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.

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)

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Eligible Uses

Demonstration projects, construction of commercial-scale facilities, and retrofit or retooling of existing battery material processing facilities.

Next Milestone

Estimated application opening date, 3rd quarter 2023.

Program Announcements

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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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