DEFE0032703
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): End-to-end, multi-modal, high resolution methane inventory quantification (E2E-METHANE-IQ)
The objective of this scope is to develop an end-to-end, multi-modal, high resolution methane inventory quantification (E2E-METHANE-IQ) technology, which will be (I) fully validated through multiple measurement campaigns in all major basins in the Western United States (including Uinta, Four Corners, San Joaquin, Green River, Montana, Big Horn, etc.),
(II) agnostic to the individual sensing technologies,
(III) fully scalable and operationally from equipment to regional level and from minutes to months, and
(IV) readily extensible to accommodate specific needs in certain regions or applications.
The objective of this scope is to develop an end-to-end, multi-modal, high resolution methane inventory quantification (E2E-METHANE-IQ) technology, which will be (I) fully validated through multiple measurement campaigns in all major basins in the Western United States (including Uinta, Four Corners, San Joaquin, Green River, Montana, Big Horn, etc.),
(II) agnostic to the individual sensing technologies,
(III) fully scalable and operationally from equipment to regional level and from minutes to months, and
(IV) readily extensible to accommodate specific needs in certain regions or applications.
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
Yorktown Heights,
New York
10598-0218
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
International Business Machines Corporation was awarded
IRA: E2E-METHANE-IQ for Western US Methane Inventory
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032703
worth $19,736,446
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Yorktown Heights New York 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 8/4/25
Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
12/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$19.7M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$19.7M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032703
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032703
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
EDHQH5AXXQZ5
Awardee CAGE
2G381
Performance District
NY-17
Senators
Kirsten Gillibrand
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
Modified: 8/4/25