Search Prime Grants

DEMS0000112

Project Grant

Overview

Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Commercial scale continuous heat treatment (CHT) process for next generation synthetic graphite production.

The overall project goal will be to enhance American battery production by building the proposed battery-grade synthetic graphite manufacturing facility that will utilize a state-of-the-art continuous heat treatment (CHT) graphitization technology.
Awardee
Funding Goals
CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW SECTIONS 40207(B) AND 40207(C) THIS ANNOUNCEMENT INTENDS TO FUND PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE THE USE OF MORE CLEAN ENERGY, CREATE NEW, GOOD-PAYING JOBS AND LOWER COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND WORKERS BY GUIDING THE NATION TOWARDS A 100% CARBON POLLUTION-FREE ELECTRICITY SECTOR BY 2035 AND NET-ZERO ECONOMY BY 2050.
Place of Performance
Orangeburg, South Carolina 29118-0000 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
SKI Us was awarded Enhancing American Battery Production with Next-Gen Synthetic Graphite Facility Project Grant DEMS0000112 worth $150,000,000 from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Orangeburg South Carolina 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. $580,189,345 (79.0%) 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.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 5/21/25

Period of Performance
1/17/25
Start Date
1/16/26
End Date
73.0% Complete

Funding Split
$150.0M
Federal Obligation
$580.2M
Non-Federal Obligation
$730.2M
Total Obligated
21.0% Federal Funding
79.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEMS0000112

Transaction History

Modifications to DEMS0000112

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEMS0000112
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892412 OFFICE OF MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS (MESC)
Awardee UEI
LTEWV4ZTKLB5
Awardee CAGE
None
Performance District
SC-06
Senators
Lindsey Graham
Tim Scott
Modified: 5/21/25