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DEMS0000017

Project Grant

Overview

Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation (BIL) project titled: BIL - Auto Scale Silicon Anode Plant.

The objective of the project is to build a 2,300 ton per year (TPY), silicon anode material manufacturing facility while including the creation of equitable jobs, local economic growth, and community benefits, as well as continued technical innovation.
Awardee
Sila Nanotechnologies
Funding Goals
THE PURPOSE OF AREA OF INTEREST NINE (9) UNDER DE-FOA-0002907 IS TO CONSTRUCT NEW FACILITIES OR EXPAND, RETOOL, OR RETROFIT EXISTING FACILITIES TO CREATE U.S. SILICON OR SILICON-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL POWDER AND/OR SILICON CONTAINING BATTERY ELECTRODE PRODUCTION CAPACITY SUITABLE FOR USE IN A MODULE, PACK, OR SYSTEM AND CAN BE USED IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND/OR ELECTRIC GRID ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
81.253 - Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications
Awarding Agency
National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) [DOE]
Funding Agency
Department of Energy (DOE)
Place of Performance
Alameda, California 94501-1010 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0002678)
Sila Nanotechnologies was awarded BIL - Silicon Anode Plant: Equitable Jobs & Innovation Project Grant DEMS0000017 worth $100,000,000 from the Department of Energy in October 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Alameda California United States. The grant has a duration of 1 year and was awarded through assistance program 81.253 Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications. $516,779,175 (84.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources. The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Status
(Complete)

Last Modified 4/14/25

Period of Performance
10/1/23
Start Date
9/30/24
End Date
100% Complete

Funding Split
$100.0M
Federal Obligation
$516.8M
Non-Federal Obligation
$616.8M
Total Obligated
16.0% Federal Funding
84.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEMS0000017

Subgrant Awards

Disclosed subgrants for DEMS0000017

Transaction History

Modifications to DEMS0000017

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEMS0000017
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892412 OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS (MESC)
Awardee UEI
E5WNE4LG8Q34
Awardee CAGE
6MZA9
Performance District
CA-12
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla
Modified: 4/14/25