Rural Abandoned Mine Program

Natural Resources Conservation Service – To protect people and the environment from the adverse effects of past coal mining practices, and to promote the development of soil and water resources of unreclaimed mined lands….

Applied Science Program Cooperative Agreements Related to Coal Mining and Reclamation

Office of Surface Mining – To support of two efforts: (1) develop and demonstrate improved technologies to address public safety and environmental issues related to the mining of coal and reclamation of the lands affected after mining; and (2) encou…