DOGE lists $1,225,818 in claimed savings from Department of Energy grant cut

DOGE listed this Department of Energy grant record as cut on 2025-10-02, with $1,225,818 in claimed savings. Recipient: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Description: ZERO-EMISSION NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES (ZENC) FOR FIRE-DETECTING FIREPROOF ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY ENCLOSURE THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DECARBONIZE POLYMER COMPOSITES BY DEVELOPING A BIODEGRADABLE DECARBONIZED NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITE ZERO-EMISSION NAT. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.