Project Grant DEEE0002440

Am Batteries Inc. received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a solvent-free manufacturing process for lithium-ion battery electrodes. The goal of the one-year project beginning February 1, 2022 is to design, manufacture, and operate a continuous feed dry spraying system to optimize fabrication of thicker battery electrodes without solvents. This novel...

This $5.5 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program will support the development of New York's battery technology industry cluster. Awarded on September 8, 2022 to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Binghamton, the funding will transform the Southern Tier region into a global hub for energy storage manufacturing. Key deliverables include the construction of a lithium-ion...

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded South32 Hermosa Inc. (doing business as Arizona Minerals) a $505.0 million Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) effective July 1, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. The project will establish a battery-grade manganese production facility in Tucson, Arizona, designed to sustainably produce up to 185 kilotons per annum of high purity manganese sulfate...

This $7,085,000 Project Grant awarded by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program supports the City of Etowah, Tennessee in redeveloping their local water treatment plant. The project aims to establish a new manufacturing facility that will support the electric vehicle and battery storage industries in a region impacted by changes in the energy economy. Once completed, the upgraded water treatment plant will provide capacity for...

The Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded Bher Minerals LLC a $29,795,810 cooperative agreement under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2023. The award will support Bher Minerals' project to electrolytically produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate from geothermal brine in Des Moines County, Iowa. The Conservation Research and Development program aims to conduct long-term research...

Vuronyx Technologies LLC was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop ultra fast calcination of lithium ion battery cathode materials. The one-year project period runs from June 27, 2022 to June 26, 2023 and is focused on delivering faster calcination techniques for lithium ion battery cathode materials through Vuronyx's work in Woburn, Massachusetts. The Office of Science...

Libeyond LLC was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the reliable fabrication of all-solid-state lithium batteries with high cell-level specific energy. The award, issued on June 27, 2022 for a period of performance through July 1, 2023, will fund the development of manufacturing techniques to produce lithium batteries composed entirely of solid components that store...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $7.26 million Project Grant to the Lake County Community College District under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will support renovations to Lakeland Community College's Industrial Skills Training Center in Willoughby, Ohio to expand training opportunities in advanced manufacturing. Specifically, the center will be upgraded to train students from Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Lake...

This $36.8 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the development of a global energy storage manufacturing hub in New York's Southern Tier region. Awarded on September 8, 2022 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program, the grant funds the New Energy New York Coalition led by the State University of New York at Binghamton. Key deliverables include the construction of a lithium-based battery development and manufacturing facility...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded TDA Research, Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a $200,000 grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to conduct research and development on ferromagnetic analysis for lithium-ion battery cathode quality assurance and control. The project has a period of performance from July 10, 2023 to April 9, 2024. The Office of Science Financial Assistance Program supports the...