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Approved Categorical Exclusions

BIL	Date Sort ascending	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
N	2024-09-06	Advancing the Cybersecurity Posture of Electric Cooperative Utilities (368.22 KB)	NRECA Research	Arlington, VA	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
N	2024-09-06	MNA-OH PHEV Conversion and MUSe Battery System Assembly Plant Construction (398.67 KB)	Prime: American Autoparts Inc Subs: Mobis North America	Toledo, OH	MESC
N	2024-09-06	Data-Driven Automated and Proactive Asset Management to Enhance Reliability and Resilience of Distribution Grids (390.05 KB)	Prime: Iowa State University Subs: AES US Utilities, Cedar Falls Utilities, Linn County REC, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sparkmeter	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	OE/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
N	2024-09-06	Accelerate Domestic Manufacturing of High-efficiency Electric Heat Pumps in Qualified HVAC Industrial Settings – 2024 (155.26 KB)	Prime: Modine Manufacturing Company Subs: None	Multiple Sites. Multiple States	MESC
N	2024-09-05	Programmatic Collaboration and Coordination with Midwestern States (382.62 KB)	Prime: Midwestern Governors Association Subs: Great Plains Institutes, Converge Strategies	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
N	2024-09-05	Sensor Data Analytics Demonstration (410.22 KB)	Prime: Guam Power Authority Subs: PXiSE Energy Solutions, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	OE/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
N	2024-09-05	SECO Energy – Improving Reliability Through Grid Hardening (173.26 KB)	Prime: Sumter Electric Cooperative (SECO Energy) Subs: None	Multiple Sites, FL	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
N	2024-09-04	New River Feeder Electrical Substation (164.63 KB)	Prime: City of Fallon Subs: None	Fallon, NV	OE/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
N	2024-09-04	Thermal Analysis Laboratory (161.56 KB)	NETL - Morgantown	Morgantown, WV	FECM/RIC/MEM/Functional Materials Team
N	2024-09-03	FCA US Conversion Of Indiana Transmission Plant for Electric Modules (584.55 KB)	Prime: FCA US LLC Subs: None	Kokomo, IN	MESC
Y	2024-08-30	Wildfire Mitigation and Extreme Weather Resilience (383.05 KB)	Prime: Xcel Energy Subs: NSPM, NSPW, PSCo, SPS, Renewable Energy Partners	Multiple sites, Multiple states	GDO/TDC/EDS/Demonstration & Deployment
Y	2024-08-30	Improving Grid Resilience, City of Pella by Installing Automated Grid Infrastructure (171.7 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: City of Pella	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
N	2024-08-29	Roughrider Carbon Storage Hub (ON HOLD PER PIERI'S 8/21/24 EMAIL) (149.59 KB)	Prime: University of North Dakota EERC Subs: ONEOK, NESET Consulting Services	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
Y	2024-08-28	Alaska Railbelt Carbon Capture and Storage (ARCCS) Project (299.12 KB)	Prime: University of Alaska FAirbanks Subs: University of North Dakota – EERC; Advanced Resources International; Div of Geological & Geophysical Surveys	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
Y	2024-08-28	Illinois Basin West CarbonSAFE III (166.18 KB)	Prime: Illinois State Geological Survey Subs: Springfield CWLP, Projeo Corp, Elysian, Visage	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Large-Scale Storage
Y	2024-08-28	Prairie Energy Cooperative Grid Resilience Fund Project - Recloser Replacement (170.24 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: Prairie Energy Cooperative	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-28	MVEC "System Management And Resilience Technologies (SMART) Project (171.84 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: Maquoketa Valley Electric Coop	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
N	2024-08-28	The State of Industrial Control System Cybersecurity Training (599.15 KB)	Prime: Techwerx Subs: None	Washington, DC	EERE/TDC/EDS/R&D
Y	2024-08-27	Westside Road Overhead to Underground Conversion (171.99 KB)	Prime: Idaho Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OMER) Sub: Northern Lights Inc.	Multiple sites, ID	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-27	Paradise Kentucky Basin Storage Complex Feasibility (350.9 KB)	Prime: Battelle Memorial Institute Subs: TC Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority, Kentucky Geological Survey	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Large Scale Storage
Y	2024-08-26	CO2 Barge Transportation FEED Study for Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (169.52 KB)	Prime: BKV Corporation Subs: None	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
Y	2024-08-26	Clearwater Power Company Vegetation Management Project (171.14 KB)	Prime: Idaho Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OMER) Sub: Clearwater Power Company	Multiple sites, ID	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
N	2024-08-23	ZF North America E-mobility Conversion (589.66 KB)	Prime: ZF North America, Inc Subs: None	Marysville, MI	EERE/MESC
N	2024-08-23	CART Carbon-Managed Distributed Energy System (163.62 KB)	Prime: Center for Applied Research & Technology (CART) Subs: Semplastics EHC LLC	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Hydrogen with Carbon Management
Y	2024-08-23	34.5 Feeder Line (156.37 KB)	Prime: Kansas Corporation Commission Subs: None	Attica, KS	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
N	2024-08-23	SABER: Site-Aerial-Basin Emissions Reconciliation (171.46 KB)	Prime: Colorado State University Subs: University of Wisconsin, Penn State University, Bridger Photonics, Colorado State University METEC Site, Civitas, Oxy Facilities, Chevron, Phillips, PureWest, Bison IV Operating, LLC, Bayswater Exploration & Producti	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
