Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010115
Award Date
9/22/23
Completion Date
9/21/25
Dollars Obligated
$3M
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Awarding Federal Agency
National Energy Technology Lab
Awardee
Forth (FJP6LQHZ5KH9)
Federal Grant Program
81.086
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Portland, OR 97209, USA
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