Watershed Intern Program

The summary for the Watershed Intern Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.

	Federal Grant Title:	Watershed Intern Program
	CFDA Number:	15.254
	CFDA Description:	Summer Watershed Intern
	Federal Agency Name:	Office of Surface Mining
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DOI-SM-254-10
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 08, 2010
	Creation Date:	Mar 08, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 30, 2010
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	20
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$30,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,500
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,250
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Additional Information on Eligibility

Information not provided

Grant Description

To assist watershed groups by providing funds for watershed organizations to hire interns to work on specific projects. The project must clearly enhance the sustainability of the watershed organizations, and must contribute directly to the remediation of acid mine drainage. Private nonprofit institutions/organizations, public nonprofit institutions/organizations, established watershed organizations in the following States are eligible to participate: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Undergraduate and graduate students, throughout the United States, interested in helping to clean up the environment are also eligible.

Link to Full Grant Announcement

http://www.osmre.gov

Grant Announcement Contact

Mary Katherine Gonzalez Program Analyst Phone 202-208-2585

Program information [mgonzalez@osmre.gov]