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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Section 40207 Battery Materials Processing & Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Programs deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is April 24, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

Agency
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Award range
$50,000,000 to $100,000,000
Total funding
$500,000,000
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
CFDA / ALN
81.253
Cost share
Yes

Application Countdown

35
Days
14
Hours
50
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
DE-FOA-0003585
Last updated
March 13, 2026
Expected awards
Not listed

Deadline summary

The Manufacturing Deployment Office (MDO) is issuing this NOFO to request applications for projects which will develop domestic facilities toward battery materials processing, manufacturing, and recycling. The goals of this program are to strengthen critical domestic manufacturing and supply chains while increasing critical minerals production by up to 15% by 2030 for key critical materials used in batteries and other applications.See full text of the NOFO in Infrastructure eXCHANGE.

Key dates

Posted
March 13, 2026
Deadline
April 24, 2026

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Eligibility snapshot

25See Section II.A. of Part 1 of the NOFO.

See Section II.A. of Part 1 of the NOFO.