Project Grant 90EE1199

The Research Park Corporation received a $1.125 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration on May 24, 2022. The funding supports the Ignition Accelerator and Venture Capital Assistance Program to develop tech-based startups across Louisiana's Capital Region. Through this program, the Research Park Corporation will provide technical assistance, planning support, and outreach to underserved communities and businesses to help address the lack...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Urbix, Inc., a $357,438,175 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The primary objective is for Urbix to leverage its ongoing commercial demonstration operations and successfully deploy a full commercial module in its first commercial production plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. This will rapidly expand domestic capabilities for producing coated spherical purified...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $14,106,880 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Urban Electric Power Incorporated (UEP) to deploy two long-duration energy storage systems (LDESS) using UEP's patented rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide battery technology. UEP is teaming with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to manufacture the 600kW, 12-hour LDESS units at UEP's Pearl River, NY...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University a $47,374,730 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to implement Steps4Growth from September 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. Steps4Growth will deliver clean energy training programs and job placement services across 16 economically distressed counties in North Carolina through a network of sub-awardees including community...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to Rejoule Incorporated, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255). The project aims to demonstrate the viability and competitiveness of using repurposed lithium-ion batteries for long-duration energy storage applications. The key objectives are to build an American-made repurposed battery supply chain, provide tangible benefits to impacted...

This $4.1 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the New Energy New York Coalition led by the State University of New York at Binghamton. The grant accelerates battery technology innovation in New York by establishing the region as a global hub for energy storage manufacturing. Funding supports constructing the Battery-NY Center manufacturing facility to provide battery product testing, certification, and scale-up services. Complementary projects aid existing...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.87 million Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to the Harrison County Commissioners on September 29, 2021. The funding will support construction of a building for lease to a new West Virginia manufacturing facility that will utilize coal by-products for clean energy technology. The awardee, Harrison County Commissioners, will construct a facility to house the company, which intends to...

This $8 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program will fund the Oasis Accelerator: Inland Empire Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development Project led by the Regents of the University of California at Riverside from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2025. The project will create an interconnected network of test beds and domain experts administered by the Oasis Accelerator to conduct research and demonstration projects...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $18,796,716 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Smartville Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to demonstrate modular, scalable long-duration energy storage systems composed of repurposed electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to provide EV charging, grid resiliency, and educational outreach in disadvantaged communities in South Carolina and Louisiana. As part of this...

This $4.65 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant supports the New Energy New York Coalition led by the State University of New York at Binghamton in transforming New York's Southern Tier into a global hub for energy storage manufacturing. Funded projects include building the Battery-NY Center, a lithium-ion battery development and manufacturing facility providing testing, certification, and scale-up capacity for new products and companies. Complementary projects will work...