Water Quality Assistance

Post Date

July 9th 2008

Application Due Date

July 16th 2008

Funding Opportunity Number

WY-NOI08-9010

CFDA Number(s)

15.231

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $515823

• Award Range:

  $0 - $95235

Grant Description

The Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, intends to award a cooperative agreement with the State of Wyoming – Department of Environmental Quality to fund a WDEQ Underground Injection Control (UIC) permit writer position (water quality assistance). The position will be used to support UIC permit processing and interagency coordination workloads associated with oil and gas development occurring in two BLM Wyoming Field Offices including the Buffalo and Rawlins Offices which have been designated as Section 365 Pilot Offices. The anticipated length of the project is a five year period. The BLM will consider continued funding for the project upon (a) the recipient showing progress satisfactory to the BLM toward program goals and the determination by the BLM that continuation of the program would be in the best interest of the Government or (b) the availability of funds. The total project period for this award will not exceed 60 months

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Ilze Karklins-Powers
  Grants & Agreements Specialist
  Phone 307-775-6293

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants Management Officer

• Agency Email Address:

  Ilze_Karklins-Powers@blm.gov