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Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining

Program Information

Popular name

Regulatory Grant Program

Program Number

15.250

Program objective

To assist the States and Tribes with active coal mining in administering approved regulatory programs.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    Twenty-four coal producing states have approved programs, twelve states have been awarded partial administration and enforcement grants awards under the Continuing Resolution. Twenty-four coal producing states have approved programs, twelve states have been awarded partial administration and enforcement grants awards under the Continuing Resolution.

  2. 2018

    The program anticipates to fund twenty-four coal producing states. Twenty-four coal producing states have approved programs, twelve states have been awarded partial administration and enforcement grants awards under the Continuing Resolution.

  3. 2021

    The program funded twenty-four coal producing states and three tribes. The twenty-four coal producing states have approved regulatory programs.

  4. 2022

    The program funded twenty-four coal producing states and three tribes. The twenty-four coal producing states have approved regulatory programs.

  5. 2024

    The program funded twenty-six coal producing States and Tribes. The twenty-six coal producing States and Tribes have approved regulatory programs.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Federal Register, Volume 42, No. 62706, Tuesday, December 13, 1977 and Volume 47, No. 169, Tuesday, August 31, 1982, Volume 48, No. 12, Tuesday, January 18, 1983; and informal agency guidelines titled "Federal Assistance Manual"

  1. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 91 Stat. 445-532, Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 91 Stat. 445-532.