DEFE0032702
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – Methane management through multi-scale measurements: From measurement to mitigation in South Central production regions
Develop consistent, accurate, granular, and transparent multi-scale methane emission measurement approaches focused on the Permian, Anadarko, Arkoma, and San Juan Basin production regions, over different time scales, that will inform state and federal emission inventories for the regions,
particularly covering West Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas (South Central region) with a focused effort on gathering and transmission pipelines, industrial meters, and excavation emergencies.
Develop consistent, accurate, granular, and transparent multi-scale methane emission measurement approaches focused on the Permian, Anadarko, Arkoma, and San Juan Basin production regions, over different time scales, that will inform state and federal emission inventories for the regions,
particularly covering West Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas (South Central region) with a focused effort on gathering and transmission pipelines, industrial meters, and excavation emergencies.
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
Austin,
Texas
78759-5321
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
University Of Texas At Austin was awarded
IRA Methane Management in South Central Production Regions
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032702
worth $20,000,000
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Austin Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 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 6/3/25
Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
12/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$20.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$20.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032702
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032702
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
V6AFQPN18437
Awardee CAGE
9B981
Performance District
TX-37
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 6/3/25