The Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants Program is designed to provide grants to ensure that the United States has a viable domestic manufacturing and recycling capability to support a North American battery supply chain.

Round II Funding Opportunity released on November 15,2023. Learn more.

Round II Notice of Intent released August 31, 2023.

Foreign Entity of Concern Interpretive Guidance 

Overview:

Recipients:

  1. Institutions of higher education.
  2. National Laboratories.
  3. Nonprofit and for-profit private entities.
  4. State and local governments.
  5. Consortia of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4)

Funding amount:

$3,000,000,000

Office:

Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

Funding Mechanism:

Grant

Period of Availability:

Available until expended

New Program:

Yes

 

Informational Webinar

DOE's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains hosted a virtual informational webinar on the Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Grants program on January 24, 2024, at 1 pm ET.

This funding opportunity aims to reach across the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments of the battery supply chain, supporting upstream critical mineral refining, midstream battery materials, and component manufacturing, as well as subsequent cell manufacturing and end of life recycling.

Watch the webinar below, or view the webinar slides here.
 

More Information:

Demonstration projects, construction of commercial-scale facilities, and retrofit or retooling of existing facilities for battery component manufacturing, advanced battery manufacturing, and recycling.

Concept papers, which are required, are due January 9, 2024. Full applications are due March 19, 2024.

Round II

Funding Opportunity - DE-FOA-0003099: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Grants

Round II Funding Opportunity released on November 15,2023. Press release:  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.5 Billion to Strengthen Domestic Battery Manufacturing

Round II Notice of Intent released August 31, 2023.

Round I

Download Notice of Intent

Funding Opportunity - DE-FOA-0002678: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufactuing

Funding opportunity released - May 2, 2022.  Press releaseBiden Administration Announces $3.16 Billion from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Boost Domestic Battery Manufacturing and Supply Chains | Department of Energy

  • Letter of Intent Deadline: 5/27/2022 5:00 PM ET
  • Full Application Submission Deadline: 7/1/2022 5:00 PM ET

Selections Announced - October 19, 2022.  Press release: Biden-Harris Administration Awards $2.8 Billion to Supercharge U.S. Manufacturing of Batteries for Electric Vehicles and Electric Grid | Department of Energy

 

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