The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) a $9,692,785 Formula Grant under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252). This grant, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's $11.293 billion AML allocation, will support WDEQ's activities to reclaim eligible abandoned coal mine lands within the state. Key activities include closing dangerous mine openings, treating acid mine drainage,...
This $2,829,000 Formula Grant award 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) funds the reclamation activities of the approved AML reclamation plan for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. The grant supports costs for activities directly identified in the approved reclamation plan, including land and water resource restoration, environmental remediation,...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250), provides $2,496,777.00 to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The grant supports the administration and enforcement of WDEQ's approved regulatory program for surface coal...
This $2,829,000 Formula Grant award 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) will fund the approved reclamation plan of the Utah Oil, Gas & Mining Division. The grant supports activities to reclaim eligible abandoned mine lands and waters in Utah, including closing dangerous mine openings, treating acid mine drainage, and restoring degraded landscapes and...
This $25.3 million formula grant from the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) funds the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) program activities of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection through December 2024. The AMLR program, authorized under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and identified as CFDA #15.252, prioritizes addressing health and safety hazards and restoring land and water resources degraded by...
This $2,828,999 Formula Grant award 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) funds the reclamation activities of the approved reclamation plan for the state of Alaska. The grant supports activities to protect public health, safety, and property from the adverse effects of historical coal mining practices, including closing dangerous mine openings, treating acid...
The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality a $2,144,469.45 Project Grant with a period of performance from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The grant supports the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250), which provides funding to assist states and tribes in administering approved regulatory programs for active coal mining. Through this...
This $2,828,999 Formula Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation program (CFDA 15.252) will fund the reclamation activities of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' approved AML Reclamation Plan. The grant supports the eligible activities identified in the plan, including closing dangerous mine openings, treating acid mine drainage, restoring degraded landscapes, and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $5,766,226 Formula Grant under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252) to the Utah Oil, Gas and Mining Division. This grant funding will be used to reclaim eligible abandoned coal mine lands and address associated environmental and safety hazards within Utah, as defined by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Eligible activities include...
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), a civilian agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior, 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) on October 1, 2024. This grant funds the AML reclamation activities outlined in Arkansas's approved reclamation plan, including closing dangerous mine openings, treating acid mine drainage, restoring degraded...