Who funds methane research?

We count 90 funded methane projects, active between 2020 and 2031, from 8 funders. The most came from EU · ERC (16 projects), EU · MSCA (14 projects) and EU · Climate, Energy and Mobility (10 projects). The median award is $1M, across the 89 of 90 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

90

Funders

8

Median award

$1M

Open calls now

1

Top funders of methane research

Projects whose title or summary mentions methane. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open methane funding calls

1 open call mentions methane today.

• CO2 and Methane Conversion, Petrochemicals, Oil and Gas
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·

Funded methane projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Constraining OH concentrations with Satellite data and Machine learning to Investigate CH4 Trends (COSMIC)
  UKRI · NERC · £803,734 · ends 2031
• International Livestock Research Institute — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $27,117,300 · ends 2029
• Visualizing the Invisible Through Atomic Light Coupled to Quantum Bonds (Q-VITAL)
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £1,580,551 · ends 2029
• The Bipolar Ice Core Chronology: Enabling discovery through synchronized ice core timescales
  NSF · Office of the Director · $446,705 · ends 2029
• Determination of Tropical Oxidising Capacity through model calibration (DeTOX)
  UKRI · NERC · £1,988,503 · ends 2029
• Understanding the selectivity and mechanisms of the hydroxyl radical-mediated electrochemical methane oxidation reaction toward reduced methane pollution
  NSF · ENG · $418,576 · ends 2029
• Electrocatalytic Control of n-Alkane Dehydrogenation and C-C Bond Formation for Shale Gas Upgrading
  NSF · MPS · $450,000 · ends 2029
• Electric Fields and Solvents as Dual Knobs for Selectivity in Methane-to-Methanol Conversion
  NSF · MPS · $599,968 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: Development of an instrument for the continual analysis of dissolved methane in surface waters with minimal user interface
  NSF · GEO · $609,286 · ends 2029
• Controlling Selectivity of Photocatalytic Activation of Methane for Coupling Products using Pulsed Illumination
  NSF · ENG · $520,876 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “methane”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.