Cooperative Agreement D12AC70002

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Interior, awarded a $698,762 Project Grant (CFDA 15.250 - Regulation of Surface Coal Mining and Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining) to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. This grant will fund the administration and enforcement of Alaska's approved regulatory program for surface coal mining operations, as authorized under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of...

The U.S. Department of the Interior awarded a $5,000,000 project grant to the State Oil & Gas Board of Alabama under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018). The grant funding will be used to plug, remediate, and reclaim up to 23 orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Alabama. Key activities include reducing methane emissions, restoring degraded land and water resources, identifying and characterizing undocumented orphaned wells, and decommissioning...

The State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Fiscal Services Division, operating as the Natural Resources Dept, has been awarded a $25,000,000 formula grant under the Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018). This funding, provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will enable the department to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands within Louisiana. Key activities include: Plugging,...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program, awarded a $26,203,335 Cooperative Agreement to Advanced Resources International, Inc. to establish leading practices related to permitting requirements for offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) development for carbon dioxide (CO2) storage projects in Louisiana state waters. The project aims to advance carbon management technologies...

This $25,000,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Departmental Offices Interior Business Center funds the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's (BIL) Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018), which aims to reduce methane emissions, protect public health and safety, and restore...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pioneer Energy Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Lakewood, Colorado. The award, funded through the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program, aims to advance the Emission Control Treater (ECT) technology to a fully functional, commercially operating product (TRL 8) that addresses the design and operational challenges of processing sour crude at...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $4,994,678 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) to Onboard Dynamics LLC, a for-profit company based in Bend, Oregon. The project's objective is to incorporate new functionality into Onboard Dynamics' current GOVAC system to enable natural gas producers to capture methane that would traditionally be vented to the atmosphere during liquid unloading...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) under CFDA Program 81.135 will enable FGB Innovation LLC to develop a miniaturized NMR sensor to achieve real-time composition measurement for crude oil blending applications. The award will support the application of this miniaturized NMR sensor technology to crude oils by developing an analytical model to obtain the composition of real-world crude oils. This will allow the NMR sensors to provide...

The Department of the Interior's Departmental Offices Interior Business Center awarded a $9,028,614 Project Grant to the California Department of Conservation under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018). The grant funding will be used to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in California. Key activities include identifying and characterizing undocumented orphaned wells, reducing methane emissions, protecting public health and...

The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $7,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program to Pioneer Energy Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Lakewood, Colorado. The award, effective January 15, 2025 through March 31, 2026, supports the company's project to utilize waste gas at oil and gas well sites and convert it into methanol, with the goal of mitigating methane emissions. This effort...