Environmental Quality and Protection
CFDA 15.236 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$29.7M
Awards
27
Recipients
14
States
8
Last Updated
Mar 16, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26.3M | 19 | |
| 2025 | $2.3M | 4 | -91.4% |
| 2026 | $1.2M | 4 | -48.8% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 27 Awards under CFDA 15.236
Largest individual obligations for Environmental Quality and Protection.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_L23AC00513_014 AWARD PURPOSE: FUNDING WILL BE USED TO ENSURE THAT CONTAMINATED WATER ORIGINATING ON THE ABANDONED ZORTMAN AND LANDUSKY MINE SITES, WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY PERMITTED BY DEQ AND BL… | MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-01 | 2024 | $5,706,466 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00216_014 REMEDIATE ORPHANED OIL AND GAS WELLS TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY- AS WELL AS PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ANY AFFECTED HABITATS. THE TERM ORPHANED WELL… | ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-90 | 2024 | $4,056,863 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00178_014 THE BLM AND THE SATE OF UTAH. DIVISION OF OIL, GAS AND MINING ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION PROGRAM (AMRP) WILL WORK TO REDUCE ABANDONAED MINE PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFTEY HAZAR… | UTAH OIL GAS & MINING DIVISION Utah | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | UT-02 | 2024 | $4,041,250 |
ASST_NON_L19AC00265_014 PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
IDENTIFY AND INVENTORY ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES AND CLOSE THOSE MINES THAT POSE RISKS TO THE PUBLIC. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ABANDONED MINES INCLUDE SUCH THING… | ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-03 | 2024 | $2,934,990 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00456_014 WY STATE OF WYOMING ABANDONED MINE LAND COORDINATION WITH BLM FOR CLOSURES OF MINES | WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Wyoming | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | WY-00 | 2024 | $2,500,000 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00125_014 UT NOC ENHANCEMENT OF APEX MODEL FOR SIMULATING SOIL EROSION AND SALT TRANSPORT IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | — | 2024 | $2,411,606 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00576_014 NEVADA AML HARD CLOSURE PROJECT ON BLM AND PRIVATE LANDS. SECURING NEVADA S ABANDONED MINE HAZARDS FOR A SAFER FUTURE. | MINERAL RESOURCES, NEVADA COMMISSION ON Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-90 | 2024 | $1,399,999 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10403_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO COORDINATE THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT- NEVADA STATEOFFICE- AND NEVADA DIVISION OF MINERALS AML PROGRAMS ISSUES ON BLM MANAGED LANDS INNEVAD… | MINERAL RESOURCES, NEVADA COMMISSION ON Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-02 | 2024 | $1,000,000 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10510_014 THE NEVADA ABANDONED MINE WILDLIFE SURVEY PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ABANDONED MINE LANDS (AML) WHICH HAVE BEEN KNOWN TOHOST A VARIETY OF WILDLIFE SPECIES AND HOLD SIGNIFICANT USE BY BATS… | NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE Nevada | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NV-02 | 2025 | $743,780 |
ASST_NON_D23AC00266_014 PROGRAM: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT S ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTIONAUTHORITY: FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1976 (FLPMA), 43 USC 1737(B)AWARD PURPOSE: THIS COO… | UTAH OIL GAS & MINING DIVISION Utah | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices | UT-02 | 2024 | $700,000 |
ASST_NON_D25AC00248_014 PROGRAM: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT S ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECTION PROGRAM. AWARD PURPOSE: THIS AWARD SUPPORTS PARTNERSHIPS TO MITIGATE HAZARDS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH A… | COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colorado | Department of the Interior Departmental Offices | CO-01 | 2025 | $655,670 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00462_014 CA ABANDONED MINE LANDS INVENTORY AND PHYSICAL SAFETY HAZARD CLOSURES | CONSERVATION, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF California | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CA-05 | 2026 | $653,772 |
