Orphaned Wells Program

Orphaned Wells Program is a grant from DOI that funds arts projects and programming. Applicant and/or Project Eligibility Requirements Eligible Indian Tribes include those where orphaned wells are located on the federally recognized Indian Tribe’s respective trust or restricted lands.

They must also include plans the Tribe has to support opportunities for all workers, including workers underrepresented in well plugging or site remediation, to be trained and placed in good-paying jobs directly related to the project. Eligible applicants include state governments.

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Applicant and/or Project Eligibility Requirements Eligible Indian Tribes include those where orphaned wells are located on the federally recognized Indian Tribe’s respective trust or restricted lands.

Decarbonization Considerations If funding will be used to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned wells, included in the application must be the methodology to be used to measure and track methane and other gases associated with orphaned wells, including how the Tribe will confirm the effectiveness of plugging activities in reducing or eliminating such emissions.

Applications must include training programs, registered apprenticeships, and local and economic hire agreements for workers the Tribe intends to conduct or fund in well plugging or site remediation. They must also include plans the Tribe has to support opportunities for all workers, including workers underrepresented in well plugging or site remediation, to be trained and placed in good-paying jobs directly related to the project.

This program includes the Tribal Implementation Grants, Tribal Program Development Grants, and In-Lieu-of-Grants. The In-Lieu-of-Grants allows Tribes to request the Department to administer and carry out plugging, remediation and reclamation activities on the Tribe’s behalf.?

Deadline (Announced or Anticipated) $50,000,000 for Tribal Implementation Grants and Tribal Program Development Grants; $5,000,000 for In-Lieu-of-Grants $15,000,000 for Tribal Implementation Grants, $1,000,000 for Tribal Program Development Grants Average Award (Estimated)