Project Grant S21AP10067

The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded a $2,038,417.60 Project Grant to the Utah Oil Gas & Mining Division of the State of Utah Governor's Office for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 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 (CFDA 15.250) federal grant program. This program aims to assist states and tribes with active coal mining operations in administering approved regulatory programs for surface coal mining and reclamation activities. Funding will allow the Utah Oil Gas & Mining Division to deliver regulatory and reclamation oversight of surface coal mining operations within the state during the one-year project period.