Opportunity Information: Apply for EPA G2008 STAR H1
Apply for EPA G2008 STAR H1
- The Environmental Protection Agency in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrated Design, Modeling, and Monitoring of Geologic Sequestration of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide to Safeguard Sources of Drinking Water" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.509 Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 3, 2008 and posted on Oct 3, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 6, 2009 Please refer to the full announcement, including Section IV for additional information on submission methods and due dates.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $900,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: County governments Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments.
- See Section III of the announcement for additional eligibility information.
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Opportunity Summary:
This EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) grant opportunity focuses on improving how the United States evaluates and manages the risks of geologic sequestration, specifically the underground injection and long-term storage of human-produced (anthropogenic) carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep subsurface rock formations. The central purpose is to fund research that strengthens risk management strategies so CO2 can be stored safely and effectively without threatening underground sources of drinking water. The EPA is looking for projects that advance the scientific basis for decision-making by tying together what are often treated as separate pieces of a sequestration project: how a site is chosen, how injection and storage are designed, how subsurface behavior is modeled, and how the site is monitored over time. The emphasis is on integrated approaches that can both reduce the likelihood of problems and improve early detection and response if problems occur.
A key theme is safeguarding existing and potential drinking water resources. That means applicants are expected to address pathways by which injected CO2, displaced brines, or mobilized contaminants could migrate into aquifers, as well as the conditions that make such migration more or less likely. The solicitation highlights the need to understand and predict CO2 behavior in the subsurface, which can include pressure changes, plume migration, trapping mechanisms, interactions with reservoir fluids, and geochemical reactions with rocks that could affect water quality. Research may also cover how monitoring and modeling can be used together to confirm that injected CO2 remains contained, to quantify uncertainty, and to inform operational decisions during injection and post-injection site care. Because the announcement notes that research may involve collecting geospatial information, proposed work may include spatial datasets, mapping, remote sensing, GIS-based analyses, or location-referenced monitoring and modeling outputs, as long as they serve the risk management goals.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under CFDA 66.509, the STAR Research Program. The funding instrument types listed are cooperative agreements and grants, with an anticipated total funding amount of $3.6 million and an expectation of about four awards. The maximum award amount is $900,000, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which can make participation more feasible for universities, local governments, and other eligible organizations. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments, with additional eligibility details referenced in Section III of the full announcement.
The opportunity was posted on October 3, 2008, with an application closing date of January 6, 2009, and an archive date of February 5, 2009. Applicants were instructed to consult the full announcement for the official submission requirements, due dates, and methods, particularly the details in Section IV. For access issues related to the full announcement, the contact listed is Barbara Klieforth at (202) 343-9266. Overall, the solicitation is aimed at building practical, scientifically defensible tools and evidence that regulators, project developers, and communities can use to design and operate CO2 injection projects in a way that protects drinking water while enabling carbon storage.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the main goal of this EPA STAR grant opportunity?
This EPA Science To Achieve Results (STAR) opportunity is focused on improving how the United States evaluates and manages the risks of geologic sequestration, specifically the underground injection and long-term storage of human-produced (anthropogenic) carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep subsurface rock formations. The goal is to strengthen risk management strategies so CO2 can be stored safely and effectively without threatening underground sources of drinking water.
2. What type of CO2 storage is this solicitation about?
The solicitation is about geologic sequestration involving underground injection and long-term storage of anthropogenic CO2 in deep subsurface rock formations.
3. Why is protection of drinking water emphasized?
A central theme of the opportunity is safeguarding existing and potential drinking water resources. Projects are expected to address how injected CO2, displaced brines, or mobilized contaminants could migrate into aquifers, and what conditions make such migration more or less likely.
4. What kinds of research approaches is EPA looking for?
EPA emphasizes integrated approaches that connect key parts of a sequestration project that are often treated separately. This includes linking site selection, injection and storage design, subsurface modeling, and long-term monitoring in ways that reduce the likelihood of problems and improve early detection and response if problems occur.
5. What does "integrated" mean in the context of this grant?
In this context, "integrated" refers to research that ties together multiple components of a CO2 sequestration project, such as how a site is chosen, how injection and storage are designed, how subsurface behavior is modeled, and how monitoring data are collected and used over time to support decisions and risk management.
6. What specific risks or pathways should proposals consider?
Proposals are expected to consider pathways by which injected CO2, displaced brines, or mobilized contaminants could migrate into aquifers, along with the conditions and mechanisms that influence whether that migration could occur.
7. What subsurface behaviors and processes are relevant to this opportunity?
The announcement highlights the need to understand and predict CO2 behavior in the subsurface, which can include pressure changes, plume migration, trapping mechanisms, interactions with reservoir fluids, and geochemical reactions with rocks that could affect water quality.
8. Is monitoring part of the research scope?
Yes. Research may cover how monitoring and modeling can be used together to confirm that injected CO2 remains contained, to quantify uncertainty, and to inform operational decisions during injection and post-injection site care.
9. Does EPA mention uncertainty analysis or decision support?
Yes. The opportunity notes the role of monitoring and modeling to quantify uncertainty and to support operational decision-making during injection and after injection as part of site care.
10. Can projects include modeling work?
Yes. The solicitation specifically calls out improving the scientific basis for decision-making, including understanding and predicting subsurface CO2 behavior and integrating modeling with monitoring to support containment confirmation, uncertainty quantification, and operational decisions.
11. Can projects include geospatial data, mapping, GIS, or remote sensing?
Yes. Because the announcement notes that research may involve collecting geospatial information, proposed work may include spatial datasets, mapping, remote sensing, GIS-based analyses, or location-referenced monitoring and modeling outputs, as long as these elements serve the risk management goals.
12. What program and CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under CFDA 66.509, the STAR Research Program.
13. What funding instrument types are available?
The listed funding instrument types are cooperative agreements and grants.
14. How much total funding is anticipated?
The anticipated total funding amount is $3.6 million.
15. About how many awards does EPA expect to make?
EPA expects to make about four awards.
16. What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount is $900,000.
17. Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
18. Who is eligible to apply based on the information provided?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The announcement also references additional eligibility details in Section III of the full announcement.
19. When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on October 3, 2008.
20. What is the application closing date?
The application closing date is January 6, 2009.
21. What is the archive date?
The archive date is February 5, 2009.
22. Where are the official submission requirements and methods described?
Applicants were instructed to consult the full announcement for the official submission requirements, due dates, and methods, particularly the details in Section IV.
23. Where can applicants find more detail on eligibility requirements?
The summary references additional eligibility details in Section III of the full announcement.
24. Who is the contact for access issues related to the full announcement?
The contact listed for access issues is Barbara Klieforth at (202) 343-9266.
25. What is the practical outcome EPA wants from funded research?
The solicitation is aimed at building practical, scientifically defensible tools and evidence that regulators, project developers, and communities can use to design and operate CO2 injection projects in a way that protects drinking water while enabling carbon storage.
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