DEFE0032608
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
THE OKLAHOMA CARBON HUB (OK HUB) WILL SUPERCHARGE A SUBSTANTIAL COMMERCIAL-SEQUESTRATION OPERATION BY INJECTING AT LEAST 54 MILLION TONNES OF CO2 (54 MTCO2) OVER 20 YEARS AT THREE SEPARATE LOCATIONS IN OSAGE RESERVATION AND KAY COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. DETAILED ANALYSES ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ON A RECENTLY DRILLED WELL TO COLLECT CORE AND HIGH-RESOLUTION LOG DATA IN THE CONFINING ZONES AND INJECTION INTERVAL. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD FUND THE DRILLING OF 4 ADDITIONAL WELLS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA FROM CORES HIGH-RESOLUTION LOGS, 21 MILES OF 2D SEISMIC LINES, AND 24 MI2 OF 3D SEISMIC ACROSS THE TWO SITES ALREADY MENTIONED AND A THIRD SITE (SITE 3 OF THIS STUDY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF SITE 2 IN KAY COUNTY.
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
Norman,
Oklahoma
73019-0000
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
University Of Oklahoma was awarded
Oklahoma Carbon Hub: 54 MTCO2 Sequestration Project
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032608
worth $13,048,104
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in October 2026 with work to be completed primarily in Norman Oklahoma United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$3,985,000 (23.0%) 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
3/31/27
End Date
Funding Split
$13.0M
Federal Obligation
$4.0M
Non-Federal Obligation
$17.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032608
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
EVTSTTLCEWS5
Awardee CAGE
3G168
Performance District
OK-04
Senators
James Lankford
Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin
Modified: 9/29/26