Undocumented Orphaned Well Characterization and Remediation

The purpose of Modification 000001 is to inform potential applicants that awards issued under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will adopt the 2024 Revisions to 2 CFR and subsection vi. Technical Volume File - Mandatory Other Attachment of section IV was revised.Undocumented Orphaned Well Characterization and Remediation This announcement aligns with Department of Energy's Office of Resource Sustainability's Methane Mitigation Technologies Program to develop advanced tools and technologies that will significantly reduce methane emissions and other environmental impacts associated with undocumented orphaned wells. This announcement will support the undocumented orphaned wells subprogram by soliciting research on new processes and development of new materials, tools, and technologies for wellbore characterization, effective plugging and abandonment operations, and pre and post plugging and abandonment emissions monitoring.

Government

• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
• State governments
• City or township governments
• County governments

Business

• Small businesses
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Nonprofit

• Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
• Other Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Education

• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and state institutions of higher education