Recipient of federal assistance · COLUMBUS, OH

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES received $110.2M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 81 actions, +15% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $584.2M. Its largest awarding agency was Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement ($61.9M).

Assistance · FY2026: $110.2M
New awards: 28
Actions: 81
Since FY2021: $584.2M

UEI: GL11CMUK9937
Location: COLUMBUS, OH

State and local governments

Open in the explorer Federal grants & assistance

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

41.8MFY2021
69.2MFY2022
78.2MFY2023
189.1MFY2024
95.7MFY2025
110.2MFY2026

By type

Grants$98.5M89%
Direct payments$11.3M10%
Other assistance$404K0.4%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

15.252 · Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR)$61M55%
15.018 · Energy Community Revitalization Program (ECRP)$30M27%
15.916 · Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning$10M9.1%
97.012 · Boating Safety Financial Assistance$3.9M3.6%
66.469 · Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative$2.1M1.9%
15.622 · Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act$1.1M1.0%
15.250 · Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining$938.7K0.9%
10.665 · Schools and Roads - Grants to States$404K0.4%

Awarding agencies

Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement$61.9M56%
Department of the Interior
Departmental Offices$30M27%
Department of the Interior
National Park Service$10M9.1%
Department of the Interior
U.S. Coast Guard$3.9M3.6%
Department of Homeland Security
Environmental Protection Agency$2.3M2.1%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$1.4M1.2%
Department of the Interior
Forest Service$404K0.4%
Department of Agriculture
Mine Safety and Health Administration$234.8K0.2%
Department of Labor

Largest awards

PROGRAM: THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) SEC. 40601 ORPHANED WELL STATE FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM AWARD PURPOSE: FUNDING THROUGH THE…$57.8M
15.018 · Energy Community Revitalization Program (ECRP)· Departmental Offices· Grant· Jun 26, 2024 – Mar 4, 2026· D24AF00191
PROGRAM: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT ABANDONED MINED LANDS (IIJA AML) PROGRAM (TITLE IV) AWARD PURPOSE: THE INFRASTRUCTURE…$46.4M
15.252 · Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR)· Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement· Formula grant· Nov 18, 2025 – Nov 18, 2025· S26AF00003
IN RESPONSE TO THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW SECTION 40601, FUNDING FOR STATE PROGRAMS, THE STATE OF OHIO ISAPPLYING FOR A THE STATE…$30M
15.018 · Energy Community Revitalization Program (ECRP)· Departmental Offices· Grant· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· D26AP00209
THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF OIL AND GAS RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, ORPHAN WELL PROGRAM OWP WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1977 TO…$25M
15.018 · Energy Community Revitalization Program (ECRP)· Departmental Offices· Grant· Aug 24, 2022 – Mar 4, 2026· D22AP00171
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ABANDONED MINE LANDS (AML) PROGRAM ARE DEFINED IN THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 (SMCRA) IS…$11.3M
15.252 · Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR)· Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement· Direct payment for specified use· Apr 8, 2026 – Apr 8, 2026· S26AR80005
PROGRAM: ABANDONED MINED LANDS (AML) PROGRAM (TITLE IV)AWARD PURPOSE: THE SURFACE MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1977 (SMCRA), P.L…$5.3M
15.252 · Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR)· Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement· Grant· Jul 8, 2025 – Jul 23, 2026· S25AF00157

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

Sub-grants: $8.2M (9 subawards)

9 sub-recipients

BLANCHESTER VILLAGE OF$2.4M29%
BLANCHESTER, OH · 1 subaward
BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT$2.3M28%
WELLSVILLE, OH · 1 subaward
CITY OF BELLAIRE$1.3M16%
BELLAIRE, OH · 1 subaward
GUERNSEY COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY$980K12%
CAMBRIDGE, OH · 1 subaward
THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF EAST LIVERPOOL OHIO$441K5.4%
EAST LIVERPOOL, OH · 1 subaward
TRUMBULL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY$320K3.9%
WARREN, OH · 1 subaward
YOUNGSTOWN EDISON INCUBATOR CORP$180K2.2%
YOUNGSTOWN, OH · 1 subaward
MORRISTOWN HISTORIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION$154.6K1.9%
MORRISTOWN, OH · 1 subaward
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF PIONEER RIVERMEN$117.1K1.4%
CINCINNATI, OH · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

Sub-grants: $852.6K (1 subaward)

1 prime

NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION$852.6K100%
WASHINGTON, DC · 1 subaward

By fiscal year

FY2021: $0 paid out · $130K received
FY2022: $2.9M paid out · $438.2K received
FY2023: $1.7M paid out · $286.3K received
FY2024: $30M paid out · $387.1K received
FY2025: $12.3M paid out · $757.4K received
FY2026: $8.2M paid out · $852.6K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.