ASST_NON_L25AC00420_014 CO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PROTECTION- BUREAU WIDE | COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2025 | $648,000 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00239_014 THE COLORADO STATE OFFICE OF THE BLM AND STATE OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY, HAVE PARTNERED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO… | COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2026 | $391,697 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00655_014 MONTANA CONSERVATION CORPS MCC HAS A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT BLM MONTANA DAKOTAS OFFICE. THIS STEADFAST PARTNERSHIP HAS RESULTED IN TRANSFORMATIONAL… | SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-01 | 2024 | $316,234 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00654_014 A CRITICAL NEED EXISTS FOR TRAINING OF STUDENTS WHO WILL ENTER FIELDS SUCH AS PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTRATION, MINERAL RESOURCES, MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, MONITORING O… | SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-01 | 2024 | $263,596 |
ASST_NON_L21AC10219_014 AK ALASKA AIR RESOURCES PROGRAM SUPPORT | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ALASKA DEPARTMENT Alaska | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | AK-00 | 2024 | $210,000 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00620_014 CO ABANDONED MINE LANDS RECLAMATION PROJECT - COLORADO INACTIVE MINE RECLAMATION PROGRAM | COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2025 | $208,000 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00621_014 THIS PROJECT PROPOSES SEVERAL SITES IN VARIOUS WATERSHEDS ACROSS COLORADO WITH PRIMARY EMPHASIS ON THE UPPER ANIMAS AND ARKANSAS RIVER WATERSHEDS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD WILL B… | TROUT UNLIMITED, INC. Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-03 | 2024 | $155,000 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00391_014 EXTEND END POP DATE TO DRAWDOWN 10,788.74 | UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-00 | 2024 | $150,211 |
ASST_NON_L17AC00259_014 CO WATERSHED SUPPORT ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION AND CHARACTERIZATION | TROUT UNLIMITED, INC. Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-01 | 2024 | $129,997 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00494_014 CO ABANDONED MINE LANDS RECLAMATION PROJECT - GUNNISON FIELD OFFICE | COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-03 | 2026 | $95,286 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00245_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS UPDATE TO THE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO (RFD) IS TO ANALYZE THE KNOWN AND POTENTIAL OIL AND GAS RESOURCES WITHIN THE FARMINGTON FIELD OFFICE… | NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-90 | 2024 | $94,014 |
ASST_NON_L23AC00559_014 AWARD PURPOSE
THIS PROJECT WILL CONDUCT WATER SAMPLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING FOR THE BELLE ELDRIDGE MINE SITE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY SOUTHEAST OF DEADWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE A… | SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY South Dakota | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-01 | 2024 | $84,411 |
ASST_NON_L22AC00376_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS UPDATE TO THE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO (RFD) IS TO ANALYZE THE KNOWN AND POTENTIAL OIL AND GAS RESOURCES WITHIN THE CARLSBAD FIELD OFFICE (C… | NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY New Mexico | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | NM-02 | 2024 | $79,637 |
ASST_NON_L24AC00654_014 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM), DEQ WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING FIELD SITES IN LEWISTOWN AND MALTA, MT. THESE SIT… | MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Montana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | MT-01 | 2024 | $50,000 |
ASST_NON_L20AC00511_014 CO ABANDONED MINE LANDS RECLAMATION PROJECT - SAN LUIS VALLEY FIELD OFFICE | COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Colorado | Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management | CO-03 | 2026 | $13,678 |
Top 27 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $7.2M | 4 |
| Montana | $6.6M | 6 |
| Utah | $4.7M | 2 |
| Nevada | $3.1M | 3 |
| Wyoming | $2.5M | 1 |
| Colorado | $2.3M | 8 |
| California | $654K | 1 |
| Alaska | $210K | 1 |
Top Recipients
| Recipient | Total | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENTNM | $7.0M | 2 |
| MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYMT | $5.8M | 2 |
| UTAH OIL GAS & MINING DIVISIONUT | $4.7M | 2 |
| WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYWY | $2.5M | 1 |
| TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCHTX | $2.4M | 1 |
| MINERAL RESOURCES, NEVADA COMMISSION ONNV | $2.4M | 2 |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESCO | $2.0M | 6 |
| NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFENV | $744K | 1 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGYSD | $664K | 3 |
| CONSERVATION, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OFCA | $654K | 1 |
| TROUT UNLIMITED, INC.VA | $285K | 2 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ALASKA DEPARTMENTAK | $210K | 1 |
| NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGYNM | $174K | 2 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MONTANAMT | $150K | 1 |
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs