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Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies

Funds field-ready technology to recover more oil and gas from tough reservoirs and to treat the water produced alongside them, with a required cost share.

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Unconventional oil and gas reservoirs give up less than 10 percent of what's in them on average, and the water that comes up alongside that oil and gas is its own disposal problem. This NOFO funds both halves.

Two things are funded: research and development projects that improve recovery efficiency from unconventional reservoirs, and field testing and validation of technologies that treat produce…

Research, development and field validation improving recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs, and treating produced water to avoid deep well injection and induced-seismicity risk, open to any applicant type with a required cost share.

CycleiHow often this grant runs β€” e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.8 Sept 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.β€”
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.β€”
Award typeiThe form of funding β€” grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.β€”
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$150M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: DE-FOA-0003627Source: www.grants.gov