Applications need to include information about the project and its link to mining. The Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) will review all proposals, with state Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman recommended selected projects to the U.S. Office of Surfacing Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. That agency will conduct a final review before approving grants. The state will hold webinars on the grant application process on April 30, May 7 and May 12. More information about the program can be found at the Kentucky AML website. The pilot program is the brainchild of U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Somerset. The veteran lawmaker has been able to get $540 million in federal funding for abandoned mine redevelopment, with $130 million of that going to Kentucky.