Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003412
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Section 50143 Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants for Electrified Vehicles: State Partnerships for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers (SMMs) is a U.S. Department of Energy funding opportunity (administered through the National Energy Technology Laboratory) designed to help expand domestic production capacity for electrified vehicles by supporting manufacturing conversion projects. Rather than funding manufacturers directly at the federal level, the program is structured as a state partnership model: eligible state governments receive federal grant funding and then use those dollars to make awards to small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) within their states to carry out projects that convert, retool, or otherwise shift existing manufacturing operations toward the production of electric vehicles. The program is explicitly tied to Section 50143 of the IRA, which focuses on strengthening U.S. manufacturing and supply chains for electrified transportation by helping existing industrial facilities transition into EV-related production.
The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number DE-FOA-0003412 and falls under the discretionary grant category, with a transportation-related activity focus and CFDA/Assistance Listing number 81.253. The only eligible applicants at the federal application stage are state governments. Funding is described as non-competitive and distributed by formula, which generally means states are not competing against each other on a traditional merit-scored basis for the initial allocation; instead, the federal government allocates funds according to a predefined formula. Once states receive their allocations, they are expected to stand up or use existing state-level processes to select and fund qualifying SMM conversion projects that align with the federal program requirements and the goals of Section 50143.
From a funding scale standpoint, the stated award ceiling is $50,000,000, and the program anticipates making about six awards, which implies a relatively small number of state recipients with potentially large allocations per state. The core purpose of the funds is to enable conversion projects that allow manufacturers to pivot to electrified vehicle production. While the provided notice does not list specific eligible project types beyond “conversion projects to produce electric vehicles,” in practice that term commonly covers efforts such as retooling production lines, upgrading manufacturing equipment, modifying facilities and workflows, and implementing new processes necessary to manufacture electric vehicles or EV-specific components. The emphasis on small and medium-sized manufacturers suggests the intent is to reach firms that may have viable manufacturing capabilities but lack the capital to make the transition quickly without targeted support.
Key administrative details include an original closing date of 2024-10-15 and a creation date of 2024-08-15. The administering entity is the National Energy Technology Laboratory under the Department of Energy. Overall, the program is best understood as a pass-through style grant: DOE funds states, and states then deploy that funding to accelerate EV manufacturing conversions among SMMs, with the broader policy goal of increasing domestic EV manufacturing capacity, supporting industrial competitiveness, and strengthening U.S.-based supply chains for electrified transportation.Apply for DE FOA 0003412
- The National Energy Technology Laboratory in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Section 50143 Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants for Electrified Vehicles: State Partnerships for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturers (SMMs)" 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 2024-08-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-10-15. (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 $50,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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