Cooperative Agreement DEEE0011359

Award Date 10/1/24
Completion Date 9/30/27
Dollars Obligated $8.5M
Awarding Federal Agency
National Energy Technology Lab
Federal Grant Program
81.086
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Pineville, NC 28134, USA
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