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DEFE0032690

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Remote Emissions Investigation System (REIS)

The goal of the project is to demonstrate that the Kuva Remote Emissions Investigation System (REIS) can reduce identified, non-allowable methane emissions by an average of 95% over a portfolio of 175 sites related to oil and gas production.
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.
Place of Performance
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141-1057 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Multisensor Scientific was awarded Kuva REIS: Reducing Methane Emissions in Oil & Gas Production Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032690 worth $4,999,932 from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Cambridge Massachusetts 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. $1,249,984 (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 6/18/25

Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
9/30/28
End Date
26.0% Complete

Funding Split
$5.0M
Federal Obligation
$1.2M
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.2M
Total Obligated
80.0% Federal Funding
20.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEFE0032690

Transaction History

Modifications to DEFE0032690

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032690
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
L7B7J1YDKNK3
Awardee CAGE
6YD28
Performance District
MA-07
Senators
Edward Markey
Elizabeth Warren
Modified: 6/18/25