Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Notice of Intent to Re-Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0003099 | DE FOA 0003546

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This opportunity is a Department of Energy (DOE) notice of intent (NOI) indicating that the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) plans to re-issue a prior funding opportunity announcement: DE-FOA-0003099, titled "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 40207(b) Battery Materials Processing and 40207(c) Battery Manufacturing Grants Round II." The NOI itself is informational only, meaning it is meant to alert the public that a revised or renewed solicitation is expected, but it is not the actual application call. DOE is not requesting feedback on the NOI, and it is not accepting applications at this stage. The agency also notes that the details may change once the full FOA is released.

The planned re-issue is tied to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The referenced sections, 40207(b) and 40207(c), signal a focus on strengthening the domestic battery supply chain through two main lanes of work: battery materials processing (upstream and midstream activities that convert raw or intermediate inputs into battery-grade materials) and battery manufacturing (activities that increase or improve the ability to produce battery components and batteries at scale). In practical terms, projects under the eventual FOA are expected to support U.S.-based capacity, capability, and resilience for advanced battery production that is important for transportation electrification and broader energy storage needs.

From the published listing, the opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant and is associated with Energy and Transportation funding activity areas. The administering agency is listed as the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), and the assistance listing (CFDA/ALN) number provided is 81.253. The notice includes an "award ceiling" figure of $725,000,000, which is best interpreted as a high-level maximum amount associated with the opportunity rather than a guarantee of any single award size, especially since the listing shows "ExpectedAwards: 0" at the NOI stage. Because this is not the final FOA, the number of awards, individual award sizes, cost-share requirements (if any), and the final technical and programmatic priorities are not confirmed in the NOI.

Eligibility is intentionally left open-ended in the notice. The listing shows "EligibleApplicants: Others," but DOE explicitly directs interested parties to the re-issued FOA for the real eligibility rules, which typically spell out what kinds of organizations can apply (for example, private companies, universities, nonprofits, state and local entities, consortia, or other eligible domestic organizations), whether partnerships are encouraged or required, and what domestic content or U.S. location requirements apply. Anyone tracking this should treat the NOI as an early heads-up to prepare, monitor for the official FOA release, and begin aligning project concepts and partners with the battery materials processing and manufacturing scope that the re-issued solicitation will likely emphasize.

A date labeled "OriginalClosingDate: 2025-02-10" appears in the source data, but since the notice states that applications are not being accepted at this time, that date should not be treated as a definitive deadline for submissions under the re-issued FOA. The most reliable next step for an interested applicant is to watch for publication of the actual FOA (the re-issued DE-FOA-0003099 Round II announcement under NOI number DE-FOA-0003546), because that document will control the submission window, merit review criteria, compliance requirements, reporting obligations, and the exact technical areas and deliverables DOE intends to fund.

• The National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy, transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Notice of Intent to Re-Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0003099" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.253.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-10.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-02-10. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $725,000,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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