Grants
The Program Services Branch (PSB) under the Technology Management Division (TMD) is responsible for the Financial Assistance Grant and Cooperative Agreement administration for the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Western Region. Annually the PSB Grant Specialist and the PSB Branch Manager award 10 Regulatory Program Grants and 10 Abandoned Mine Land Grants for the following OSMRE Western Region States and Tribes: Alaska, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, Crow, Hopi, and Navajo.
The Grant Specialist and Manager are also responsible for the review, processing and administration of the OSMRE Western Region Applied Science, Underground Mine Mapping Initiative and pilot program for Economic and Community Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements.