Bipartisan infrastructure law: producing battery-grade manganese in arizona the objective of this project is to sustainably produce up to 185 kilotons per annum of high purity manganese sulfate…

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Award ID
DEMS0000102
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$505,048,254

Award facts

Completion date 37% complete
Funding
  • $122,993,645.63 Federal
  • $382,054,608.00 Non-federal
Funding agency
Department of Energy
Place of performance
Tucson, AZ 85718, USA

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About this award

The Department of Energy awarded South32 Hermosa Inc. (doing business as Arizona Minerals) five hundred five million forty-eight thousand two hundred fifty-three dollars and sixty-three cents on July 1, 2026, under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to sustainably produce up to one hundred eighty-five kilotons per annum of high purity manganese sulfate monohydrate through a projected mine life of up to seventy years. The award is structured as a Project Grant with a period of performance through June 30, 2027. Performance takes place in Tucson, Arizona. The award supports domestic battery-grade manganese production as part of the Biden Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law effort to strengthen and secure domestic manufacturing and energy supply chains needed to modernize the nation's energy infrastructure.

Description

Bipartisan infrastructure law: producing battery-grade manganese in arizona the objective of this project is to sustainably produce up to 185 kilotons per annum of high purity manganese sulfate monohydrate through its projected mine life of up to 70 years.

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Amendment Infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) - producing battery-grade manganese in arizona the objective of this project is to sustainably produce up to 185… $0 $0
Original award $122,993,646 $382,054,608

Quick answers

Who received award DEMS0000102?

DEMS0000102 was awarded to South32 Hermosa Inc. by National Energy Technology Lab (Department of Energy) on July 1, 2026.

How much is award DEMS0000102 worth?

$505,048,254 has been obligated on DEMS0000102: $122,993,646 in federal funding and $382,054,608 in non-federal funding.

Which agency awarded DEMS0000102?

National Energy Technology Lab (Department of Energy) awarded DEMS0000102, with funding from Department of Energy.

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