DEFE0032581
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA): ELK HILLS CO2 STORAGE PROJECT (EHSTORE)
THIS PROJECT WILL ACCELERATE THE CHARACTERIZATION, PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE, SECURE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF OVER 50 MILLION METRIC TONNES (MT) OF CAPTURED CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) OVER 30 YEARS IN MULTIPLE RESERVOIRS AT THE ELK HILLS FIELD.
THIS PROJECT WILL ACCELERATE THE CHARACTERIZATION, PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE, SECURE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF OVER 50 MILLION METRIC TONNES (MT) OF CAPTURED CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) OVER 30 YEARS IN MULTIPLE RESERVOIRS AT THE ELK HILLS FIELD.
Funding Goals
THIS 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
Bakersfield,
California
93311-1022
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Bakersfield Auxiliary For Sponsored Programs Administration California State University was awarded
EHSTORE: Accelerating Safe CO2 Storage for Infrastructure Investment
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032581
worth $21,683,559
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in October 2026 with work to be completed primarily in Bakersfield California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 5 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$7,422,979 (26.0%) 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 9/29/26
Period of Performance
10/1/26
Start Date
3/31/28
End Date
Funding Split
$21.7M
Federal Obligation
$7.4M
Non-Federal Obligation
$29.1M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032581
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
VJQPUC5YLK87
Awardee CAGE
5UTA3
Performance District
CA-20
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 9/29/26