Formula Grant 693JK31930006PUGS

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection a $330,170 Project Grant under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA #66.804) to support Connecticut's Underground Storage Tank Program from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The grant will fund efforts to encourage proper operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks, ensure monitoring is conducted in accordance with...

This $31,262,296 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program, is aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of converting a mature oil and gas field in the Permian Basin into a dedicated carbon dioxide (CO2) storage facility. The key objectives of this project are: 1) to validate the subsurface characterization, storage capacity, and technical/economic...

This $252,509 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development, demonstration, and commercialization of a natural gas tank system that can perform on-demand gas storage, separation, and delivery. The project aims to create a tank that can store and separate carbon dioxide from low-grade renewable natural gas, enabling the production of high-grade renewable natural gas for vehicle fueling. The research seeks to advance the...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 provides $459,789 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) to support the state's Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804). The objectives of this program are to: 1) encourage proper operation and maintenance of USTs by owners/operators, 2) ensure UST monitoring compliance with regulations, and 3) develop the state program to...

This $2,458,115 Project Grant, awarded on April 4, 2025, was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program (CFDA 20.708). The grant supports the municipality-owned utility CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their natural gas distribution pipeline system, as well as acquire related equipment. The key...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection a $429,259 Project Grant under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804). The grant will fund Connecticut's UST program from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Connecticut will use the funding to conduct on-site compliance inspections at facilities not inspected in the past three years, ensure secondary containment and...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 awarded the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection $438,616 under the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA 66.804) federal Project Grant. The grant will support Massachusetts' UST program from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023 by funding objectives to encourage proper operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks, ensure tank monitoring compliance with regulations, and develop...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a $5,500,679 Project Grant under the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program (CFDA 20.708) to CPS Energy, a municipally owned utility in San Antonio, TX. The grant funding supports CPS Energy's efforts to repair, rehabilitate, or replace high-risk, leak-prone natural gas distribution pipelines, as well as acquire related equipment. The primary...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded a $2.1 million Project Grant to the Ohio Department of Commerce to support Ohio's Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program from July 2021 through June 2023. The grant funding will assist Ohio's efforts to prevent, detect, and ensure compliance related to underground petroleum and hazardous substance storage tanks in accordance with the UST Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program (CFDA #66.804). Specifically, the grant will encourage proper...

This $548,136 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.804 Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program supports the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in implementing comprehensive underground storage tank leak prevention, detection, and regulatory compliance initiatives. The key activities to be funded include conducting on-site inspections at underground storage tank facilities,...