Closed · G26AS00102 · CFDA 15.073 · Discretionary

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) Mine Waste Cooperative Agreements FY2026

Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$3K-$356K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 4, 2026
Close date
14
Expected awards

The verdict

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) Mine Waste Cooperative Agreements FY2026 is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered $3,000 -- $356,000 across 14 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.

$3K-$356K
award range
Closed
application status
14
expected awards
15.073
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on May 4, 2026. CFDA 15.073 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $3,000 -- $356,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 4, 2026

Posted Mar 27 Closes May 4

Est. Total Funding

$5,000,000

Expected Awards

14

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Proposals are being accepted by the Mineral Resources Program (MRP), Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) for State geological survey Mine Waste activities. Funds are made available to participating State geological surveys for activities focusing on mine waste inventory and characterization data compilation and acquisition, sampling and mapping efforts in support of ongoing Earth MRI efforts. State geological surveys may also apply for travel funds to the annual 2026 Earth MRI workshop. In FY 2026, approximately $5M is available for allocation to USGS Mine Waste cooperative agreements through a competitive proposal process. All MRP funds must be obligated by Sep 30, 2026.

Public-sector applicant lane · Geological Survey

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 103 other Geological Survey listings share this exact eligibility-code string (4% of 2,523).

Code 00
State governments

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

Margaret Eastman margaret_eastman@ios.doi.gov

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