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Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program

Office of Surface Mining · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office of Surface Mining (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was September 30, 2012. Individual awards are listed as $243K – $154M, with about 28 awards expected and $498M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments and federally recognized tribal governments. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.252 (Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR)).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Jul 20, 2011Posted
  2. Sep 30, 2012Application deadline
Posted
Jul 20, 2011
Close date
Sep 30, 2012
Award floor
$243,000
Award ceiling
$154,000,000
Est. total funding
$498,000,000
Original deadline (extended)
Aug 1, 2011
Expected awards
28
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • Federally recognized tribal governments

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Revised closing date.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY IS RESTRICTED TO STATE GOVERNMENTS AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES. The Office of Surface Mining awards grants to States and Tribes to support the operation of APPROVED State and Trival abanodned mine land (AML) reclamation programs. Approved programs use grant funds for mine site reclamation projects on eligible lands, which are lands and waters mined or affected by coal mining processess that occurred prior to August 7, 1977 as well as certain post-1977 and noncoal mining activity.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.252

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$132M
FY25$125M
FY26$113M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.252. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Office of Surface Mining
rgarris@osmre.gov
202-208-2747

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments and Federally recognized tribal governments. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $243k – $154m, total estimated program funding is $498,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 28 awards.

How do I apply for “Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity S12AS00002), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

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