Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation (15.253)
Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation (Assistance Listing 15.253) is run by the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, part of the Department of the Interior. It awarded $2.7 million in 30 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $89,114 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $100,000. Half of the 30 awards fell between $100,000 and $100,000, and they ranged from $10,000 to $150,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.7 million
- Grant awards30
- Typical award$100,000
- Awarded in FY 2025-$110,174
- Size rank1722 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants)
Key findings
- It is the 1722nd largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 14 largest recipients received 107% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 5 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Not-for-Profit, Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Reclamation - Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) seeks applications from eligible applicants to restore streams affected by AMD to a level that will support a diverse biological community and provide recreational opportunities for the community.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Recipients must be not-for-profit IRS 501(c)(3) status organizations. Federal, state, local governments, colleges, and universities are not eligible to receive direct funding.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funding is available to assist local organizations, especially watershed groups, to improve the water quality of streams impacted by AMD. Lands and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under Section 404 of Public Law 95-87 are those which were mined for coal or which were affected by such mining, waste banks, coal processing, or other coal mining processes, and for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under state or other Federal laws. Please refer to the applicable funding opportunity for program assistance restrictions.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Please refer to the applicable Notice of Funding Opportunity posted on Grants.gov, for the application submission deadline.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
The approximate average amount of each financial assistance award is $100,000. The FY 2025 obligation estimate is subject to the availability of appropriations and Congressional authority.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: This Program was not funded in FY 2025, hence, there is nothing to report on.Fiscal Year2026: This Program was not funded in FY 2026, hence, there is nothing to report on.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation (15.253) awarded$2.7 million across 30 grant awards, an average of $89,114 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathfinders Resource Conservation and Development | Iowa | 10 | $1.0 million |
| Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation | Pennsylvania | 4 | $356,637 |
| Friends of the Cheat, Inc | West Virginia | 3 | $300,000 |
| Stream Restoration Inc | Pennsylvania | 2 | $200,000 |
| Evergreen Conservancy | Pennsylvania | 2 | $165,000 |
| Trout Unlimited, Inc. | Virginia | 1 | $142,042 |
| Save the Tygart Watershed Association Inc | West Virginia | 1 | $131,988 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pennsylvania | 1 | $124,662 |
| Armstrong Conservancy, Inc. | Pennsylvania | 1 | $100,000 |
| Rural Action Inc | Ohio | 1 | $100,000 |
| Schuylkill Headwaters Association Inc | Pennsylvania | 1 | $100,000 |
| The Sewickley Creek Watershed Association | Pennsylvania | 1 | $100,000 |
| Moshannon Creek Watershed Association | Pennsylvania | 1 | $30,000 |
| South Fayette Conservation Group | Pennsylvania | 1 | $10,000 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 86% of the money.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 25 | $2.3 million | 86% |
| Other | 5 | $361,988 | 14% |
By state
2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Pennsylvania and Iowa.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $1.1 million |
| Iowa | 10 | $1.0 million |
| West Virginia | 4 | $325,072 |
| Virginia | 1 | $142,042 |
| Ohio | 1 | $100,000 |