The Battery Materials Processing Grants Program is designed to provide grants for battery materials processing to ensure that the United States has a viable battery materials processing industry. Funds can also be used to expand our domestic capabilities in battery manufacturing and enhance processing capacity.
Round II Funding Opportunity released on November 15, 2023. Learn more.
Round II Notice of Intent released August 31, 2023.
Overview
Office:Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains | New Program:Yes |
Funding amount:$3,000,000,000 | Funding Mechanism:Grant |
Recipients:Institutions of higher education, national laboratories, nonprofit and for-profit private entities, state and local governments, and consortia of these entities | Period of Availability:$600,000,000 appropriated annually for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 (to remain available until expended) |
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.
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 battery material processing facilities.
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
Notice of Intent released August 31, 2023.
Round I
Funding Opportunity - DE-FOA-0002678: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufactuing
Funding opportunity released - May 2, 2022. Press release: Biden 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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