WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory announced that it expects to award up to 11 cooperative agreements for coal-derived materials for building, infrastructure, and other applications. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $7 million with a ceiling of $2 million. The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The overall objective of the FOA is to support the development of value-added products from coa more ST