Press Releases

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports New Projects Building Grid Transformers, Manufacturing EV Chargers and Solar Components, and Processing Critical Minerals, Helping Revitalize Local Economies with Clean Energy Jobs

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced winners in both the Facilities and Strategies Tracks of the Manufacture of Advanced Key Energy Infrastructure Technologies (MAKE IT) Prize. DOE awarded a total of $4,500,000 to nine Facilities Track Phase 1 winners and a total of $600,000 to 12 Phase 1 Strategies Track winners.

Driven by Robust Engagement Process, Finalized Standards Will Strengthen Grid Resiliency, Preserve Unions Jobs, Support Domestic Electric Steel Growth, and Enhance America’s Economic and Manufacturing Competitiveness

Historic Incentives in President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda are Supporting Over 100 American-Made Clean Energy Manufacturing, Critical Minerals, and Industrial Decarbonization Projects, Bolstering Domestic Supply Chains, Lower Costs, and Create Good-Paying American Jobs

The Battery Workforce Initiative Provides Standardized Training Guidelines, Ensuring Worker Safety and Opening Pathways for Family Sustaining Careers in America’s Fast Growing Manufacturing Sector

The Electronics Scrap Recycling Advancement Prize (E-SCRAP) will award up to $4 million to competitors to substantially increase the production and use of critical materials recovered from electronic scrap—or e-scrap.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) released a $15.7 million funding opportunity to advance the domestic manufacturing of next generation batteries and energy storage.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announced a $65 million funding opportunity for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.