DEFE0032662
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Field deployment of new low methane technology on natural gas integral two-stroke engines
The goal of the proposed project is to reduce methane emissions to near-zero levels from lean burn two-stroke integral compressor engines in natural gas pipelines.
The goal of the proposed project is to reduce methane emissions to near-zero levels from lean burn two-stroke integral compressor engines in natural gas pipelines.
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)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
College Station,
Texas
77843-0001
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station was awarded
Low Methane Technology Natural Gas Engines: Inflation Reduction
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032662
worth $4,098,755
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in February 2025 with work to be completed primarily in College Station Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$1,070,433 (21.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
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 7/1/25
Period of Performance
2/1/25
Start Date
1/31/26
End Date
Funding Split
$4.1M
Federal Obligation
$1.1M
Non-Federal Obligation
$5.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032662
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032662
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
QD1MX6N5YTN4
Awardee CAGE
0EBC6
Performance District
TX-10
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 7/1/25