Oak Ridge Operations Office; Financial Assistance Award; United States Automotive Materials Partnership

Zusammenfassung

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Oak Ridge Operations Office, announces that pursuant to 10 CFR 600.6(a)(2), it is making a discretionary financial assistance award based on acceptance of an unsolicited application meeting the criteria of 10 CFR 600.14(e)(1) under Cooperative Agreement Number DE-FC05-950R22363 to the United States Automotive Materials Partnership (USAMP). USAMP is a consortium of Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation. The proposed cooperative agreement will provide estimated funding in the amount of $1,660,000 by the DOE for a project entitled, ``Automotive Lightweight Materials Program''. The purpose of this effort is to define and conduct pre-competitive, vehicle-related research and development (R&D) in materials and materials processing which will improve the competitiveness of the U.S. automotive industry. USAMP goals are to develop several families of automotive materials that will impact strategic needs of the industry. These funds will be matched equally by USAMP under this cooperative agreement.