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Approved Categorical Exclusions

Date	Title	Recipient Name	Location	DOE NETL Sponsor
2025-01-16	Hybrid Powertrain with Renewable Fuel Engine: Agricultural Sprayer Demonstration (606.01 KB)	Prime: University of Minnesota Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Advanced Combustion and Materials
2025-03-19	Surface Analysis Laboratory (360.9 KB)	NETL - Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	FECM
2025-05-06	Multimodal/Drone Delivery Demonstration to Disadvantaged Communities and Mobility Challenged Populations (450.36 KB)	Prime: City of Arlington Subs: Several	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration
2025-05-30	Clallam County Grid Hardening Project (352.55 KB)	Clallam County Grid Hardening Project	Multiple Sites, WA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-06-27	North Substation Transformer #1 Replacement - APP-1035 (384.64 KB)	Prime: Florida Division of Emergency Management; Subs: City of Leesburg Electric Department	Multiple Sites, FL	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-06-27	Public Power Grid Resiliency Improvements Project (1.6 Miles) (383.61 KB)	Prime: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; Subs: City of Monroe	Multiple Sites, GA	GDO/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response & SLTT
2025-07-02	Rural Reimagined: Building an EV Ecosystem and Green Economy for Transforming Lives in Economically Distressed Appalachia (Contr (464.94 KB)	Prime: Tennessee Technological University Subs: Multiple	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	EERE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration / EEMS
2025-07-25	Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub (396.41 KB)	Prime: University of Wyoming Subs: Frontier Carbon Solutions	Multiple Sites, Multiple States	FECM/TDC/CM/Large Scale Storage
2025-08-11	City of Valley City Transmission Pole and Conductor Replacement (381.92 KB)	Prime: North Dakota Industrial Commission ; Subs: City of Valley City	Multiple Sites, ND	GDO
2025-08-21	Ames Lake Transmission Resilience Project (363.26 KB)	Prime: Washington State Department of Commerce Sub: Tanner Electric Cooperative	Redmond, WA	GDO
2025-08-28	BEUCI Taurus Generator Gearbox Replacement (383.61 KB)	Prime: Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS); Sub: Barrow Utilities and Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BUECI)	Utqiagvik, AK	GDO
2025-09-09	Wildlife Assessment and Resilience for Networks (WARN) - Northern Lights (382.89 KB)	Prime: Holy Cross Energy Sub: Northern Lights	Laclede, ID	GDO
2025-09-23	Vermont Electric Cooperative EAB (389.86 KB)	Prime: Vermont Department of Public Service; Sub: Vermont Electric Cooperative	Multiple Sites, VT	GDO
2025-09-29	Duckwater Shoshone Tribe Grid Resilience Project Grant (396.73 KB)	Prime: Duckwater Shoshone Tribe Sub: Mt. Wheeler Power	Railroad Valley, Nye Cty, NV	GDO
2025-10-28	NYSERDA PON-5896 - Strengthening Grid Reliability Through Strategic Circuit Relocation (410.41 KB)	Prime: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA); Sub: Massena Electric	Massena, NY	GDO
2025-11-07	Mid-South Electric Co-op Undergrounding Project to Increase Resiliency (372.42 KB)	Prime: Texas Division of Emergency Management; Sub: Mid-South Electric Cooperative Association	Multiple Counties, TX	GDO
2025-12-08	MTNT SCADA Upgrade (377.8 KB)	Prime: Nulato Tribal Council; Sub: MTNT Ltd.	McGrath, AK	OE
2025-11-18	Grid Resiliency Upgrades: Line Conversions and Microgrids (Pole replacements-Batch 4) (381.38 KB)	Electric Power Board of Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	GDO
2025-12-12	HEC Grid Modernization (411.01 KB)	Prime: Nevada Governor's Office of Energy; Sub: Nevada Rural Electric Association/Harney Electric Cooperative	Northern Humboldt County, NV	GDO
2026-01-13	Inter-tie & Circuit Riser Poles (388.08 KB)	Prime: NYSERDA Sub: Village of Ilion	Ilion, NY	OE
2026-01-23	Southern Iowa Electric Coop Line Monitor Installation Project (392.37 KB)	Prime: Iowa Economic Development Authority Sub: Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative	Appanoose, Davis, Van Buren, and Wapello Counties, IA	OE
2026-01-06	Rural Grid Modernization Initiative - Project 4 (383.81 KB)	Prime: Illinois Finance Authority; Sub: Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (JCE)	Elizabeth, IL	OE
2026-02-02	Wildfire Assessment and Resilience for Networks (WARN) (409.51 KB)	Prime: Holy Cross; Sub: Garkane Energy Cooperative	Garfield County, UT	OE
2026-02-18	From Vulnerability to Vitality: Greenwood’s Transmission Reliability Initiative (405.15 KB)	Prime: Mississippi Development Authority; Sub: Greenwood Utilities	Greenwood, MS	OE
2026-03-03	Fox Islands Submarine Distribution Cable Upgrade and Relocation (416.37 KB)	Prime: Maine Governor's Energy Office (GEO) Subs: Fox Islands Electric Cooperative, Inc	Multiple, ME	OE
2026-03-11	Kootenai Electric Cooperative Vegetation Management and Wild Fire Risk Mitigation Project (389.96 KB)	Prime: Executive Office of the State of Idaho Sub: Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Multiple sites, ID	GDO
2026-03-26	Smart Technology for Advanced Resilient Transmission (START) (392.96 KB)	Prime: Georgia Transmission Corporation; Sub: Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Baileyville, Princeton, and Fowler Twp, Washington County, ME	GDO
