IN BIL orphan-well grant funding (initial + formula)

Record: p09-IN-rec-01
State: IN
Category: funding · funding_awards
Status: collected
Period: current
Quality: Unreviewed
Review state: Pending review
Native ID: IN-BIL-GRANT-FUNDING

Fields

budget multiple: 100 times as much as the state Department of Natural Resources’ typical annual budget for these projects.
doi announcement: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $127 Million from the Investing in America Agenda to Clean Up Legacy Pollution Across Five States
formula award in: | Indiana | $14.08 million |
formula round detail: Indiana was awarded $14.08 million, and Arizona was awarded $4.87 million.
initial grant 2022: Last year, Indiana received $25 million to plug abandoned wells
phase1 total eligibility: Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan and Mississippi received their total formula grant eligibility in phase 1 and are therefore not eligible for additional funding in phase 2
round impact: This round of awards will help plug over 600 orphaned wells as well as create inventories of undocumented contamination sites.

Evidence

initial grant 2022: Last year, Indiana received $25 million to plug abandoned wells
https://www.ipm.org/2023-11-01/indiana-makes-a-dent-in-plugging-abandoned-oil-gas-wells-due-to-federal-grant · search-result lead snippet (Nov 2023 article, grant received last year) · source p09-IN-src-12 · visit p09-IN-visit-12
budget multiple: 100 times as much as the state Department of Natural Resources’ typical annual budget for these projects.
https://www.ipm.org/2023-11-01/indiana-makes-a-dent-in-plugging-abandoned-oil-gas-wells-due-to-federal-grant · search-result lead snippet · source p09-IN-src-12 · visit p09-IN-visit-12
doi announcement: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $127 Million from the Investing in America Agenda to Clean Up Legacy Pollution Across Five States
https://www.doi.gov/node/58396 · page title · source p09-IN-src-11 · visit p09-IN-visit-11
formula award in: | Indiana | $14.08 million |
https://www.doi.gov/node/58396 · search-result award-table snippet · source p09-IN-src-11 · visit p09-IN-visit-11
formula round detail: Indiana was awarded $14.08 million, and Arizona was awarded $4.87 million.
https://maryscottnabers.com/2024/06/28/feds-make-127-million-available-to-clean-legacy-pollution-sites/ · search-result snippet · source p09-IN-src-17 · visit p09-IN-visit-17
round impact: This round of awards will help plug over 600 orphaned wells as well as create inventories of undocumented contamination sites.
https://maryscottnabers.com/2024/06/28/feds-make-127-million-available-to-clean-legacy-pollution-sites/ · search-result snippet · source p09-IN-src-17 · visit p09-IN-visit-17
phase1 total eligibility: Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan and Mississippi received their total formula grant eligibility in phase 1 and are therefore not eligible for additional funding in phase 2
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/14/775-million-from-investing-in-america-agenda-for-states-to-plug-orphaned-oil-gas-wells/?amp=1 · search-result snippet · source p09-IN-src-18 · visit p09-IN-visit-18

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-IN.