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 Notice of Intent released August 31, 2023.

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

More Information:

Eligible Uses

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

Next Milestone

Estimated application opening date, 3rd quarter 2023.

Program Announcements

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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