DOE Opens $3.5B for Battery Material Processing and Battery Manufacturing
Eligible applicants: higher education institutions, national laboratories, nonprofits, for-profits, states, and local governments. Applications are due March 19, 2024.
Announcement Type: Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
Opportunity: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing
Overview and Eligible Uses: This FOA, part of the second phase of the $6 billion total provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, targets projects supporting the battery supply chain. Anticipated outcomes involve creating new, retrofitted, and expanded domestic facilities for critical minerals, battery precursor materials, components, and manufacturing crucial for future clean energy industries, such as renewable energy and electric vehicles.
Emphasizing the competitive battery materials processing industry, advanced manufacturing capabilities, and national security, the initiative seeks to advance domestic processing capacity, benefit underserved communities, and ensure a significant portion of federal investment benefits low- and moderate-income communities.
Prioritizing American workers, the funding opportunity encourages collective bargaining agreements, high-quality workforce creation, and projects aligned with community benefits plans, with a focus on next-generation technologies and battery chemistries. The program also invites projects for precursor production, non-light-duty markets, and expansion of facilities for critical materials and battery component manufacturing, with ongoing updates to program focus areas to align with market and technology evolution.
Amount: DOE aims to make approximately $3.5 billion in federal funding available for new awards under this FOA, expecting to issue 19-41 awards, with individual awards varying between $50,000,000 and $300,000,000,
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Eligible Applicants: Individuals
U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents
Domestic Entities: Institutions of higher education; National Laboratories; Nonprofit and for-profit entities; State and local governments; and Consortia of entities described above.
Key Dates: Concept papers are due January 09, 2024, and full applications are due March 19, 2024
Key Links: Grants.gov Opportunity
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