Operational grants for the SOAP and cooperative agreements are funded at 100 percent of authorized costs. Administration and enforcement grants are issued upon approval of a permanent program in the State. Administration and enforcement grants are awarded to assist States that have received approval of permanent regulatory programs. Operational grants are awarded to States and eligible individuals for contracting with qualified laboratories to provide hydrologic and geologic data on behalf of eligible small coal operators. Funded cooperative agreements provide for State regulation of coal mining activities on Federal lands.
Technical assistance is available on any aspect of regulating surface impacts of coal mining.