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.

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.