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Find similar grantsAbandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of the Interior. A program offering grants to states for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines to enhance public safety and environmental quality.
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AHMR State Grants Program | U.S. Department of the Interior Countdown to America's 250th Anniversary : July 4th 2026 AHMR State Grants Program NEPA and Environmental Coordination Division Environmental Response and Recovery Division Environmental Response and Recovery Division Contacts Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division National Environmental Policy Act Federal Infrastructure Projects Central Hazardous Materials Fund Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation Environmental and Disposal Liabilities Disaster Response and Recovery Environmental Safeguards Group Emergency Response to Oil Spills and Hazardous Substances Releases Emergency Support Function 11 AHMR State Grants Program AHMR State Grants Program Funding for Abandoned Hardrock Mine Reclamation (AHMR) on state and private lands will be distributed through a grant program managed by the Environmental Compliance and Cleanup Division (ECCD).
The Department of the Interior will provide grants to reclaim those lands based on eligibility requirements established in Sec. 40704 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the AHMR Program. Grants are available to States to inventory, assess, decommission, reclaim, respond to hazardous substance releases on, and remediate hardrock (non-coal) abandoned mines.
AHMR Grants are subject to funding availability. For Fiscal Year 2025, the application period for AHMR State Grants has closed. In August 2025, AHMR State Grants were awarded as follows: State Amount Purpose Alabama $50,000.
00 Data collection and site assessment for inventory purposes Arizona $250,000. 00 Reclamation of 18 physical safety hazards at the Oro Flame Mine and to conduct inventory activities California $149,967. 00 Wellman Creek Mine Remediation & Habitat Restoration and to conduct inventory activities on CA Fish & Wildlife managed lands Colorado $249,952.
43 Reclaim 25 physical safety features at the Querida site in Custer County and 39 physical safety features at the Long Hungry project site in Teller County Illinois $250,000. 00 Reclaim physical safety features at 3 abandoned hardrock mine sites Maryland $50,000. 00 Data collection and site assessment for inventory purposes Michigan $50,000.
00 Data collection and site assessment for inventory purposes Nevada $250,000. 00 Reclaim 27 hazardous abandoned mine sites within Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park as well as perform inventory activities New Jersey $250,000. 00 Address multiple physical safety hazards (subsidence features) along I-80 by performing drilling and grouting New Mexico $250,000.
00 Safeguard up to 22 mine openings in the Boston Hills Area near Silver City to include the installation of wire nets and bat gates New York $50,000. 00 Data collection and site assessment for inventory purposes North Carolina $49,980. 50 Data collection and site assessment for inventory purposes Ohio $50,000.
00 Data collection and site assessment for inventory purposes Pennsylvania $250,000. 00 Reclamation of physical safety hazards at abandoned hardrock mine sites throughout the state and to assist with inventory activities South Dakota $50,000. 00 Data collection and site assessment for inventory purposes Utah $250,000.
00 Address approximately 55 physical safety hazards to include the installation of bat gates in Juab County near the Town of Eureka Virginia $249,890. 13 Mitigation of safety and environmental hazards at 2 abandoned mine sites West Virginia $239,950. 00 Reclamation of the Charles Eugene Withrow Alta Sand Quarry to include the removal of flooded ponds Wyoming $250,000.
00 Reclaim 15 physical safety features at the Leighton-Gentry & Paris Lode Mines as well as conduct inventory and site assessment activities Total: $3,239,740. 06 National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs (NAAMLP) Link to the NAAMLP’s website where you can download the new Hardrock AML report . Interstate Mining Compact Commission (IMCC)
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