DEFE0032448
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
This project will conduct a feasibility assessment of the technical and non-technical aspects of an integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at a site adjacent to the Echo Springs gas plant in Carbon County, Wyoming.
(The planned storage facility is located near the border of Carbon and Sweetwater counties).
(The planned storage facility is located near the border of Carbon and Sweetwater counties).
Awardee
Funding Goals
THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (DE-FOA-0002711) WILL SUPPORT THE AVAILABILITY OF CARBON CAPTURE,
UTILIZATION, AND STORAGE (CCUS) AND CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL (CDR) TO REACH CLIMATE GOALS BY BUILDING UPON
THESE LEARNINGS TO TEST, MATURE, AND VALIDATE CCUS TECHNOLOGIES AT COMMERCIAL-SCALE. ONE ASPECT IS THE
NEED TO IMPROVE PRACTICES REGARDING HOW TO EFFICIENTLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY CHARACTERIZE AND PERMIT
COMMERCIAL CARBON STORAGE PROJECT SITE(S) ENSURING THAT SECURE GEOLOGIC CARBON STORAGE IS AVAILABLE IN
DIVERSE REGIONS AND SETTINGS THAT WILL SUPPORT LONGER TERM CARBON MANAGEMENT GOALS ACROSS THE US. THE
CARBONSAFE INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2016.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Laramie,
Wyoming
82071-2000
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
University Of Wyoming was awarded
Carbon Capture and Storage Feasibility Study in Wyoming
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032448
worth $8,997,490
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in October 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Laramie Wyoming United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$2,250,482 (20.0%) 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 10/21/24
Period of Performance
10/1/24
Start Date
9/30/26
End Date
Funding Split
$9.0M
Federal Obligation
$2.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$11.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Subgrant Awards
Disclosed subgrants for DEFE0032448
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032448
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
FDR5YF2K32X5
Awardee CAGE
6B891
Performance District
WY-00
Senators
John Barrasso
Cynthia Lummis
Cynthia Lummis
Modified: 10/21/24