Department Of Conservation And Energy, State Of Louisiana

The State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Fiscal Services Division, operates as a U.S. state government entity registered with SAM.gov since December 2003, with its primary office located at 617 N 3rd Street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As the fiscal administrator for Louisiana's natural resources programs, this entity serves as the prime grantee for numerous federal initiatives designed to protect and manage the state's environmental resources, energy infrastructure, and coastal assets. The department functions as a critical interface between federal environmental and energy agencies and state-level implementation of natural resource management, environmental protection, and energy efficiency programs.

The department has received substantial federal grant funding across multiple regulatory and conservation programs, demonstrating a diverse portfolio of work spanning mining oversight, orphaned well remediation, coastal management, energy efficiency, pipeline safety, and environmental protection. Through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), the department administers regulatory programs under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Title V for surface coal mining operations and Title IV abandoned mine land reclamation, with recent awards including $600,928.91 for regulatory administration and $110,885.41 for abandoned mine reclamation. The department manages substantial orphaned oil and gas well remediation initiatives funded through the Department of Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program, including a $35 million formula grant for Phase 2 well plugging and reclamation and a $23.263 million project grant for continued orphan site restoration with emphasis on methane emissions monitoring and disadvantaged community impacts. In the coastal and environmental sector, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the department cooperative agreements totaling approximately $2.225 million for coastal management program capacity building, wetland restoration engineering and design at Pointe Aux Chenes Wildlife Management Area, and coastal infrastructure resilience initiatives. The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 provides ongoing formula grants for the State Underground Injection Control program ($205,106 awarded July 2025 through June 2026) to protect drinking water sources through permitting, monitoring, and enforcement of injection well operations. The Department of Energy has awarded the department multiple significant grants totaling over $13.2 million for state energy programs, including the State Energy Program formula grants ($1.418 million for July 2025-June 2026 and $9.222 million for energy efficiency revolving loan funds), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants ($2.149 million for October 2023-September 2026), and the Louisiana Hubs for Energy Resilient Operations (HERO) Cooperative Agreement ($498.658 million for grid infrastructure deployment and community resilience through October 2024-September 2032). The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has provided multiple formula grants supporting pipeline safety programs, hazardous liquid pipeline inspection and enforcement, and underground natural gas storage facility inspection and enforcement activities. Additional federal support includes grants from the EPA for solar deployment to disadvantaged communities ($675,307 under the Inflation Reduction Act), Department of Energy initiatives for marginal conventional well methane emissions mitigation, and cooperative agreements with the Fish and Wildlife Service for orphaned well remediation at national wildlife refuges. The department also received a sub-grant award from Homeland Security & Emergency Management in March 2022 for emergency preparedness management functions. Through this comprehensive suite of federal funding mechanisms, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources implements critical environmental stewardship, energy transition, infrastructure resilience, and public safety programs while managing compliance with federal environmental and energy regulations across the state.