Formula Grant DEFE0032426

This $25,000,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) provides funding to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to address orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands in Illinois. Key activities under this 2-year grant include: Plugging, remediating, or reclaiming up to 180 orphaned wells, restoring contaminated soil and habitat, and decommissioning associated infrastructure. The grant will...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of the Interior, through the Interior Business Center, awarded the California Department of Conservation $52.8 million under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) Formula Grant to address orphaned well remediation and site reclamation throughout California. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030, funds the plugging and remediation of orphaned oil and gas wells on state and private lands, soil and habitat...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior (CFDA 15.018 - Energy Community Revitalization Program) provides $2,326,679.33 to the Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands. Key activities include plugging one orphaned well, reducing methane emissions, restoring degraded soil and habitat, decommissioning associated infrastructure, identifying and characterizing additional undocumented orphaned wells,...

Federal Project Grant Summary County Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County received a $7.52 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089) to design, construct, install, operate, and maintain a biogas conditioning system (BCS) at its Carson, California facility. The BCS will upgrade biogas at a capacity of up to 1,440 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) to approximately 860 SCFM...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program provides $4,818,805.00 to Blue Mountain Operations, LLC to eliminate methane emissions from natural gas-driven pneumatic devices in remote oil and gas production facilities. The project aims to scale the deployment of solar-powered compressors as a methane-free solution for these facilities without relying...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants program (CFDA 66.047) provides $3,180,000 in funding to the Regents of the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside). The objective is to reduce HFC emissions, which are potent greenhouse gases, through the development and implementation of a cost-effective metal oxide catalyst that facilitates the hydrolysis of HFC molecules. The project involves...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,997,550 Cooperative Agreement to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding supports CARB's development of a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update to an existing plan, in collaboration with local air pollution control districts, municipalities, and tribal governments statewide. Key activities include greenhouse gas inventory...

This $499,993 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018) funds the Chickasaw Nation to perform the following activities on tribal lands: Plug, remediate, or reclaim an orphaned oil and gas well, thereby reducing methane emissions and enhancing public health, safety, and environmental protection. Restore soil and habitat degraded by the presence of the orphaned well and associated...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $1,000,000 in funding to the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works to develop or update existing regional climate mitigation plans. The key activities include developing a greenhouse gas inventory, quantifying greenhouse gas reduction measures, conducting a low-income and disadvantaged communities benefit analysis, and...

This $2,624,051 Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Departmental Offices Interior Business Center under the Energy Community Revitalization Program (CFDA 15.018), funds the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to plug, remediate, and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands. The grant supports activities such as plugging orphaned wells, remediating associated soil and habitat, decommissioning related infrastructure, and developing a tribal orphaned wells program....