Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003108
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to release an Administrative and Legal Requirements Document (ALRD) for a funding opportunity called "IRA: Mitigating Emissions from Marginal Conventional Wells" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0003108). This is an advance notice rather than the full application package itself, signaling that DOE plans to open a short application window once the ALRD is officially issued. NETL indicated it expected to publish the ALRD in August 2023, with applications accepted for roughly 30 days after release.
This opportunity is framed around reducing air pollution, especially methane emissions, associated with marginal conventional oil and gas wells. The funding is provided under the Clean Air Act as amended by the Inflation Reduction Act, and DOE is coordinating closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The basic idea is to route federal financial assistance to state governments so they can work directly with well operators to voluntarily and permanently plug marginal conventional wells located on non-federal lands. Alongside plugging, the program also supports environmental restoration activities at the well pad, which can include site cleanup and related reclamation measures intended to reduce long-term environmental impacts.
A second major emphasis is improving monitoring capacity for methane and other air pollutants tied to wells. The program is designed not just to pay for plugging work, but also to strengthen the ability of states and the industry to detect, measure, and track emissions, which can improve accountability and help target the highest-impact mitigation actions. In practical terms, this can support better data collection and field monitoring approaches so states can more effectively manage emissions from existing infrastructure.
Funding would be offered as cooperative agreements, meaning DOE expects to maintain substantial involvement in the funded projects rather than issuing a simple pass-through grant with minimal federal engagement. Eligibility is limited to state governments, and awards are expected to be distributed to states using a formula approach rather than purely competitive selection, which suggests broader nationwide participation where qualifying states receive an allocation based on defined criteria. The synopsis indicates up to $700 million could be made available in total if the ALRD is released, with an anticipated 30 awards. The listed award ceiling is $150,000,000, implying that while many states may receive smaller formula-based allocations, the structure allows for large awards where the formula and program rules justify it.
In short, this is a DOE-NETL and EPA-aligned Inflation Reduction Act/Clean Air Act funding initiative aimed at cutting methane and other emissions by accelerating permanent plugging of marginal conventional wells on non-federal lands, supporting restoration of disturbed well sites, and building stronger state and industry capacity to monitor and manage emissions. The NOI directs readers to the RELATED DOCUMENTS section for the full notice, and the main timing detail to plan around is the expected ALRD release (August 2023) followed by a relatively brief 30-day application period.Apply for DE FOA 0003108
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to issue Administrative and Legal Requirements Document Announcement (ALRD), titled “IRA: Mitigating Emissions from Marginal Conventional Wells”" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 21, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by NETL anticipates issuing the ALRD in August 2023 with an application availability period of 30 days.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 30 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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