DEMS0000118
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Forge Battery’s 3GWh commercial deployment of advanced lithium-ion battery production facility with domestic supply chain.
The objective of this project is to develop a 277,000 sq/ft facility, to produce high-capacity lithium-ion 21700 cylindrical cells at 3GWh/yr production rates.
The project objectives include building a production facility, scaling up our Atomic Armor technology to create competitive pricing across specialty markets, creating permanent jobs and delivering a community benefits plan with a robust workforce development and scholarship program.
The objective of this project is to develop a 277,000 sq/ft facility, to produce high-capacity lithium-ion 21700 cylindrical cells at 3GWh/yr production rates.
The project objectives include building a production facility, scaling up our Atomic Armor technology to create competitive pricing across specialty markets, creating permanent jobs and delivering a community benefits plan with a robust workforce development and scholarship program.
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.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Morrisville,
North Carolina
27560-8675
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Forge Battery was awarded
BIL: Forge Battery's 3GWh Lithium-Ion Facility
Project Grant DEMS0000118
worth $100,000,000
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Morrisville North Carolina United States.
The grant
has a duration of 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.253 Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications.
$140,327,444 (58.0%) 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 6/3/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
9/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$100.0M
Federal Obligation
$140.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$240.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEMS0000118
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEMS0000118
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
MG1WAT32TX55
Awardee CAGE
9Q667
Performance District
NC-04
Senators
Thom Tillis
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
Modified: 6/3/25