Formula Grant D25AF00422
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) awarded the California Department of Conservation $9,028,614 to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within California. Funded activities include plugging orphaned wells, remediating impacted soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, identifying and characterizing additional undocumented orphaned wells, and measuring environmental impacts...
- This $35,000,000 formula grant awarded on January 1, 2026 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) will fund the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Louisiana. Key activities include plugging orphaned wells, remediating soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, identifying and characterizing additional undocumented orphaned...
- This $29,064,506 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) provides funding to the Colorado Department of Natural Resources to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Colorado. Key activities include: Plugging and remediating orphaned wells, restoring impacted soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, identifying and characterizing undocumented...
- This $19,672,162 Formula Grant award, issued on October 1, 2025, by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018), provides funding to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within New York. Specific activities to be performed include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming orphaned wells; restoring soil and...
- The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission) was awarded a $3,336,497 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018). The grant funding will be used to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in Alaska. Key activities include: Plugging, remediating, and reclaiming orphaned wells, along with restoring soil and habitat...
- This $149,967 project grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program (CFDA 15.099) funds the California Department of Conservation to inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to hazardous substance releases on, and remediate abandoned hardrock mine lands on state and private lands in California. The key activities include addressing impacted land and water resources from historical hardrock mining activities to improve public...
- The State of Louisiana has been awarded a $23,263,107 project grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state, private, and navigable waterway lands. The grant funding will be used to continue Louisiana's existing Orphan Site Restoration Program, which addresses environmental and safety issues related to abandoned wells. Key activities include well plugging, infrastructure...
- The Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) awarded a $2,500,000 Project Grant to the Seneca Nation of Indians to plug, remediate, and reclaim up to 25 orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands. The grant funds will also be used to restore soil and habitat, decommission associated infrastructure, and develop a tribal orphaned wells program. This effort aims to decrease methane emissions, protect public health and safety, and restore environmental...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) provides $30,000,000 in funding to the Texas Railroad Commission for plugging, remediating, and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in Texas. Key activities include: Plugging and remediating orphaned wells, restoring soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, identifying and characterizing additional undocumented wells, and...
- This $25,000,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) provides funding to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to address orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in Illinois. Key activities under this 2-year grant include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming up to 180 orphaned wells, restoring contaminated soil and habitat, and decommissioning associated infrastructure. The grant will...
The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center has awarded a $52,826,441 Formula Grant under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) to the California Department of Conservation. The grant will fund activities to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in California. Key activities include plugging wells, remediating soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, identifying and characterizing undocumented orphaned wells, and measuring/tracking methane emissions and groundwater/surface water contamination. The grant has an award date of October 1, 2025 and a targeted completion date of September 30, 2030. These efforts aim to address public health, safety, and environmental impacts associated with orphaned wells across the state.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $52.8m | 9/21/25 |