30 CFR § 886.14 - How long will my grant be?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s886.14"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 886.14 - How long will my grant be?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "886.14"
section_name: "How long will my grant be?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION"
part_number: "886"
part_name: "RECLAMATION GRANTS FOR UNCERTIFIED STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "73 FR 67644, Nov. 14, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "886"
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# 886.14 How long will my grant be?

(a) We approve a grant period on the basis of the information contained in the grant application showing that projects to be funded will fulfill the objectives of SMCRA and the approved reclamation plan.

(b) The grant period is normally for 3 years.

(c) We may extend the grant period at your request. We normally approve one extension for up to one additional year.

(d) The grant period for funding your administrative costs does not normally exceed the first year of the grant.

(e) We award grants containing State or Tribal share funds distributed to you in Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, or 2010 for a budget period of five or three years at your request.