Geologic Sequestration Site Characterization

 

The mission of the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) Geologic Sequestration Site Characterization grant is to comprehensively characterize a minimum of ten geologic formations which could include saline formation, oil and gas fields, and coal seams. Utilize site characterizations to accelerate carbon capture storage in a range of geologic formations that encompass the entire United States. Leverage existing work completed by the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships and State Geologic Surveys.

Deleted 03/03/2014 (Archived.) 81.132 Agency: Department of Energy Cooperative Agreements Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. . . Prior successful R&D experience in Geologic Sequestration and Site Characterization focusing on the characterization of geologic storage formations related to saline formations, depleted oil fields, or coal seams. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. The applicant should follow the procedures listed in the specific funding opportunity announcement posted on the Grants.gov or FedConnect website. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. The application forms must be downloaded from the specific funding opportunity announcement (FOA) posted at http://wwww.grants.gov or at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/ Decisions to approve are made by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and negotiations are conducted by the Office of Procurement in Headquarters and/or the procurement office located in the field. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Deadlines are identified in the FOA. Not Applicable. Awards may be modified or extended as required. The merit review evaluation criteria will be published in the FOA such as: (1) Technical merit; (2) priority of technical work relating to proposal; (3) relevance to current program objectives; (4) cost-benefit judgment; and (5) amount of cost-sharing by potential recipient. Emphasis is on applied research and technology development. No program reports are required. No cash reports are required. Quarterly progress and financial reports are required. A final technical report is due within 90 days after completion of the project. Quarterly financial reports are required. There will be additional reports associated with the Recovery Act requirements and included in the terms and conditions of the award document. No performance monitoring is required. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Audits will be performed monthly to ensure that funds have been applied in accordance with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Possible project audit, overhead rate audit, final closeout audit. Required by the agreement terms and conditions. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this program.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. The length and time for financial assistance awards is dependent upon the individual project submitted. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: No information provided. None. National Energy Technology Laboratory, Acquisition & Assistance Division; P.O. Box 10940, Mail Stop 921-107, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA; 15236-0940. Contact: john.augustine@netl.doe.gov. Maria Jones 1000 Independence Avenue S.W., Mail Stop FE-3, Washington, District of Columbia 20585 Email: Maria.Jones@hq.doe.gov Phone: (202) 586-1890 http://www.netl.doe.gov, http://wwww.fossil.energy.gov 89-0211-0-1-271. (Cooperative Agreements) FY 10 $48,298,250; FY 11 est $0; and FY 12 est $0 - This program was funded solely with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. There were statutory requirements that all of the funds be obligated by the end of FY2010. No obligations will be made in FY2011 or FY2012. To be determined. DOE Financial Assistance Regulations, 10 CFR 600
Not Applicable.