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DEMS0000008

Project Grant

Overview

Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Solvay Battery-Grade PVDF Manufacturing Facility.

The objective of the project is to design, construct, and operate a new polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) production facility at an existing recipient facility. The PVDF product will be of an appropriate grade for the electric vehicle (EV) and stationary energy storage markets.
Funding Goals
THE GOALS OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT ARE TO FUND INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN, INCREASE DOMESTIC BATTERY MANUFACTURING, AND CREATE GOOD-PAYING CLEAN ENERGY JOBS. THE OVERALL SCOPE IN THIS FOA INCLUDES DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES FOR BATTERY-GRADE PRECURSOR MATERIALS, BATTERY COMPONENTS, AND CELL MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING.
Place of Performance
Alpharetta, Georgia 30005-2203 United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Analysis Notes
Infrastructure $178,218,568 (100%) percent this Project Grant was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/24 to 09/30/26 and the total obligations have increased 18% from $516,735,964 to $611,463,331.
Solvay Specialty Polymers Usa was awarded BIL PVDF Manufacturing for EV & Energy Storage Project Grant DEMS0000008 worth $178,218,568 from the Department of Energy in October 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Alpharetta Georgia United States. The grant has a duration of 3 years and was awarded through assistance program 81.253 Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications. $433,244,763 (71.0%) 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
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 3/31/25

Period of Performance
10/1/23
Start Date
9/30/26
End Date
52.0% Complete

Funding Split
$178.2M
Federal Obligation
$433.2M
Non-Federal Obligation
$611.5M
Total Obligated
29.0% Federal Funding
71.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEMS0000008

Transaction History

Modifications to DEMS0000008

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEMS0000008
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
JSGJEVSEN3N1
Awardee CAGE
3WVA0
Performance District
GA-07
Senators
Jon Ossoff
Raphael Warnock

Budget Funding

Federal Account Budget Subfunction Object Class Total Percentage
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0321) Energy conservation Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) $178,218,568 100%
Modified: 3/31/25