# Improving Operations and Reducing Mercury Use in Small-scale Gold Mining Processing

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/dfop0014397-improving-operations-and-reducing-mercury-use-in-small/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354225

> Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific offered grants of up to $300,000 (at least $300,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on July 12, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DFOP0014397 |
| Agency | Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 12, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | $300,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.017 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations with or without 501(c) (3) status of the U.S. tax code and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO).

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting an application to implement a project aimed the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury by improving operational controls and management systems at small-scale gold processing centers to prevent the dual use of mercury and cyanide in Tanzania.

## Questions people ask

### Is DFOP0014397 still open?

No. It closed on July 12, 2024.

### Who can apply for Improving Operations and Reducing Mercury Use in Small-scale Gold Mining Processing?

Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Improving Operations and Reducing Mercury Use in Small-scale Gold Mining Processing?

Closed July 12, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $300,000 each.

### Who has won Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, Bndes. The program made 216 awards worth $1.8 billion in that time.