Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants: Difference between revisions

|Purpose=To support the conversion of domestic facilities from producing internal combustion engine vehicles to manufacturing electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. It aims to preserve jobs and bolster the U.S. in the transition to clean energy transportation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants |title=Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref>[](https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants)

|Duration=Until September 30, 2031<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants |title=Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref>[](https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants)

'''Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants''' is an initiative by the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains to support the conversion of domestic facilities from producing internal combustion engine vehicles to manufacturing electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Its purpose is to preserve jobs, strengthen the domestic supply chain, and advance the U.S. in the transition to clean energy transportation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants |title=Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref>[](https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants)

* Convert existing automotive manufacturing facilities to produce electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants |title=Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref>[](https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants)

The Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants were established through the **Inflation Reduction Act** in 2022, aiming to retool U.S. manufacturing for the electric vehicle era.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants |title=Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref> A Notice of Intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement was published in June 2023, with the actual FOA expected in August 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2023/6/us-department-of-energy-office-of-manufacturing-and-energy-supply-chains-publishes-notice-of-intent-to-issue-funding-opportunity-announcement-for-domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants |title=U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains Publishes Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement for Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref> The program has since moved forward with project selections announced in 2024, focusing on various types of electrified vehicles.[](https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants)[](https://www.gtlaw.com/en/insights/2023/6/us-department-of-energy-office-of-manufacturing-and-energy-supply-chains-publishes-notice-of-intent-to-issue-funding-opportunity-announcement-for-domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants)

The initiative received an initial funding of $2 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://iijatracker.substack.com/p/doe-opens-2b-domestic-manufacturing |title=DOE Opens $2B Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants Program |work=IIJA Tracker |date=September 6, 2023 |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref> This funding is available until September 30, 2031.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants |title=Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grants |accessdate=January 30, 2025}}</ref> Grants provide up to 50% of the cost for conversion projects, with the remainder expected to be covered by private or other investments.[](https://www.energy.gov/mesc/domestic-manufacturing-conversion-grants)