The Alabama Department of Workforce’s Abandoned Mine Land Program (ADOW-AML) is pleased to announce the availability of $11 million in federal grant funding for the 2025 Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program.

This funding will support reclamation projects that drive economic growth and community development in Alabama counties impacted by historical coal mining activities.

The AMLER Program, administered in partnership with the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), targets abandoned mine lands from coal mining operations conducted prior to 1977.

By reclaiming these sites, the program aims to eliminate environmental hazards, improve public safety, and create opportunities for economic revitalization in affected communities. Eligible c

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