This $14,076,668 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) funds the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in Indiana. Key activities include: Plugging, remediating, and reclaiming orphaned wells to reduce methane emissions and restore affected land and water resources Identifying and characterizing undocumented orphaned wells on state...
This $76,406,474 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) provides funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Pennsylvania. Key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year grant include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming up to 503 orphaned wells to reduce methane emissions and...
This $46,717,782.30 Formula Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program (CFDA 15.252), supports the reclamation of eligible abandoned coal mine lands and waters by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The grant activities include closing dangerous mine openings, treating acid mine drainage, restoring degraded landscapes, and enabling productive land reuse to...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Departmental Offices Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018), will fund the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within West Virginia. The $1,965,102 award, with a project period from June 2024 to June 2025, will support activities such as: Plugging, remediating,...
The Department of the Interior (DOI) awarded a $29,233,057 formula grant under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). This grant funding is provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to support the plugging, remediation, and reclamation of orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within West Virginia. Key activities funded under this 5-year grant include: Plugging up to 230 orphaned...
The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $7.18 million formula grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) under the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) program (CFDA 15.252) for the period of April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2025. The funding supports ODNR's abandoned mined lands reclamation activities as described in the state's approved reclamation plan. Activities include reclaiming eligible abandoned mined lands...
This $499,993 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) funds the Chickasaw Nation to perform the following activities on tribal lands: Plug, remediate, or reclaim an orphaned oil and gas well, thereby reducing methane emissions and enhancing public health, safety, and environmental protection. Restore soil and habitat degraded by the presence of the orphaned well and associated...
This $10,059,548 federal Project Grant award to the Osage Nation was provided by the Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant funding will be used by the Osage Nation to plug, remediate, or reclaim up to 137 orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands, as well as restore the surrounding soil and habitat. The grant activities will also involve identifying and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior awarded a $5,000,000 project grant to the State Oil & Gas Board of Alabama under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018). The grant funding will be used to plug, remediate, and reclaim up to 23 orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Alabama. Key activities include reducing methane emissions, restoring degraded land and water resources, identifying and characterizing undocumented orphaned wells, and decommissioning...
This Project Grant award of $2,006,533 from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) will fund the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation to plug, remediate, and reclaim an orphaned oil and gas well on tribal lands. The grant supports activities to decrease methane emissions, enhance public health and safety, and restore land and water resources impacted by the orphaned well and associated infrastructure. Key deliverables include...
This $57,757,052 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) funds the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Ohio. The grant supports activities to:
Plug and remediate orphaned wells, restore surrounding soil and habitat, and decommission associated infrastructure
Identify and characterize undocumented orphaned wells on state and private lands
Rank orphaned wells based on factors like public health/safety and environmental harm, and address disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged communities
Measure and track methane emissions and other contamination from orphaned wells
Key expected outcomes include reduced methane emissions, enhanced protection of public health and property, and restoration of degraded land and water resources. The 5-year grant period runs from July 2024 through June 2029.