Closed · S20AS00008 · CFDA 15.254 · Discretionary

OSMRE/VISTA Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Surface Mining, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$10K-$276K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 15, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

OSMRE/VISTA Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Surface Mining that offered $10,000 -- $275,500 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 48 other opportunities from Office of Surface Mining.

$10K-$276K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.254
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OSMRE/VISTA Program is closed (last close July 15, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office of Surface Mining still indexes 48 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 15, 2020

Posted May 7 Closes Jul 15

Est. Total Funding

$275,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The authority to award this Cooperative Agreement is found in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended; Public Law 95-87; 91 Stat. 445-532; in accordance with the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977, 31 USC 6301 et seq.; subject to the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 2 CFR § 200, 2 CFR Part 1402 - Financial Assistance Interior Regulation, Supplementing The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; and under provisions of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended, 42 USC 66 et seq.; and 5 CFR § 315.605, the Appointment of Former ACTION volunteers.The OSMRE/VISTA Program is designed to partner with non-profit IRS 501(c)(3) eligible applicants that have access to AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (hereinafter referred to as VISTA) positions through partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), or other intermediary organization, to administer the OSMRE/VISTA Program.The OSMRE/VISTA Program was developed to provide an opportunity for OSMRE to increase its engagement with young people with university or vocational degrees.Recipients of OSMRE/VISTA Program financial assistance will support an innovative partnership, working directly with OSMRE in the following areas: (1) community and environmental reclamation, (2) community environmental stewardship, (3) economic improvement, (4) educational opportunities, (5) research, and more.This program place recent graduates from colleges, universities, and/or vocational schools as VISTAs in communities impacted by pre-regulatory mining practices to serve for a period of one (1) year.A VISTA is an individual who engages in national service through an activity approved by the CNCS, or an intermediate organization. VISTAs receive a living allowance and other benefits while serving. Upon successful completion of their service, VISTAs may earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust that they can use to pay for higher education expenses or apply to qualified student loans. VISTAs who successfully complete their term of service also receive non-competitive eligibility for Federal jobs.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Employment, Labor and Training

The printed eligibility set for OSMRE/VISTA Program is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office of Surface Mining book (18 peers, 37% of 49).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Yetunde Richardson Grants Specialist Phone 202-208-2766

What to do next

OSMRE/VISTA Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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