DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
...UEIGL11CMUK9937·Profile updated 2026-05-15
Awards tracked
1
Total amount
$57.8M
Date range
2026-03-16 → 2026-03-16
Primary sector
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About this recipient
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES has received $57.8M in tracked federal funding across the ingest window.
The largest single source of funding is Department of the Interior, which dominates the recipient's federal portfolio. We surface the full breakdown of contracts and grants below.
A longer, LLM-generated profile becomes available for the top entities by total $ awarded. We do not take editorial direction from recipients.
Portfolio by sector
Sectors classified by LLM on each award.
- environment1 award$57.8M 100%
Portfolio status
Based on each award's period of performance.
Active
1
active100% of awards
Expiring (≤90d)
0
expiring · 30d0% of awards
Expired
0
expired0% of awards
No POP
0
—0% of awards
Top awarding agencies
Department of the Interior
$57.8M 100%
Based on 1 awards totaling $57,757,052.
Awards
Top 1 by amount
| Action date | Recipient | Agency | Amount | Description | Sector | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Department of the Interior | $57,757,052 | PROGRAM: THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) SEC. 40601 ORPHANED WELL STATE FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM AWARD PURPOSE: FUNDING THROUGH THE PROGRAM MAY BE UTILIZED TO PLUG, REMEDIATE OR RECLAIM ORPHANED WELLS ON STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE S BOUNDARIES, RESTORE SOIL AND HABITAT IN THE DEGRADED AREA, DECOMMISSION OR REMOVE ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE ADDITIONAL UNDOCUMENTED WELLS ON STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS AND SET UP WELL-PLUGGING CAPACITY WHERE NOT ALREADY ESTABLISHED. SECTION 40601(C)(4) OF THE BIL CREATES AN ORPHANED WELL SITE PLUGGING, REMEDIATION, AND RECLAMATION FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR TO ADDRESS ORPHANED WELLS AND WELL SITES ON STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE STATE S BOUNDARIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS GRANT FUNDS THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: PLUG, REMEDIATE, OR RECLAIM ORPHANED WELLS ON STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS REMEDIATE SOIL AND RESTORE HABITAT THAT HAS BEEN DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF ORPHANED WELLS OR ASSOCIATED PIPELINES, FACILITIES, OR INFRASTRUCTURE ON STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS REMEDIATE STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS ADJACENT TO ORPHANED WELLS AND DECOMMISSION OR REMOVE ASSOCIATED PIPELINES, FACILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDE AN ACCOUNTING OF THE COST OF PLUGGING, REMEDIATION, AND RECLAMATION FOR EACH ORPHANED WELL SITE ON STATE AND OR PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE STATE IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE UNDOCUMENTED ORPHANED WELLS ON STATE AND PRIVATE LAND RANK ORPHANED WELLS BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HARM, AND OTHER LAND USE PRIORITIES IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH OR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES MEASURE AND TRACK METHANE EMISSIONS AND OTHER GASES AS WELL AS CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER AND DEVELOP OR ADMINISTER A PROGRAM TO CARRY OUT ANY ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THIS GRANT MUST COMPLY WITH THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS (2 CFR 200), BUILD AMERICA BUY AMERICA, DAVIS-BACON ACT, AND BIL, AND INCLUDE ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT AND MANAGE THE APPROVED PROJECT, SUCH AS EQUIPMENT AND CONTRACTED SERVICES. EXPECTED DELIVERABLES OR OUTCOMES: DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF METHANE EMISSIONS FROM ORPHANED WELLS. ENHANCE THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PROPERTY FROM ADVERSE EFFECTS OF OIL DRILLING PRACTICES FROM ORPHANED WELLS ON STATES AND PRIVATE LANDS. PLUG, REMEDIATE, OR RECLAIM ORPHANED WELLS ON STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS. RESTORE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND PROPERTY FROM OIL DRILLING ACTIVITIES, FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED PIPELINES FROM ORPHANED WELLS ON STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS. REMEDIATE AND RESTORE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT PREVIOUSLY DEGRADED BY THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND DRILLING, INCLUDING MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL, WATER, WOODLAND, FISH AND WILDLIFE, RECREATION RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE GENERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY FROM THE PROPOSED PROJECT THAT ADDRESSES LONG OVERDUE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS TO STRENGTHEN OUR RESILIENCE TO THE CHANGING CLIMATE AND MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF LEGACY POLLUTION. THIS INVESTMENT IN STATE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL GROW THE ECONOMY SUSTAINABLY AND EQUITABLY FOR DECADES TO COME. INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTED BY THIS PROJECT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AS APPLICABLE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BENEFIT BY REMOVING HAZARDOUS LEGACY FACILITIES, INCLUDING IN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES WHERE WORK WILL BE PRIORITIZED. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT TIME OF AWARD): N A | — | active |
Sources
USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →SAM.gov entity registration →
Profile compiled from publicly available USAspending.gov records, ingested and entity-resolved by The Buildout's pipeline.