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DEFE0032312

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Carbon storage complex feasibility for commercial development in southeastern Michigan.

The project will provide a feasibility assessment of the technical and non-technical aspects of an integrated carbon storage project in the southeastern Michigan basin region.

The overall objective of the project is to advance commerciality of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the southeastern Michigan basin while supporting, promoting, and protecting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA); disadvantaged communities; and environmental justice (EJ) communities.
Funding Goals
TO ACCELERATE WIDE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TO SUPPORT THE CARBONSAFE INITIATIVE, DOE'S FLAGSHIP EFFORT TO MOVE CARBON STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES INTO GEOGRAPHICALLY WIDESPREAD COMMERCIAL PRACTICE.
Place of Performance
Columbus, Ohio 43201-2696 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/20/25 to 09/20/26 and the total obligations have increased 14% from $8,937,336 to $10,169,055.
Battelle Memorial Institute was awarded Feasibility of Carbon Storage Complex in SE Michigan Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032312 worth $8,135,244 from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in September 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Columbus Ohio United States. The grant has a duration of 3 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development. $2,033,811 (20.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Phase II - Storage Complex Feasibility.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 7/15/25

Period of Performance
9/21/23
Start Date
9/20/26
End Date
72.0% Complete

Funding Split
$8.1M
Federal Obligation
$2.0M
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.2M
Total Obligated
80.0% Federal Funding
20.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEFE0032312

Transaction History

Modifications to DEFE0032312

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032312
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
F125YU6SWK59
Awardee CAGE
79986
Performance District
OH-03
Senators
Sherrod Brown
J.D. (James) Vance

Budget Funding

Federal Account Budget Subfunction Object Class Total Percentage
Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0213) Energy supply Research and development contracts (25.5) $6,903,525 100%
Modified: 7/15/25