The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $16,809,767 Project Grant to USR Parent Inc. on January 1, 2025 through the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications federal grant program (CFDA 81.253). The grant funding will support the installation of approximately 350 recycling centers across USR Parent Inc.'s retail stores to increase consumer battery recycling capabilities. This project aims to strengthen domestic manufacturing and energy supply chains...
This $15,725,874 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) will support Batteries Plus, LLC in developing and implementing a nationwide in-store retail battery recycling program. The grant funds will be used to add new battery sorting workstations in at least 550 Batteries Plus store locations across urban, suburban, and rural areas of the United States. This project aims...
The Department of Energy awarded a $524,285,179 Cooperative Agreement to MP Assets Corporation under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to support domestic manufacturing capabilities for clean energy technologies. The award, titled "BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - MICROPOROUS - PROJECT STELLAR", aims to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and energy supply chains, reduce foreign dependency on critical materials,...
This $95,110,492 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) supports the establishment of a low-carbon, all-water-based, highly circular stationary storage battery plant based on Nanoramic, Inc.'s proprietary neocarbonix electrode technology. The award, effective April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, will enable Nanoramic, a for-profit manufacturer of advanced...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $8,450,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) federal grant program to Li Industries, Inc. The objective of the project is to develop an integrated, faster, and more cost-effective automated sorting and neutralization preprocessing system for end-of-life consumer electronics batteries. This effort aims to reduce the logistics costs associated with lithium-ion...
The Department of Energy awarded a $347,886,259.63 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) to construct a commercial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Reno, Nevada. The objective of the project is to process battery materials from battery manufacturers and automotive original equipment manufacturers into battery-grade critical minerals, including...
The Department of Energy awarded Cabot Corp a $190,677,294 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to build and operate a plant in Belleville, Michigan that will produce battery-grade carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and battery-grade conductive additive (CA) dispersions. The project objective is to support the domestic lithium-ion battery supply chain by establishing commercial-scale production capabilities for...
The Department of Energy awarded a $114,494,918 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Li Industries, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business in Pineville, North Carolina. The objective of the grant is to establish a 10,000-tonne-per-annum lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cathode production facility. This project aims to increase America's competitiveness in lithium-ion battery...
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $500,930 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Washoe County, Nevada. The funding supports a partnership between Washoe County and Redwood Materials, a Nevada-based company, to create a circular supply chain to reduce the environmental footprint and cost of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and sustainable energy storage systems. The award, which...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) aims to coordinate existing battery-related state funding and program efforts in Michigan to develop a comprehensive strategy for enhancing the outreach, collection, recycling, and reprocessing of batteries. The $4,000,000 award, with a period of performance from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, seeks to...