N	2024-08-23	Automated Device Vulnerability Exploitation and Defensive Impact Analysis (177.9 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Subs: MITRE, Southern Company, Finite State, Scythe, Ameren, Delaware State University, Schneider Electric	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
N	2024-08-23	Optimizing the Integration of Aquaculture and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement for Low-cost Carbon Removal and Maximum Ecosystem Ben (149.52 KB)	Prime: Ebb Carbon Sub: University of Washington, American University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
N	2024-08-23	TS4 and TS9 Resilience and Safety Upgrades (163.1 KB)	TS4 and TS9 Resilience and Safety Upgrades	NETL - Morgantown	Morgantown, WV
Y	2024-08-23	Estherville Advanced Metering Project (170.89 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: City of Estherville	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-23	Nez Perce-Clearwater Reliability and Wildfire Mitigation Technology Project (170.35 KB)	Prime: Idaho Office of Energy and Mineral Resources (OMER) Sub: Clearwater Power Company	Multiple sites, ID	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-21	Next-Generation Grid Resiliency (241.79 KB)	Prime: North Dakota Industrial Commission Sub: Otter Tail Power Company	Multiple sites, ND	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-21	South Substation Resiliency Project (171.07 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: Maquoketa Municipal Utility	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-21	Access Energy Undergrounding Project (171.04 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: Access Energy Company	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
N	2024-08-20	Reliability-Enabled Secondary Distribution Visibility Based on Synergistic Sensor Data Analytics (183.68 KB)	Prime: New York University Subs: Consolidated Edison, National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Multiple Sites, Multiples States	OE/TDC/EDS/R&D
Y	2024-08-20	Undergrounding of Services and Secondary Improvements in DACs (178.15 KB)	Prime: Michigan EGLE Subs: Consumers Energy	Multiple Sites, MI	FECM/TDC/EDS/Infra Res & SLTT
N	2024-08-19	Characterizing and Recovering Valuable Elements and Minerals from Produced Water (194.3 KB)	Prime: University of Oklahoma Subs: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Devon Energy Corporation, Mewbourne Oil Company	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/RS/Advanced Remediation & Methane Mitigation Technologies
Y	2024-08-19	Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing (606.94 KB)	Prime: Talon Nickel (USA), LLC Subs: None	Beulah, ND	EERE/MESC
Y	2024-08-16	Middletown Advanced Metering Infrastructure for Grid Resilience (170.28 KB)	Prime: Indiana OED Subs: Town of Middletown	Multiple Sites, IN	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-16	Muscatine Power Undergrounding and Power Management Project (171.17 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: Muscatine Power and Water	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-16	Bancroft Electric Grid Resilience Project (170.79 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: Bancroft Municipal Utilities	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-16	Pioneer Electric Grid Resiliency, Vulnerability, and Innovation Initiative (180.7 KB)	Prime: Kansas Corporation Commission Sub: Pioneer Electric Cooperative	Multiple sites, KS	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
N	2024-08-16	Lab Testing and Utility Deployment of Digital Twins for Real-Time Cyber Attack (184.08 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute Subs: Turbine Logic, FoxGuard Solutions, Southern Company, Pennsylvania State University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	CESER/TDC/EDS/Research & Development
Y	2024-08-16	Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue (JTIQ) Transmission Study Process and Portfolio (190.82 KB)	Prime: Minnesota Department of Commerce Subs: Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Great Plains Institute (GPI), Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power (OTP), ITC Midwest (ITCMW), MidAmerican Energy (MAE), Omaha Public Power	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	OE/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-16	Mount Pleasant line replacement and undergrounding project (171.69 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: City of Mount Pleasant	Multiple sites, IA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
Y	2024-08-15	DMEA Vegetation Management Project (179.3 KB)	Prime: Colorado Energy Office Sub: Delta Montrose Electric Association	Cedaredge, CO	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
N	2024-08-15	Programmatic Collaboration and Coordination with State Energy Regulators (177.54 KB)	Prime: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Subs: Regulatory Assistance Project	Montpelier, VT	OE/TDC/EDS/IR&SLTT
Y	2024-08-14	Separation of Rare Earth Oxides and Reduction to Metal Products (164.8 KB)	West Virginia University Research Corporation Subs: Virginia Tech, L3 Process Development LLC	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/RS/Minerals Sustainability
N	2024-08-14	Remote-Sensing Tools for Optimizing Cooperative Climate Change Abatement Research and Legacy Energy Landscape Transformation (133.89 KB)	Prime: West Virginia University Research Corporation Subs: None	Morgantown, WV	FECM/TDS/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
N	2024-08-13	University Turbine Systems Research (Blanket CX – 11 awards) (177.94 KB)	U.S. Colleges and Universities	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Hydrogen with Carbon Management