North America

DOE Battery Priorities DOE battery priorities under the Trump Administration have been characterized by a pivot toward the upstream, cancellations of financial support for previously-allocated funds for battery and recycling projects, and organizational restructuring.

Jan. 6, 2025

Aug. 13, 2025

Nov 14 2025

Battery Materials Processing & Battery Manufacturing Grants Program

$1B NOFO in accordance with “Unleashing American Energyˮ E.O.

2 NOFOs of $355M to expand domestic production of critical minerals and materials

NOI for $725m for grants to support domestic battery materials processing, manufacturing, and recycling

$500m for processing and battery manufacturing, $250m for industrial byproduct recovery, $135m for rare earth supply chain enhancement, and $40 million for ARPAE RECOVER

$275m for U.S. industrial facilities to produce critical minerals from existing industrial and coal byproducts, and $80m to establish “Mine-of-the-Futureˮ proving grounds for testing of next-generation mining and mineral-processing technologies

Source: Solar Energy Industries Association SEIA) based on US DOE press releases

Dec. 1, 2025 DOE CMEI NOFO up to $134M Supports REE recovery and refining from unconventional feedstocks, including mine tailings, e-waste, and other waste materials

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