Program: regulatory program (title V)award purpose: the surface mining control and reclamation act of 1977 (SMCRA), P.L 95-87, as amended, created the office of surface mining reclamation and…

The Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement awarded the Indiana Department of Natural Resources $2,742,596.29 under the Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining program (CFDA 15.250) on October 1, 2025.

The grant funds administration and enforcement of Indiana's approved regulatory program for surface coal mining operations. Eligible costs include all activities directly identified in the approved program, support costs for equipment and support services tied to the approved program, and costs to develop amendments to the approved program. All activities must comply with 2 CFR 200.

The award runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 and is limited to one year with annual renewal eligibility. Performance takes place in Indiana.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources is a state agency operating as the prime recipient under the State of Indiana, which serves as the parent entity. The recipient operates as the designated state agency to administer and enforce Indiana's surface coal mining regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. Documents related to program oversight, deliverables, and annual evaluation reports are maintained on the OSMRE website at https://www.odocs.osmre.gov.

Activities

This grant funds the administration and enforcement of the approved regulatory program of indiana as described in 30 CFR, subchapter T - programs for the conduct of surface mining operations within each state tribe. Activities funded by this grant must comply with 2 CFR 200 and include all costs necessary to administer and enforce the approved program within the state that meet one of the following standards:costs must be used for activities directly identified in the approved program. Support costs must be used for the activities identified in the approved program, including such activities as equipment and support services. Costs to develop an amendment to the approved program.expected deliverables or outcomes: documents related to the oversight of the state program, including deliverables, expected outcomes, and past annual evaluation reports for the state can be found on the osmre website https: WWW.odocs.osmre.GOV. Costs must be used for activities directly identified in the approved program. Support costs must be used for the activities identified in the approved program, including such activities as equipment and support services. Costs must be used to develop an amendment to the approved program.

Intended beneficiaries

Title V of smcra authorizes US to fund state, tribal and federal programs to control the environmental impacts of surface coal mining. IT authorizes states and tribes to develop and assume regulatory primacy, act as the regulatory authority, and operate their coal regulatory program. Osmre regulations at 30 CFR chapter VII implement smcra. Subrecipient activities (if known or specified at time of award): N a