Management Plan, it will be important to understand how soils (structure and chemistry), climate, and vegetative materials interact in conjunction with Best Management Practices in terms of achieving successful reclamation once a site has been disturbed.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Maria Gochis, Grants Management Officer, 801-539-4178maria_gochis@blm.gov
Maria_Gochis@blm.gov [maria_gochis@blm.gov]
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