DEAR0001388
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Natron Energy Inc. control# 2166-1700 new award
Project title: Domestic manufacturing of sodium-ion batteries
Project title: Domestic manufacturing of sodium-ion batteries
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ARPA-E SCALEUP FOA IS TO SUPPORT THE SCALING OF HIGH-RISK AND POTENTIALLY DISRUPTIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF ENERGY APPLICATIONS. THIS FOA FOCUSES ONLY ON SCALE-UP AND PRE-PILOT PROJECTS OF PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARPA-E HAS FUNDED – FOLLOWING HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESSES – AND FOR WHICH THE SCALE-UP WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY BUILD UPON INNOVATIONS ACHIEVED UNDER THE ORIGINAL ARPA-E AWARD. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS WILL BE BASED UPON INVENTIONS THAT WERE CONCEIVED OR FIRST ACTUALLY REDUCED TO PRACTICE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF WORK UNDER THE ORIGINAL ARPA-E AWARD (“SUBJECT INVENTIONS”) WITH THE INTENT TO ADVANCE THE INNOVATIVE RESULTS TO PRACTICAL APPLICATION. ONLY ORGANIZATIONS LEVERAGING SUBJECT INVENTIONS THAT WERE CREATED DURING AN ARPA-E AWARD AND REPORTED IN THE IEDISON SYSTEM ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM. SCALEUP APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE PARTICIPATED WITHIN THE ORIGINAL ARPA-E AWARD – ALTERNATIVELY, APPLICANTS MAY BE LICENSED OR HAVE PURCHASED RIGHTS IN SUCH SUBJECT INVENTIONS, AND THEREBY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCALEUP FOA.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Santa Clara,
California
95054-2704
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 02/21/24 to 02/21/26.
Natron Energy was awarded
Domestic Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturing
Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001388
worth $19,883,951
from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in February 2021 with work to be completed primarily in Santa Clara California United States.
The grant
has a duration of 5 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL 2019.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 4/29/25
Period of Performance
2/22/21
Start Date
2/21/26
End Date
Funding Split
$19.9M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$19.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEAR0001388
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001388
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
MBWTMC24NTJ3
Awardee CAGE
6UFK3
Performance District
CA-17
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 4/29/25