DEFE0032444
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Polk Carbon Storage Complex
This project will assess the technical and commercial feasibility of developing a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage facility near Tampa Electric Company’s (TEC) Polk Power Station.
Activities in this project are designed to advance the commercial project from a site characterization and permitting phase to construction and testing/validation.
Specifically, this project will address any gaps in technical knowledge, obtain required surface and subsurface permits for construction, and garner stakeholder acceptance to enhance the project’s social and economic viability.
The project objectives align with overall CARBONSAFE program objectives.
This project will assess the technical and commercial feasibility of developing a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage facility near Tampa Electric Company’s (TEC) Polk Power Station.
Activities in this project are designed to advance the commercial project from a site characterization and permitting phase to construction and testing/validation.
Specifically, this project will address any gaps in technical knowledge, obtain required surface and subsurface permits for construction, and garner stakeholder acceptance to enhance the project’s social and economic viability.
The project objectives align with overall CARBONSAFE program objectives.
Awardee
Funding Goals
FOA SOLICITS PROJECTS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND EXPANDED LARGE-SCALE, COMMERCIAL CARBON STORAGE PROJECTS WITH CAPACITIES TO STORE 50 OR MORE MILLION METRIC TONS (MT) OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2). THESE PROJECTS WILL SUPPORT THE CARBON STORAGE ASSURANCE FACILITY ENTERPRISE (CARBONSAFE) INITIATIVE, AND FOCUS ON EFFORTS RANGING FROM DETERMINING STORAGE COMPLEX FEASIBILITY TO THE DETAILED SITE CHARACTERIZATION, PLANNING, AND PERMITTING STAGES OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT UNDER CARBONSAFE.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Mulberry,
Florida
33860-9024
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Tampa Electric Company was awarded
BIL: Polk Carbon Storage Feasibility Project
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032444
worth $55,835,381
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Mulberry Florida United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 9 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$24,389,776 (30.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Storage, Validation and Testing (Section 40305): Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE): Phases III, III.5, and IV.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/21/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
10/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$55.8M
Federal Obligation
$24.4M
Non-Federal Obligation
$80.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for DEFE0032444
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032444
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032444
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
LHCPP3G6GM74
Awardee CAGE
1MYU8
Performance District
FL-18
Senators
Marco Rubio
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Modified: 1/21/25