BLM CA Moreno Shale Formation Rare Earth Element Project

Post Date

March 14th 2011

Application Due Date

April 8th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

L11AS00044

CFDA Number(s)

15.224

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $75000

• Award Range:

  $500 - $75000

Grant Description

The purpose of this project is to develop a Rare Earth Element (REE) signature database of the Moreno Shale Formation for the BLM to use in the tracing and recovery of stolen vertebrate fossils. Additionally, the REE data will be used to interpret depositional conditions (paleoenvironment) of the Moreno Shale Formation including estimated temperature, pH, and oxygen availability.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Leona B Parker, GMO, 530-252-5338
  lparker@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  lparker@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  lparker@blm.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov