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DEFE0032705

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
CARBON CAPTURE TEST CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT - THE RECIPIENT’S EXISTING ENGINEERING-SCALE CARBON
DIOXIDE (CO2) CAPTURE AND CONVERSION TEST CENTER WILL BE ENHANCED TO RAPIDLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY TEST A
GREATER VARIETY OF TECHNOLOGIES AND EVALUATE THE TECHNICAL EFFICACY OF ADVANCED SYSTEMS WITH DATA
GENERATED UNDER RELEVANT POWER PLANT OPERATING CONDITIONS. THE AUGMENTED TEST CENTER WILL HOST MULTIPLE
TECHNOLOGIES SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SUPPORT LONG-TERM, CONTINUOUS, 24-HOUR-A-DAY ENGINEERING-SCALE TEST
CAMPAIGNS BY PROVIDING REPRESENTATIVE COAL OR NATURAL GAS-DERIVED FLUE GAS WITH CO2 CONCENTRATIONS BETWEEN
4% AND 15%, OR AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED.
Funding Goals
THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOFO IS TO INVESTIGATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE, REMOVAL, AND CONVERSION TEST CENTERS TO COST-EFFECTIVELY RESEARCH AND EVALUATE, IN AN INTEGRATED PROCESS, THE TECHNICAL EFFICACY OF ADVANCED SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS UNDER RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL OR POWER PLANT OPERATING CONDITIONS.
Place of Performance
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202-9018 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
University Of North Dakota was awarded Enhanced Carbon Capture Test Center for Advanced Technology Evaluation Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032705 worth $15,000,000 from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in July 2026 with work to be completed primarily in Grand Forks North Dakota United States. The grant has a duration of 5 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development. $6,453,750 (30.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Carbon Capture, Removal, and Conversion Test Centers.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 6/29/26

Period of Performance
7/1/26
Start Date
6/30/31
End Date
0% Complete

Funding Split
$15.0M
Federal Obligation
$6.5M
Non-Federal Obligation
$21.5M
Total Obligated
70.0% Federal Funding
30.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEFE0032705

Transaction History

Modifications to DEFE0032705

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032705
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
RSWNKK6J8CF3
Awardee CAGE
4B858
Performance District
ND-00
Senators
John Hoeven
Kevin Cramer
Modified: 6/29/26