Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery
This opportunity funds cooperative agreement research and development to improve the efficiency, reliability, resilience, resource utilization, infrastructure modernization, and digital transformation of U.S. oil and natural gas production and delivery.
⚑ Eligibility details are not fully specified in the notice text provided; see full NOFO Section II, Part 1. · Cooperative agreement mechanism. · Focus is on oil and natural gas production/delivery R&D, not service delivery or broad basic science.
This is mainly applied energy/R&D on oil and gas production and delivery, which is outside IPPRA’s core social-science program. The only plausible connection is indirect work on public perception, risk, trust, or infrastructure resilience around energy systems, so it’s adjacent at best rather than a natural PI fit.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-24
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topics: energy, environment (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is seeking proposals to advance cost-effective technologies for improving the efficiency, reliability, and resilience of the Unites States oil and natural gas supply chain. This funding opportunity spans research and development efforts focused on enhancing resource utilization, modernizing infrastructure, and accelerating digital transformation within the sector.
Eligibility
See Section II of the Notice of Funding Opportunity, Part 1 for a full description of the eligibility requirements.
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