Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Industrial  -  March 11, 2024

DOE Invests $425 Million to Decarbonize in Former Coal Communities

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $425 million in funding to reduce industrial emissions and advance clean energy manufacturing essential to the U.S. energy supply chain.

Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and managed by the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), the Advanced Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program will support small and medium-sized manufacturers in current and former coal communities that are focused on producing and recycling clean energy products, as well as investing in decarbonization at their facilities. 

This opportunity is in addition to a first round of investments in 2023, representing $275 million of federal investments across seven selected projects in seven states.  

“All across America we’re seeing a manufacturing boom that is revitalizing communities while preserving and expanding the local workforce," said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in a statement. “DOE is utilizing the historic investments in President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand economic opportunities to ensure former coal communities can take full advantage of the clean energy transition and continue their leading role in powering our nation.”

In this second round, DOE will prioritize two investment themes or “areas of interest”: Clean Energy Manufacturing and Recycling (which was funded during the first round of the program) and Industrial Decarbonization. Applications for Clean Energy Manufacturing and Recycling should aim to establish, re-equip or expand an existing manufacturing or recycling facility for the production or recycling of advanced energy.

Industrial Decarbonization, which is a new area of interest for the second round of the program, is focused on building or upgrading manufacturing facilities to substantially reduce GHG emissions and create low-carbon materials. Projects under this funding program, across either area of interest, must occur in communities where coal mines have closed since December 31, 1999, or coal-fired power plants have closed since December 31, 2009. 

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