Project Grant DEEE0002632

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 Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded a $1.7 million Cooperative Agreement to the University of California, San Diego on January 20, 2026, for research and development on regenerable lithium-ion batteries with high energy and long life under ARPA-E FOA DE-FOA-0003303, CFDA 81.135. UCSD will develop an in situ battery regeneration approach at the practical cell level, encompassing designs of rejuvenation reagents, electrode architectures, surface coatings, and cell...

Federal Grant Award Summary Clemson University, in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, community colleges, Career and Technical Education (CTE) centers, industry partners, and workforce agencies, will develop and deliver a coordinated, cohort-based training model addressing critical workforce shortages in lithium battery manufacturing and recycling. Under this $999,942 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Khemia Metals Inc. is developing base-metal alloy foils as cost-effective replacements for copper current collectors in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) under a $1.23 million Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The award, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027, supports SBIR Phase II research and commercialization efforts at the company's San Carlos,...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, totaling $172,163, supports research at Rowan University from July 2022 to February 2023 related to the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041). The grant funds research to enhance lithium-ion battery performance and longevity through developing a new manufacturing process to generate scientific knowledge. The process applies an extremely thin, electrically conductive...

The Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Lithios Inc. a $32.987 million cooperative agreement on July 24, 2026, under the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy program (CFDA 81.135) to develop and demonstrate its Advanced Lithium Extraction (ALE) technology at a commercial scale. Lithios will operate ALE at an existing U.S. facility with access to lithium-containing brine, extracting 100 tons per year of lithium carbonate to demonstrate the technology's readiness...

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...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (CFDA 81.253 - Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications) provides $2,524,702 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to increase the safe collection of batteries at county and tribal battery collection sites. The key objectives of this award are to provide at least 75 county and 6 tribal battery collectors with fire suppression supplies, safe indoor and outdoor storage for...

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...