Project Grant 08FG1U1362

This $462,915 Project Grant award from the Department of Defense (DOD) Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment under the Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Responding to Threats to the Resilience of a Military Installation program (CFDA 12.003) supports the Central Florida Regional Planning Council in conducting a review of the resilience and preparedness of the Avon Park Air Force Range military installation. The funding will allow the Central Florida Regional...

The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Beaufort County Schools a $1,237,500 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program (CFDA 84.116). The grant will support the implementation of a centralized advising center for Beaufort County Community College in Washington, NC from December 31, 2021 through December 31, 2024. The advising center will provide direct services to students in support of institutional reforms and innovative...

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...

The Boonslick Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) received a $420,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the agency's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302). The three-year award beginning April 1, 2021 will support BRPC's partnership planning efforts to create a regional economic development plan for the Warrenton, Missouri area through March 2024. As part of EDA's Planning program, BRPC will...

This $625,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) provides funding to the Village of Bedford Park, Illinois to conduct a water connection feasibility study. The study will involve a comprehensive analysis of existing water conditions, development of distribution system concepts, regulatory assessments, and preliminary engineering design work. The anticipated outcomes include increased...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), will provide $800,000 to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) to conduct a preliminary feasibility study for a U.S. grid-connected ocean current test facility (OCTF). The project aims to evaluate current energy converters (CECs) in the open ocean offshore Palm Beach County, Florida, in order to...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,524,996 Cooperative Agreement under the Water Recycling and Desalination Construction Programs (CFDA 15.504) to the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) to assess the feasibility of constructing a new Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) in San Jose, California. The proposed AWPF would support Valley Water's goal of meeting at least 10% of the county's total water demand with drought-resilient recycled...

This $2,500,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis (CFDA 81.122) program, aims to develop an integrated transmission and distribution system planning tool and establish strategies to enhance the efficiency, reliability, and resilience of the transmission and distribution infrastructure for seamless renewable energy penetration. The project, to be performed...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program awarded a $3,709,032 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Illinois to complete a feasibility study for a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub in Florida. The key objectives are to define the DAC hub organization, select technologies, assess life cycle emissions, identify safety/regulatory requirements, and develop financing, business, and community benefits plans. Planned sub-awards include...

The Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce awarded $200,000 to the Bckp Regional Intergovernmental Council under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Region 3 in West Virginia from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Through this project grant funding, the Bckp Regional Intergovernmental Council will lead a collaborative regional...