FY 2013 Methane Hydrates

Post Date

May 6th 2013

Application Due Date

July 26th 2013

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Funding Opportunity Number

DE-FOA-0000891

CFDA Number(s)

81.089

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Energy

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

All Entities excluding Federal Agencies, FFRDC and Non Profit. All types of entities are eligible to apply, except other Federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) Contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995. NOTE: The National Energy Technology Laboratory is not considered eligible for award as a prime recipient under this announcement and may not be proposed as a sub-recipient on another entity's application.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $20000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $20000000

Grant Description

The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to fund research that advances the current state of knowledge or technology with respect to methane hydrate science focusing on characterization of gas hydrate deposits, response of methane hydrate systems to natural environmental change, and response of gas hydrate reservoirs to induced environmental change to determine the potential of methane hydrates as a potential energy resource and their role in the natural environment.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Energy

• Office:

  National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Agency Contact:

  DIANE M. FRANKLIN, Contract Specialist, 304-285-4609
  franklin@netl.doe.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  franklin@netl.doe.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  franklin@netl.doe.gov

• More Information:

  FedConnect