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Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance (81.136)

Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance (Assistance Listing 81.136) is run by the Department of Energy. It awarded $40.5 million in 36 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.1 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $543,680. Half of the 36 awards fell between $131,013 and $1.7 million, and they ranged from $897 to $7.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

The objectives of the Office of Legacy Management are to manage the Department’s post-closure responsibilities and ensure the future protection of human health and the environment. This Office has control and custody for legacy lands, structures, and facilities and is responsible for maintaining them at levels suitable for their long-term use. This Office also provides environmental assistance to enable communities around the Department of Energy (DOE) sites to address environmental issues.

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

What the money can and cannot pay for

Financial assistance is provided in support of the program objectives. Restrictions on the use of funds depend on the provisions of the specific project agreement. Applicants must meet the guidelines established by DOE or contained in the specific Congressional authorization for a particular program being supported. ;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. This may vary with each grant/cooperative agreement.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply

Award range and average, in the agency's words

The range is $10,000 to $1,500,000.

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

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance (81.136) awarded $40.5 million across 36 grant awards, an average of $1.1 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama NationWashington3$10.0 million
Navajo Nation Tribal GovernmentArizona2$4.6 million
Colorado Department of Natural ResourcesColorado1$3.9 million
New Mexico Environment DepartmentNew Mexico2$3.9 million
The Medical University of South CarolinaSouth Carolina1$3.6 million
Nevada System of Higher EducationNevada1$2.2 million
Utah Oil Gas & Mining DivisionUtah1$1.9 million
Pre-College University, Inc.Virginia1$1.7 million
Dayton HistoryOhio1$1.6 million
Tennessee State UniversityTennessee1$1.4 million
Colorado Department of Public Health & EnvironmentColorado2$1.1 million
Mississippi State Department of HealthMississippi1$819,985
Northern Arapaho TribeWyoming1$701,644
Allen UniversitySouth Carolina1$700,000
University of California, DavisCalifornia1$546,545
Rocky Flats Stewardship CouncilColorado1$540,815
The State of Ohio Office of Budget and ManagementOhio2$498,436
Hopi TribeArizona1$437,000
Missouri Department of Natural RMissouri2$348,000
Environmental Conservation Alaska DepartmentAlaska1$236,397

Top states: Washington ($10.0 million), Colorado ($5.7 million), Arizona ($5.1 million), South Carolina ($4.3 million), New Mexico ($3.9 million), Nevada ($2.2 million), Utah ($2.1 million), Ohio ($2.1 million), Virginia ($1.7 million), Tennessee ($1.4 million).

Who usually wins

Tribal governments and organizations received 37% of the money, state and local governments 34% and colleges and universities 16%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Tribal governments and organizations8$15.0 million37%
State and local governments20$13.8 million34%
Colleges and universities5$6.3 million16%
Nonprofits3$5.4 million13%

By state

10 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Washington3$10.0 million
Colorado5$5.7 million
Arizona4$5.1 million
South Carolina2$4.3 million
New Mexico2$3.9 million
Nevada1$2.2 million
Utah3$2.1 million
Ohio3$2.1 million
Virginia1$1.7 million
Tennessee1$1.4 million
Mississippi1$819,985
California2$706,654
Wyoming1$701,644
Missouri3$410,945
Alaska2$279,897
New York1$18,525

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