Contracts and financial assistance awards help EERE to fulfill its mission of investing in clean energy technologies that strengthen the economy, protect the environment, and reduce dependence on foreign oil. Contracts and financial assistance awards are mechanisms that EERE can use to fund projects, among other purposes. But, while they both connect EERE with other organizations- whether those are private companies, universities, nonprofit organizations, or state and local governments- contracts and financial assistance awards are governed by different rules and have different functions. [More]