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 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) |
More Information
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 Contact
Program Announcements
Round II
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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