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DOGE lists $1,138,028 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $1,138,028 in claimed savings. Recipient: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY. Description: NEW AWARD DE-FE0032229 TO COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR PROJECT TITLED ALGAL BIOREFINERY CONVERSION OF UTILITY CO2 TO HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS (ABC-UC). Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.

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DOGE API grant receipt DOGE Savings Wall of Receipts USAspending grant or award record DOGE contract cuts worth $8.5 billion so far, a fraction of federal outlays DOGE-flation: DOGE actual savings are a fraction of what it claims