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Assistance listing · 15.252

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR)

Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 15.252, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.

USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.

Federal agencies obligated $1.0B in awards under assistance listing 15.252, Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR), in FY2026, and $4.2B over the five fiscal years since FY2023; the program ranks 110 of 988 on this site.

Obligations were about level on FY2025 ($1.0B), with $0 so far in FY2027.

The largest recipient organisations over FY2022–FY2025 were Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ($961M), West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ($625M) and Energy & Environment Cabinet ($377M).

By place of performance, the most money went to PA, WV and KY.

$1.0Bobligations, FY2026FY2026 (1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026) · obligations
$4.2Bfive-year totalFY2023–FY2027 to date · obligations
$0FY2027 to dateFY2027 · obligations
110 of 988rank among programs on this sitefive-year obligations
127awards of $1.0M+ since FY2023FY2023–FY2027

Obligations by fiscal year

$990M
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.0B
$0
FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026FY2027*
Obligations under listing 15.252 by fiscal year. *FY2027 runs to the data date and is incomplete.

Compared with the largest program FY2026

MeasureThis programGrants to States for MedicaidAll assistance
Obligations, FY2026$1.0B$722B$4.4T
Five-year total$4.2B$2.6T$17T
Share of all assistance obligations, five years0%15.2%100%

Largest recipients obligations, FY2022–FY2025

#OrganisationObligations
1Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection$961M
2West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection$625M
3Energy & Environment Cabinet$377M
4Department of Natural Resources Illinois$266M
5Department of Natural Resources$223M
6Alabama Department of Workforce$161M
7Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality$141M
8The Virginia Department of Energy$134M
9Natural Resources, Indiana Department of$89M
10Colorado Department of Natural Resources$41M
11Department of Environment & Conservation Tennessee$37M
12Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship$36M
13Missouri Department of Natural R$35M
14Kansas Department of Health & Environment$31M
15The Environment Maryland Department of$31M
16Utah Oil Gas & Mining Division$29M
17Montana Department of Environmental Quality$22M
18Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department$21M
19Public Service Commission$21M
20Navajo Nation Tribal Government$19M
21Alaska Department of Natural Resources$17M
22Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality$16M
23Crow Tribe of Indians$11M
24Hopi Tribe$11M
25Texas Railroad COMM$6.4M

Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards

Where the money goes

Largest awards since FY2023

RecipientAwarding agencyTypeAward valueBegunPlaceRecord
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$245M5 Nov 2024PAUSAspending
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$245M20 Oct 2022PAUSAspending
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$245M23 Feb 2024PAUSAspending
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$245M16 Jan 2026PAUSAspending
West Virginia Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$141M27 Oct 2022WVUSAspending
West Virginia Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$141M22 Apr 2024WVUSAspending
West Virginia Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$141M7 Nov 2024WVUSAspending
West Virginia Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$141M18 Nov 2025WVUSAspending
Department of Natural Resources IllinoisDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$76M15 Feb 2024ILUSAspending
Department of Natural Resources IllinoisDepartment of the InteriorOffice of Surface Mining, Reclamation and EnforcementGrantFormula Grant (a)$76M14 Jan 2025ILUSAspending

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Questions and answers

How much is obligated under assistance listing 15.252?

$1.0B in FY2026 and $4.2B over the five fiscal years since FY2023, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.

Who receives the most under Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR)?

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ($961M), West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ($625M), Energy & Environment Cabinet ($377M), Department of Natural Resources Illinois ($266M), Department of Natural Resources ($223M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".

What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?

A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.

Provenance

Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.