Project Grant DESC0024994

Conovate Inc. received a $181,500 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to develop environmentally-friendly anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. The company will synthesize and optimize graphene monoxide using bio-sourced feedstocks as an alternative to graphite in battery anodes. Conovate will evaluate...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Urbix, Inc., a minority-owned and small disadvantaged business, a $357,438,175 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The grant supports Urbix's commercial-scale production of lithium-ion battery anode-grade coated spherical purified graphite (CSPG) from natural flake graphite. The project aims to rapidly expand domestic capabilities for CSPG production to meet...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $175,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to Acadian Research & Development LLC, a company based in Laramie, WY. The grant will fund research from July 2023 through June 2024 to develop a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly process to produce graphene products from wood biomass feedstock. The project aims to convert wood biochar into graphene oxide, reduced graphene...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region awarded a $998,588 Project Grant to Standard Biocarbon Corp. under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708) to locate two PYREG pyrolysis units at Pleasant River Lumber (PRL) for the production of biochar and waste heat. The units will utilize wood and wood biomass residuals as feedstock to produce biochar for use in PRL's steam generation and waste heat for the facility. The award period is from...

This $250,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program will support the development of new anode materials for lithium-ion batteries using nickel sulfide-filled carbon nanotubes. Florida International University will scale production from research to bench and pilot scales, evaluate nickel sulfide-filled carbon nanotubes as additive materials for commercial graphite and silicon anodes, optimize loading ratios, and assess performance in...

The Department of Energy awarded a $20,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Sparkz Inc. to establish the first domestic production of battery-grade iron (III) phosphate (FePO4) at commercial scale in West Virginia. This critical precursor material is essential for the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material, which supports the growth of the U.S. lithium-ion...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The West Virginia Office of Energy received a $540,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089), effective September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for February 28, 2027. The project explores the technical and economic feasibility of producing lithium-ion battery-grade graphite and hydrogen from coal resources, with the objective of...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded a $567,320 Project Grant to Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation through the Wood Utilization Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.674). The grant will support upgrading an existing biomass power plant owned by Pacific Biochar Benefit Corporation to allow for biochar production and increased throughput of forest biomass from Jun 2021-Jun 2023. The Wood Utilization Assistance program aims to promote effective...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $1.25 million to Semplastics EHC LLC under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089). The award was obligated on May 5, 2026, with a completion date of November 5, 2027. Products and Services: Under this agreement, Semplastics EHC LLC will develop an abundant graphite anode substitute for lithium-ion...