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  "retrieved": "2026-10-16T04:13:42Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
  "data": {
    "id": "ASY-CA-1RSX0QL1S8",
    "type": "grant",
    "country": "ca",
    "name": "Jaza Energy Inc.: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/jaza-energy-inc/",
    "summary": "17 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $1.9M with Jaza Energy Inc., 2015–2024.",
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        "value": 17,
        "unit": "count"
      },
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        "value": 1900000,
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        "currency": "CAD",
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        "display": "$1.9M"
      },
      {
        "label": "departments",
        "value": 2,
        "unit": "count"
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      {
        "label": "programs",
        "value": 8,
        "unit": "count"
      }
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    "text": [
      "Commercialization of new product in new export market to scale the energy hub technology",
      "Commercialize distributed solar microgrids in remote communities in export markets",
      "The firm is developing an integrated solar and battery energy solution that can be deployed to telecommunications sites primarily powered by diesel generators that reduce fuel consumption by over 50% at some sites, and operate diesel-free at other sites.",
      "Jaza will develop custom software tools to help scale the Jaza Hub model of rural electrification in remote communities in East Africa.",
      "The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.",
      "The funding provided by the IAP program is intended to assist innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the start-up phase that cannot access existing commercial support related to COVID-19.",
      "Hire a senior software engineer",
      "Hire Senior Electrical Engineering Expertise to enable scaling of international sales",
      "Hire specialized expertise",
      "The firm will explore integrating larger commercial and light industrial electrical loads to their current system.",
      "Development of data architectures for improved battery performance data collection, firmware and communication protocols for battery management and charging, and hardware for improved battery protection and charging.",
      "The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.",
      "The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.",
      "The firm will hire a dedicated electrical engineer to design hardware for their next scale of growth.",
      "The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors."
    ],
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      {
        "name": "grants and contributions register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Beauséjour",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/13002-beaus-jour/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/atlantic-canada-opportunities-agency/"
      },
      {
        "name": "National Research Council Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/national-research-council-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Halifax",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/12005-halifax/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-1RSX0QL1S8",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"Jaza Energy Inc.: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/jaza-energy-inc/"
  }
}