DEFE0032689
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Method to mitigate methane lost during liquids unloading
The project objective is to incorporate new functionality into Onboard Dynamics’ current GOVAC® system that will enable natural gas producers to capture methane that would traditionally be vented to the atmosphere while removing accumulated liquids from the wellbore.
The project objective is to incorporate new functionality into Onboard Dynamics’ current GOVAC® system that will enable natural gas producers to capture methane that would traditionally be vented to the atmosphere while removing accumulated liquids from the wellbore.
Awardee
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
Bend,
Oregon
97701-5197
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Onboard Dynamics was awarded
Govac® System Enhancement for Methane Capture in Liquid Unloading
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032689
worth $3,995,743
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Bend Oregon 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.
$998,935 (20.0%) 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 6/3/25
Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
Funding Split
$4.0M
Federal Obligation
$998.9K
Non-Federal Obligation
$5.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032689
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032689
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
XBZGJ8QPKJ53
Awardee CAGE
75G89
Performance District
OR-02
Senators
Jeff Merkley
Ron Wyden
Ron Wyden
Modified: 6/3/25