MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE
The Mescalero Apache Tribe was awarded funding to Re-engineer their Tribal sawmill to improve production efficiencies, and to develop a Woody Biomass Energy Utilization project. The Tribe's sawmill, Mescalero Forest Products closed a few years ago due to declining lumber markets and process inefficiencies within the sawmill. Funding was approved to re-engineer the sawmill to improve these inefficiencies, as well as to develop a Business and Marketing Plan and develop a Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual specific to the sawmill. The purpose of developing woody biomass energy project is to utilize the milling residues from the lumber produced, and provide for more complete utilization of wood products. The intent is to help ensure the continued operations of the one remaining commercial sawmill in NM.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
10-DG-11039702-079 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Agriculture |
| Total Award Amount |
$4,500,000 |
Project Location - City |
Mescalero |
| Award Date |
12/10/2009 |
Project Location - State |
NM |
| Project Status |
Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
88340-0000
|
| Jobs Reported |
1.00 |
Congressional District |
02 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
MESCALERO APACHE TRIBE |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
077618650
|
| Recipient Address |
101 CENTRAL AVE |
| Recipient City |
MESCALERO |
| Recipient State |
New Mexico |
| Recipient Zip |
88340-0227 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
02 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Mescalero Apache Tribe:Re-engineer Samill & Woody Biomass Energy Development |
| Project Status |
Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
Yes |
| Project Activities Description |
None of the Above |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
Due to prolonged drop in lumber market prices, the Mescalero Apache Tribe found it necessary to close operations of the Tribal sawmill, Mescalero Forest Products in July 2012. Subsequently in August, Tribal leadership met with the US Forest Service Project Officer and Tribal Liaison to present the dilemma with the temporary closure of the sawmill. Leadership requested to be able to reprogram or redirect funds from the Biomass component of the grant to further assist sawmill operations. The request was submitted to the US Forest Service Regional Office for consideration. On December 20, 2012, the Regional Forester replied to the request, "the FS has carefully researched the request and has come to the conclusion that it is unable to reprogram wood to biomass funds for sawmill operations and recommends that the grant be terminated and the remaining funds be returned to the Treasury." As such, the remainder of this quarter was spent preparing the final close-out reports for this grant. |
| Jobs Created |
1.00 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Tribal Liaison. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
12-1118 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
12/10/2009 |
| Award Number |
10-DG-11039702-079 |
| Order Number |
|
| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
12 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Agriculture |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
12 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Agriculture |
| Amount of Award |
$4,500,000 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$2,599,585 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$2,599,585 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$2,599,585 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Phase I Planning completed, Phase II Re-engineering sawmill completed, Phase III Operations at 100% complete, Phase IV Woody Biomass Development has been terminated. |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Thora Padilla |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
thora@mescalerodrmp.net |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
(575) 464-4711 |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Division of Resource Management & Protection |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Mescalero |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
NM |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
88340 |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
**Z |
| Activity Description |
None of the Above |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
17 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$792,191 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
10 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$132,327 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
33º 10' 47",
-105º 36' 36" |
| Congressional District |
02 |
| Address 1 |
Mescalero Forest Products |
| Address 2 |
398 Sawmill Drive |
| City |
Mescalero |
| County |
Otero |
| State |
NM |
| Zip |
88340-0000 |
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