Project Grant BS297981660R51

The Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) awarded $201,314 under the Brookwood-Sago Grant program (CFDA 17.603) to West Virginia University Research Corporation on September 28, 2022. This Project Grant will support mine safety and health training and education programs through September 27, 2023. Specifically, the recipient will provide training to miners, mine operators, and others on topics that reduce unsafe working conditions in and around mines. This includes...

The Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) awarded the University of Alabama $317,924 under the Brookwood-Sago Grant program (CFDA 17.603) to provide mine safety and health training and materials from September 2022 through September 2023. The University will train miners, mine operators, and others on topics that reduce unsafe working conditions in mines, with a focus on powered haulage, contractor safety, electrocutions, training for new miners, mine emergency...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration provides $164,876 to Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College under the Brookwood-Sago Grant program (CFDA 17.603) from September 28, 2022 through September 27, 2023. The funding will support mine safety and health training and education programs for workers and mine operators in Kentucky to better identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. Specifically, the...

The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded a $3.45 million Project Grant to the Surface Mining Commission Alabama for the period of October 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022. The grant supports the state's administration of its approved regulatory program under the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250). Funds will allow the Commission to regulate surface coal mining operations and...

This federal Project Grant award of $3,733,060 was provided 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). The grant funds the administration and enforcement of the approved regulatory program of the State of Alabama for surface coal mining operations, as described in 30 CFR, Subchapter T. Eligible activities include...

The Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded a $10,652,000 Formula Grant to the Alabama Department of Labor, doing business as Workers Compensation, under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252). The purpose of this 5-year grant is to reclaim abandoned mine lands in Alabama and support related economic and community development initiatives. Key activities include the abatement of priority 1, 2, and 3 AML features, treatment...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) awarded a $11,751,607.35 formula grant under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program (CFDA 15.252) to the Alabama Department of Workforce, doing business as Workers Compensation. The grant will fund the abatement of AML priority 1, 2, and 3 features, the treatment of acid mine drainage, and the provision of potable water to communities with degraded drinking water supplies due to...

This federal Formula Grant award of $20,737,296 was made by 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). The award provides funding to the Alabama Department of Workforce (Workers Compensation) to reclaim eligible abandoned coal mine lands and address related health, safety, and environmental hazards within the state. Key activities to be performed include closing...

This federal Project Grant award, provided 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), funds the administration and enforcement of the approved regulatory program of the state of Mississippi. The $336,524 award, made on October 1, 2024, supports activities directly identified in Mississippi's approved state surface mining...

This Project Grant award from 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 $2,493,231.00 to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) for the period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The funding will support WDEQ in administering and enforcing the state's approved regulatory program for surface coal mining...