2023-01-12	Modular Fuel Cells Providing Resiliency to Data Centers and Other Critical Power Users (151.93 KB)	Prime: Aris Energy Solutions Subs: National Energy Technology Laboratory, West Virginia University, Gaia Energy Research Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/West Virginia University (NASA/WVU)	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FE/HQ
2023-01-21	Electric Future for America's Rural Mobility Stakeholders (E-FARMS) (208.32 KB)	Forth	Portland, OR	FECM/TDC/EEM/Batteries and Battery Materials
2023-02-28	Filer City BiCRS Net-Negative Study (141.88 KB)	Prime: CMS Enterprises Subs: Sargent & Lundy, ION Clean Energy, TES Filer City	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2023-03-09	Analytical Sample Preparation Laboratory (140.46 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Albany, OR	FECM/RIC/MEM/Structural Materials Team
2023-03-24	Combustion Performance & Emissions Optimization Through Integration of a Miniaturized High Temperature Multi-Process Monitoring (141.57 KB)	Prime: Reaction Engineering International Subs: BEPC, University of Utah, EAPC, Rhysics, Corrosion Management	Multiple sites, Multiple states, Korea, and United Kingdom	FECM/TDC/CM/Integrated Carbon Management
2023-04-09	Mid-Atlantic Electrification Partnership: An Electrification Ecosystem of Intermodal Leadership and Intercity Travel (216.45 KB)	Prime: VA Dept of Energy Subs: Jon Henry General Store	New Market, VA	FECM/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-04-18	Laser Spectroscopy Lab (133.37 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Morgantown, WV	FECM/RIC/ECE/Thermal Sciences Team
2023-05-10	Bringing Alaska's CORE-CM Potential into Perspective (161.88 KB)	Prime: University of Alaska, Fairbanks Sub: Alaska Division of Geologic and Geophysical Surveys	Multiple sites, AK	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-05-17	Storage Complex Feasibility for Commercial Development in Southeastern Michigan (262.69 KB)	Prime: Battelle Memorial Instititute; Subs: DTE Energy, Stratum Reservoir, Seimax Tech, Atwell	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-06-07	Detailed Measurement Informed Methane Emission Inventory of the Haynesville Shale Basin (179.28 KB)	Prime: GTI Energy Sub: PNNL, Chesapeake Energy	Des Plaines, IL;Richland, WA;Oklahoma City, OK	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-06-20	Electromagnetic Component Fabrication and Testing Laboratory (193.72 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FECM/RaIC/MEM/Functional Materials Team
2023-06-22	Engaging Neighbors about Electric Vehicles in Underserved Places (EVEN-UP) (215.68 KB)	Prime: Frontier Energy Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-07-06	Multi-Scale Integrated Monitoring System for Enhancing Methane Emission Detection, Quantification & Prediction (180.87 KB)	Prime: University of Oklahoma; Sub: Coterra Energy; Devon Energy; EnLink Midstream	Norman, OK; Houston, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Dallas, TX	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-07-14	Consortium to Assess Northern Appalachia Resource Yield (CANARY) of CORE-CM for Advanced Materials (172.72 KB)	Prime: Penn State University; Subs: Corsa Coal ; Prime: Penn State University; Subs: Corsa Coal	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-07-20	Programmatic Collaboration and Coordination with State Energy Regulators (OE) (169.88 KB)	Prime: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Subs: StrategenPrime: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Subs: Strategen	Multiple sites, Multiple states	OE/TDC/EDS/Infrastructure Response and SLTT
2023-08-03	Surface-based Methane Monitoring and Measurement Network Pilot Demonstration: Project Astra Phase II (237.43 KB)	Prime: University of Texas-Austin Subs: Environmental Defense Fund, ExxonMobil, GTI, Pioneer Natural Resources, and Schlumberger	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-08-11	Charging Infrastructure Interconnection Simplification Resource (CIISR): A National Effort to Streamline the Grid Interconnect.. (202.6 KB)	Prime: Electric Power Research Institute Subs: Multiple	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-08-22	Charged by Public Power - Community Voices & Community Choice (206.26 KB)	Prime: Marin Clean Energy Subs: None	San Rafael, CA	EE/TDC/EEM/Technology Integration/EEMS
2023-08-30	Enabling Secure and Resilient XFC: A Software/Hardware-Security Co-Design Approach (208.41 KB)	Prime: Virginia Tech Sub: Purdue University	Multiple sites, Multiple states	EE/TDC/EEM/Vehicle Electrification
2023-07-05	Integrated Methane Monitoring Platform Extension (167.5 KB)	Prime: Piedmont Natural Gas/Duke Energy; Sub: Colorado State University, Fayetteville State University	Charlotte, NC; Fort Collins, CO;Fayetteville, NC	FECM/TDC/Resource Sustainability/Advanced Remediation and Methane Mitigation Technologies
2023-09-21	University of Tulsa – CO2 Transportation and Storage (257.37 KB)	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	FECM/TDC/CM/Carbon Transport & Storage
2023-10-17	TRACER: Electrochemical Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Oceanwater (170.73 KB)	Prime: University of California Davis Sub: University of California Los Angeles, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Rhode Island, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute	Multiple sites, Multiple states	FECM/TDC/CM/CO2 Removal and Conversion
2023-10-31	Minerals Processing Laboratory (139.48 KB)	National Energy Technology Laboratory	Pittsburgh, PA	FECM/RIC/MEM/Materials Characterization Team