FLINT, MI - A $175 million project has been announced to bring an electric vehicle battery materials company to Flint’s historic Buick City. The investment is expected to create hundreds of jobs and play a key role in revitalizing the local economy, signaling a new chapter in Flint’s industrial resurgence.

NanoGraf got a key validation from the Department of Defense two years ago with a $10 million contract to supply rechargeable batteries for the military. After receiving an $8 million contract from the U.S. Army, the company announced plans to set up a manufacturing facility on the near West Side.

The funds are among $3 billion being distributed nationally as the Biden administration seeks to dethrone China as the world's top battery maker.

Four projects will receive a combined $355 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, officials announced Friday.

Four projects across Michigan will get $355 million in federal funding to boost the domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, the U.S.

The US Department of Energy announced today plans to dole out more than $3 billion to over two dozen battery projects across 14 states. The money will go toward processing critical minerals, building batteries and their components,

A Michigan startup that aims to source critical minerals from mine waste is among four projects receiving millions in grants from the federal government aimed at boosting domestic battery production.