Project Grant S21AP10056

The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded a $720,894.12 Project Grant to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The grant supports the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250), which assists states and tribes in administering approved regulatory programs to oversee surface coal mining operations and mitigate their surface impacts. Funds will allow the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to deliver regulatory and reclamation services for active coal mining sites in Alaska. As the sub-awardee, the State of Alaska will aid in ensuring mining operations comply with federal and state environmental standards through the grant performance period.