OSM-51 Revised Grant Application/Performance Report

OSM-51(12/80)
OMB Approval No. 1029-0059
Exp. Date: 9 /30/2024

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Washington, DC 20240
AWARD FOR GRANTS TO STATES AND TRIBES

1. Submission Type:

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1a. Performance Report

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1b. Program Narrative

2. Program Type

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SMCRA Title V Regulatory Program

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SMCRA Title IV Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program

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Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) AML Program

3. Grant Applicant

4. Control Number(s) (If Applicable)

5. Performing Organization

6. Program Narrative (for submission type 1b)

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DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING OSM-51
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Check one box per application to indicate annual performance report submission or program narrative submission
Check one box per application to indicate the program type.
Enter name of grant applicant.
Enter corresponding control number(s) (If applicable).
Enter name of performing organization (If different from the grant applicant).
Enter the Program Narrative that must include the following information:
Objectives and Need for Assistance. Describe any relevant physical, economic, social, financial, institutional, or other
problems you intend to address if awarded grant funds. Demonstrate the need for the assistance and state the principal and
subordinate objectives of the project. Supporting documentation or other testimonies from interested parties other than the
applicant may be used. Include or footnote any pertinent data from relevant planning studies.
Results and Benefits Expected. Identify the expected results and benefits to be derived from the proposed Program grant.
For example, explain how the facility will be used. For land acquisition or development projects, explain how the proposed
project will benefit the public.
Approach. Outline a plan of action pertaining to the scope of the proposed Program grant and detail how the proposed work
will be accomplished for each assistance program. Cite factors that might accelerate or decelerate the work and your reasons
for taking your chosen approach as opposed to another approach. Describe any unusual features of the proposed project, such
as design or technological innovations, reductions in cost or time, or extraordinary social and/or community involvement. If
possible, provide quantitative projections of the accomplishments expected to be achieved for each assistance program. When
accomplishments cannot be quantified, list the activities in chronological order to show the estimated schedule of
accomplishments and their target dates. Identify the kinds of data to be collected and maintained and discuss the criteria to be
used to evaluate the results and success. Explain the methodology that will be used to determine if the needs identified and
discussed are being met and if the results and benefits identified are being achieved. List each organization, cooperator,
consultant, or other key individuals who will work on the proposed Program grant, along with a short description of the nature of
their effort or contribution.
Geographic Location. Provide the locations of both the proposed Program grant and the areas to be served by the proposed
Program grant. Maps or other graphic aids may be attached.