MANA BATTERY, INC. - NEW AWARD UNDER FOA NUMBER DE-FOA-0003164 (SPARKS) WITH CONTROL NUMBER 3164-1597 PROJECT TITLE: ''LOW-COST CRADLE-TO-GRAVE: ANODE-FREE SODIUM BATTERIES VIA FLUORINE-FREE ELECTROLYTES.'' TO DEVELOP AN INDUSTRY TRANSFORMING ANODE-FREE SODIUM BATTERY CELL USING MANA’S PROPRIETARY SODIUM BORATE ELECTROLYTE (SBE) PLATFORM. THE PROPOSED BATTERY CELLS COMPRISE SAFE, LOW-COST, FLUORINE-FREE ELECTROLYTES AND NICKEL-FREE CATHODES, AND WILL OUTCOMPETE LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE (LFP) LIB CELL SON BOTH ENERGY DENSITY AND COST