Washington, July 23 -- The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the first projects selected under the Genesis Mission Request for Applications (RFA), as per a statement by US DOE.

Taking to the official X account, US DOE shared, the Genesis Mission's Request for Applications (RFA) drew the largest response ever recorded for a funding opportunity by the US Department of Energy.

"The Genesis Mission RFA generated the largest response to a funding opportunity in DOE history," it said.

As per the statement, the selected projects include 278 awards--87 led by DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) national laboratories, 168 by universities, 19 by companies and four by nonprofit organisations.

Additionally, these pro...