Cooperative Agreement AID524A1500002

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), provides $2,284,494 to Tau Science Corporation to conduct research on performance-limiting defects in cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) modules. The project, named "Project MANTIS," will apply multiscale characterization and analysis methods to CdTe PV modules exposed to...

Questek Innovations LLC was awarded a $206,451 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support research titled "CONDUCTOR BASE METAL DESIGN FOR CARBON INCORPORATION VIA SHAPE TECHNOLOGY." The funding will support the awardee's work through June 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $206,500 Project Grant to Tiptek, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, for the development of "A NOVEL TIP-BASED APPROACH TO ATOMICALLY PRECISE ENERGY EFFICIENT SPIN QUBIT QUANTUM DEVICES". The award, made on July 22, 2024, supports Tiptek's research and development of advanced semiconductor and nanotechnology solutions, with a focus on innovative nanoprobe technologies for quantum computing applications. This grant is part...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $1,547,135 Cooperative Agreement to 5N Plus Inc. under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The project aims to enhance tellurium recovery from copper production by 50-75% compared to current recovery rates. The key objectives are to: 1) establish a proof-of-concept for a small-scale continuous R&D process to extract tellurium from copper concentrate, and 2) use...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) will provide $264,000.00 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) over a 3-year period starting October 1, 2024. The project aims to streamline TCEQ's data delivery and upgrade its data systems to facilitate the integration of data needed to improve environmental management among partner agencies. Key activities include eliminating...

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) was awarded a $1,194,583 project grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program. The purpose of the grant is to enhance TCEQ's existing ambient air monitoring network in Texas through the purchase of new air monitoring and laboratory analysis equipment, as well as the...

The North Texas Equitable Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NTX-EEVI) Project is a $17,059,329 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant, awarded on November 6, 2024, will fund the development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the North Central Texas region to support increased adoption of zero-emission vehicles. The primary awardee, the North...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program grant award of $562,752 will support Northeastern Technical College's "Technical Engineering for Advanced Manufacturing" (TEAM) project in Cheraw, South Carolina. The project aims to develop a technician-based engineering technology program to address the local manufacturing sector's need for skilled technicians. The key components of the TEAM project include: Collaborating with a Business and...

The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded Priority Trust Credit Union (PTCU) a $3.7 million Project Grant under the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) to provide financing and capacity building services through December 31, 2028. The CDFI ERP aims to expand lending, grant making, and investments in low-to-moderate income communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. PTCU...

The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $3,494,392 Project Grant to The Eyak Corporation (TEC) under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program. This grant, with an award date of June 16, 2025 and ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028, will fund the Eyak Lake Weir Culvert Replacement project in Anchorage, Alaska. The project aims to enhance safety, mobility, and sustainability in the local transportation network through the reconstruction and modernization of...