Cooperative Agreement S08AP12823

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...

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)...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet under the Reforestation of Non-Federal Mined Land program (CFDA 10.735). The grant, awarded on December 17, 2024, supports a 5-year Wendell Ford Regional Training Mine Reclamation Restoration Project to restore forest ecosystems on previously mined land in Kentucky. The Cabinet plans to partner with the Kentucky Division of Conservation and the University of...

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....

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $200,000 under the Science and Technology Projects Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation federal grant program (CFDA 15.255) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. The award will support Virginia Tech's development, optimization, and validation of an innovative acid mine drainage sludge dewatering process circuit consisting of lime neutralization, precipitate flotation, and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) provides $247,745.07 to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to partner with Carroll College and improve water quality and riparian habitat conditions impaired by acid mine drainage from past mining activities. The key objectives are to leverage existing monitoring and test-reactor data to design a sustainable, cost-effective remedy for compromised waste rock...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has awarded a $7,400,010 Formula Grant under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation program (CFDA 15.252) to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department for Natural Resources, Division of Abandoned Mine Lands. This 3-year grant will enable the Division to administer the state's AML Reclamation Program, which aims to reduce or eliminate public health, safety, and environmental...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded a $519,348 Cooperative Agreement to Stream Restoration Inc. (DBA US Carbon Sequestration Council), a non-profit organization, under the Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation - Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 15.253). The funding will be used to rehabilitate the Maiden Passive Treatment System in Pennsylvania, which is expected to treat an estimated 150 million gallons of acid mine drainage...

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), a civilian agency within the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $3,000,000 Formula Grant under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation program (CFDA 15.252) to the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). This grant will fund ADEQ's implementation of its approved AML reclamation plan, which includes activities to protect public health and safety, restore degraded land and water resources, and enable...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $8,870,450.30 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Formula Grant to the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation. The grant, part of the $11.293 billion authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will be used by the state to address environmental and safety hazards from historical coal mining operations over a 5-year period ending in June 2029. Eligible activities...