Project Grant 02J65401

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Grants: Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells (CFDA #66.486), provides $1,930,000 in funding to the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The goal is to support the establishment and operation of Alaska's UIC Class VI injection well permit program. Key activities include developing Alaska-specific Class VI regulations, environmental justice frameworks, and a primacy application for EPA program approval. The expected outcomes are successful approval of Alaska's Class VI primacy program, protection of underground drinking water sources, and mitigation of environmental and public health impacts from UIC activities, particularly in overburdened communities. This funding will enable the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to build internal capacity and implementation processes for the effective regulation of carbon sequestration injection wells within the state.