$100,000,000
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.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Build a 3 GWh/year lithium-ion battery cell production facility with domestic supply chain and workforce development.
Reduces U.S. dependence on foreign battery supply; supports EV and grid storage scaling under BIL infrastructure goals.
Signals demand for upstream lithium, cobalt, nickel refining and downstream EV/energy storage integration partnerships.
Directly counters China's dominance in battery cell manufacturing; establishes domestic production capacity for critical EV supply chains.
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