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DEFE0032660

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Methane emissions reduction program oil and gas methane monitoring and mitigation.

Colorado State University and Caterpillar Inc. are partnering to develop an ultra-low methane emissions retrofit system for gas compression packages in the NG transmission and gathering sectors.
Awardee
Colorado State University
Funding Goals
THE PURPOSE OF THIS FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT (FECM) ON BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLED, “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) – METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAM OIL AND GAS METHANE MONITORING AND MITIGATION”, IS TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO A VARIETY OF ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF MITIGATING METHANE EMISSIONS FROM MARGINAL CONVENTIONAL WELLS (MCWS) AND OTHER OIL AND NATURAL GAS ASSETS; ACCELERATING THE COMMERCIALIZATION, SCALE-UP AND APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; AND ADVANCING THE CHARACTERIZATION AND REDUCTION OF METHANE EMISSIONS THROUGH MULTI-SCALE, MEASUREMENT-INFORMED DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development
Awarding Agency
National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) [DOE]
Funding Agency
Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) [DOE]
Place of Performance
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521-4593 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Methane Emissions Reduction Program Oil and Gas Methane Monitoring and Mitigation (DE-FOA-0003256)
Colorado State University was awarded Ultra-Low Methane Emissions Retrofit System Gas Compression Packages Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032660 worth $4,669,746 from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Fort Collins Colorado United States. The grant has a duration of 3 years 8 months and was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Methane Emissions Reduction Program Oil and Gas Methane Monitoring and Mitigation.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 5/28/25

Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
23.0% Complete

Funding Split
$4.7M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$4.7M
Total Obligated
100.0% Federal Funding
0.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

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Transaction History

Modifications to DEFE0032660

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032660
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
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
LT9CXX8L19G1
Awardee CAGE
4B575
Performance District
CO-02
Senators
Michael Bennet
John Hickenlooper
Modified: 5/28/25