The California Battery Pilot Manufacturing Line solicitation is designed to fund the establishment of a battery pilot manufacturing line capable of manufacturing and testing a variety of emerging lithium-ion based technologies.
Donor Name: California Energy Commission (CEC)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/04/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a Battery Pilot Manufacturing Line that will provide full-service battery cell fabrication and testing services for battery innovators in California. This pilot line will be a shared-use facility allowing battery innovators to leverage the pilot line’s manufacturing capacity and on-site staff in order to transform their innovative components into fully-formed battery cells. Battery companies may provide the battery cells to potential customers for evaluation or use them to support their ongoing technology development. The goals of the pilot line are to support rapid prototyping, de-risk new battery technologies, accelerate commercialization and customer adoption of new battery technology, and provide these services in California.
Funding Information
There is up to $25,000,000 available for grants awarded under this solicitation. The minimum funding amount for each project is $25,000,000. The maximum funding amount is $25,000,000.
Grant Period
- Anticipated Agreement Start Date: August 2025
- Anticipated Agreement End Date: March 31, 2029.
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation requires the prime applicant to be a private non-profit organization. The following entities are not eligible to be prime applicants for projects under this solicitation:
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