Minerals Leasing Act
Active
- Assistance listing
- 15.437
- Agency
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Departmental Offices
Department of the Interior
- Grant awards
- Not on record
Program facts
- Treasury account
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- 14-5003-0-0-000
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated .
About this program
The Department of the Interior distributes mineral leasing revenue to state governments under the Mineral Leasing Act (CFDA 15.437) through automatic, noncompetitive formula-based payments with no application required and no recent grant opportunity posted.
This program shares federal revenue from oil, gas, and mineral development on public lands with states where those lands are located. The Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) validates receipts, calculates each state's statutory share, and directs Treasury to release payments as revenues are collected. States receive 50 percent of mineral leasing revenue (90 percent for Alaska), subject to a two percent reduction under Public Law 111-322 since 2008. States use these funds at legislative discretion, with priority directed toward subdivisions socially or economically impacted by mineral development, for planning, construction and maintenance of public facilities, and provision of public services.
Assistance type is exclusively formula-based disbursement; no competitive application cycle exists. Eligible recipients are limited to U.S. state governments with federal leased lands and minerals within their borders. Federal expenditures end at Treasury disbursement to states; no funds flow to private-sector entities under federal requirements. Payments occur automatically as revenues are collected, ensuring predictable, legally mandated funding tied directly to natural resource production on federal lands.
This is a revenue-sharing mechanism rather than a discretionary grant program. State eligibility and payment amounts are determined by statute and mineral development activity on federal lands within state boundaries, not by application, proposal quality, or competitive selection. Organizations should pursue this program only if representing a state government entitled to mineral leasing revenue distributions. Private entities, local governments, and nonprofits cannot receive direct funding; state legislatures determine allocation to lower-level recipients.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Federal Government shares 50 percent (90 percent for Alaska) of mineral leasing revenue with States. Since 2008 payments were subjected to a two percent reduction, as required by Public Law 111-322.
- Description
The Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) enables federal government to share revenue from oil, gas, and mineral development on public lands with the states where those lands and minerals are located. These monies serve state governments, which automatically receive their share of royalties, rentals, bonuses, and other payments generated from federal mineral leases within their borders. No application is required; payments occur as revenues are collected, ensuring predictable, formula‑based support to states. What makes the MLA unique is the MLA provides states with consistent, legally mandated funding tied directly to natural resource production. These funds help states invest in planning, public facilities, and essential public services, particularly in areas most affected by mineral development, making the MLA a key mechanism for strengthening local economies and managing the impacts of energy extraction.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Only U.S. state governments can receive MLA assistance. Specific terms to help public users find the listing: • State governments • Mineral leasing revenue sharing • Federal Mineral Royalties • Public land mineral development • ONRR mineral revenue distributions
- Beneficiary eligibility
State governments in which Federal leased lands and minerals are located.
- Uses of assistance
To be used by States as the legislature directs giving priority to those subdivisions of the State that are socially or economically impacted by the development of minerals leased, for (1) planning, (2) construction and maintenance of public facilities, and (3) provision of public service.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
No applicable.
How to apply
- Award procedure
Assistance under the Mineral Leasing Act is awarded through automatic, non‑competitive, formula‑based disbursement of mineral leasing revenues. ONRR validates receipts, calculates each state's statutory share, and instructs Treasury to release payments. Federal expenditures end at the point of Treasury disbursement to the State. No funds pass through to private-sector entities under federal requirements.
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 15.437?
Assistance Listing 15.437 is Minerals Leasing Act, a federal grant program run by Departmental Offices (Department of the Interior).
What is the CFDA number for Minerals Leasing Act?
Its CFDA number is 15.437: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
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