Formula Grant D25AF00425
- 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...
- 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 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Orphaned Well State Formula Grant Program (CFDA 15.018) provides $102,613,486 to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to perform a range of activities related to plugging, remediating, and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in Oklahoma. Key activities include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming orphaned wells Remediating soil and restoring habitat degraded by orphaned wells and associated...
- This $5,500,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Orphaned Well Program under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018), funds the Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) of New Mexico to perform the following activities: Plug, remediate, or reclaim orphaned wells on state and private lands within New Mexico; remediate soil and restore habitat degraded by orphaned wells or associated infrastructure; decommission or remove...
- 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...
- 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 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center provides $5,000,000 in funding through the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) to the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. The funding will be used to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Utah. Key activities include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming orphaned wells Remediating soil and restoring habitat degraded by orphaned...
- 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...
- 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 $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 habitat impacted by orphaned wells and associated infrastructure; identifying and characterizing undocumented orphaned wells; ranking well sites based on public health, environmental, and land use factors; and addressing adverse community impacts. The grant also requires NYSDEC to provide an accounting of the costs for each orphaned well site remediation and to measure and track methane emissions and other environmental impacts. This award is part of the federal government's broader initiative established under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address orphaned wells across the United States.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $19.7m | 9/22/25 |