ASGM Community-Driven Remediation Planning Competition

The summary for the ASGM Community-Driven Remediation Planning Competition grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

ASGM Community-Driven Remediation Planning Competition: The United States Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) announces a Request for Applications (RFA) to support a community-driven remediation planning project for Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Peru with up to $990,099 in FY 2013 Economic Support Funds for a project period not to exceed 3 years. Proposals, and corresponding detailed budgets, must not exceed $990,099 in order to pass the technical eligibility review stage. The anticipated start date for this activity is September 2014 and one award is anticipated as a result of this RFA. This funding is only available for assistance in Peru. Proposals including other countries will be deemed technically ineligible. This project will provide the Government of Peru with technical assistance to collaboratively develop remediation plans for 2-3 ASGM-impacted sites that address site-specific ecological and local community needs. The project must include one demonstration project that results in the implementation of remediation planning in coordination with the relevant Peruvian government institutions and local community. The remediation planning must include strategies for alternative livelihoods for local communities in the affected area, which should be developed through thorough engagement with each affected community to reduce the potential for future conflict. Applicants must include educational workshops and trainings on the health effects of mercury contamination during the remediation planning stage for each community.