Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants

The Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Association (ARIPPA) is partnering with the Eastern and Western Pennsylvania Coalitions for Abandoned Mine Reclamation to offer competitive awards to watershed and conservancy organizations facilitating abandoned mine drainage (AMD) and/or abandoned mine land (AML) remediation projects in Pennsylvania.

The deadline to apply is April 15.

Awards are granted under the guidance and administration of EPCAMR and WPCAMR. 

The amount distributed by ARIPPA in 2024 will be $9,600-- $4,800 each for the anthracite and bituminous regions.

Eligible Applicants are environmental organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or conservation districts in Pennsylvania who provide a letter stating the organization supports ARIPPA, including the removal and conversion of coal refuse into alternative energy and the beneficial use of CFB ash for AML/AMD reclamation purposes.

Funding may be used for, but it not limited to, the following:

-- Operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation of AMD treatment systems

-- Stream monitoring equipment purchases

-- Analyses and watershed plans

-- Vegetation management and erosion control

-- Educational purposes to promote AMD/AML reclamation

-- Supplies for trash cleanups

-- Drone purchase and training to use as a tool to promote AMD/AML reclamation

Click Here for instructions, the application and background on the program.

Organized in 1989, ARIPPA is a nonprofit trade association comprised of independent electric power producers, environmental remediators, and service providers located in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia that use coal refuse as a primary fuel to generate electricity.

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[Posted: January 5, 2024]  PA Environment Digest