Federal grant programs / Department of Energy

Environmental Monitoring, Independent Research, Technical Analysis (81.005)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$14.2 million
• Grant awards2
• Typical award$7.2 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$2.1 million
• Size rank1,411 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $1.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $2.1 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1411th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• Awards went to recipients in 2 states and territories.

What the program funds

Provides technical and financial assistance to State of New Mexico Environment Department and the Regents of New Mexico State University/Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (NMSU/CEMRC) for the conduct of projects/activities to support DOE's and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) mission and to provide the public assurances that implemented DOE programs are protective of human health and the environment. The purpose of the WIPP Environmental Monitoring Project is to establish and maintain independent environmental research and monitoring in the vicinity of the WIPP and to make the results easily accessible to all interested parties. This project began implementation during the WIPP pre-disposal phase, and is continuing during the operational (disposal) phase. The environmental monitoring projects are organized and carried out independent of direct oversight by Department Of Energy (DOE). Analytical results and interpretations from the monitoring are published by NMSU/CEMRC to inform the public and particularly the environmental science community. The State of New Mexico holds the permit for disposal of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) waste at WIPP and the independent monitoring provides assurance to the State that WIPP is operating in accordance with its RCRA Permit.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Eligibility for this program is restricted to the following: The Board of Regents New Mexico State University - Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center and the State of New Mexico

What the money can and cannot pay for

The assistance is used to conduct independent monitoring, research and technical analysis of environmental quality of air, water, and soil in the vicinity of WIPP and to conduct whole body counts for local residents. The assistance is used to conduct independent monitoring, research and technical analysis of environmental quality of air, water, and soil in the vicinity of WIPP and to conduct whole body counts for local residents.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$1,180,836 to $14,470,270

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 89% of the money, state and local governments 11%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.