| The Department
of Energy issued a solicitation for applied research and development projects
addressing viable hydrogen storage technologies for on-board vehicular
applications. Projects may support existing DOE Hydrogen Storage Centers
of Excellence or may be independent R&D projects in specific technical
topic areas such as materials discovery; engineering science; new synthesis,
characterization, and testing techniques; and analysis. The total funding
available for all new awards is $6 million.
Application instructions and details
about topic areas, available funding, project timeframes, and cost-sharing
requirements are now available. More information for industry, academia,
and other interested parties is offered via funding opportunity number
DE-PS36-06GO96003P. Information for national laboratories is offered via
funding opportunity number DE-PS36-06GO96012P. Preapplications are due
by May 10, 2006.

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