THIS COMPETITIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR A STTR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ENTITLED, “HYBRIDIZED HIGH-Q PLASMONIC HYDROGEN SENSOR” IS AWARDED TO 2WITECH SOLUTIONS LLC UNDER ARPA-E FOA NUMBER DE-FOA-0002785 (EXPLORATORY TOPICS: H2SENSE) AND CONTROL NUMBER 2785-1645. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO MEET ALL THE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS LISTED FROM THIS ARPA-E SOLICITATION INCLUDING RAPID DETECTION OF 10 KG/HR EMISSION WITHIN AN AREA OF 100M BY 100M UNDER PRACTICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITH <20% ACCURACY ERROR. THE SYSTEM COST WILL BE <$10K, CAPABLE OF DETECTING LEAK LOCATIONS WITH <10M LOCALIZATION ERROR AND <1% FALSE POSITIVE ALARMING RATE. WE ANTICIPATE THIS NEW DISRUPTIVE HYDROGEN SENSING PLATFORM WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE FIELD.