Cooperative Agreement F19AC00623

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will use $4.6 million in Formula Grant funding from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) program to develop reclamation plans and implement construction activities to address adverse effects of past coal mining practices in Montana. The AMLR program, authorized under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, aims to protect public health, safety, and property from extreme...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement (Grant ID# S24AC00047) to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The grant is funded through the OSMRE's Applied Science Program (CFDA# 15.255) and supports a two-year project to develop and demonstrate effective, sustainable reclamation technologies for revegetation and stabilization of lands affected by surface coal mining. Key activities under...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation program (CFDA 15.255) aims to develop and demonstrate an integrated, pilot-scale solid-phase extraction process for the recovery of critical minerals from acid mine drainage (AMD). The project team at West Virginia University Research Corporation will fundamentally...

The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded $26.63 million to the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet under the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) program (CFDA #15.252) for the period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. The award will support abandoned mine land and water reclamation projects that incorporate economic and community development goals. Specifically, the Cabinet will address Priority 1, 2, and 3 abandoned mine land...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Reforestation of Non-Federal Mined Land program (CFDA 10.735) to the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet. The 5-year grant, running from December 2024 to December 2029, will fund the Wendell Ford Regional Training Mine Reclamation Restoration Project in Kentucky. The project involves collaborative efforts between the state's Energy & Environment Cabinet, Division of Conservation, and the...

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) received a $29,347,333 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252) to reclaim abandoned mine lands in West Virginia. The grant funding will be used to abate high-priority AML features, treat acid mine drainage, and provide potable water to communities affected by legacy coal mining....

This $199,994 cooperative agreement from the Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will fund research to optimize dewatering of acid mine drainage treatment sludges through December 2025. The work falls under the Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation program (CFDA 15.255), which aims to develop improved science-based technologies to address environmental restoration topics associated with coal mining. Specifically, the...

The Virginia Department of Energy received a $11,739,333 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (CFDA 15.252). The grant will fund the remediation of abandoned mine lands (AML) in Virginia, including the abatement of AML priority 1, 2, and 3 features as well as the treatment of acid mine drainage. This will improve public health, safety, and the environment, while also enabling the...

The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded a $426,238 Cooperative Agreement to the Sewickley Creek Watershed Association (SCWA) under the Not-for-Profit, Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Reclamation - Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 15.253). The funding will support continued operation and maintenance of the Brinkerton Mine Drainage Treatment System, which was constructed in 2008 to remove iron from mine drainage and improve water quality in...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation (CFDA 15.255) program to Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU). The project aims to develop cost-effective, environmentally friendly biotechnology processes to extract rare earth elements (REEs) from coal mining waste (CMW) streams. Key objectives include: 1) enriching...