 THORNTON, CO, March 29, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- via NewMediaWire Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. OTC-PK: ASTI, a developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art, lightweight and flexible thin-film photovoltaic PV solutions Ascent or the Company, announces that the Company could receive significant support as part of H.R. 133, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, specifically potential allocation of the Department of Energy DOE Research and Development RD Funding for the type of innovative, US-made PV technology that Ascent manufactures for the Space, Aerospace, Defense, Disaster Recovery, and Transportation sectors. 