# OIA-BIL Activity 8 - Restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined Federal and non-Federal land

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/oia-bil-minedlands-2023-oia-bil-activity-8-restore-native-vegetation-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/343887

> Department of the Interior offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $555,000 in total. Applications closed on March 3, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | OIA-BIL-MINEDLANDS-2023 |
| Agency | Department of the Interior |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 3, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $555,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.875 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible applicants are non-federal entities such as local government agencies (including local hospitals/health centers and utilities) and institutions of higher education in Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and any non-profit organizations whose mission directly benefits the insular areas listed above in accordance with regulations contained in 2 CFR 200.Per 2 CFR 200.444, OIA cannot provide funding to the Judicial branch of local governments.

## What the grant funds

The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) is requesting proposals for Fiscal Year 2022 for its Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Activity 8 projects. The OIA BIL Activity 8 program provides grant funding to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined Federal and non-Federal land in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The goal of OIA BIL Activity 8 is to restore native vegetation on landscape disturbances that are man-made rather than from natural disasters for their long-term economic and social benefit in these areas.

## Questions people ask

### Is OIA-BIL-MINEDLANDS-2023 still open?

No. It closed on March 3, 2023.

### Who can apply for OIA-BIL Activity 8 - Restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined Federal and non-Federal land?

Department of the Interior accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OIA-BIL Activity 8 - Restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined Federal and non-Federal land?

Closed March 3, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $555,000 in total.

### Who has won Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were FSM National Government, Republic of the Marshall Islands - Ministry of Finance, Trust Fund for the People of the Federated States of Micronesia. The program made 979 awards worth $3.0 billion in that time.