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Concept Paper due 17 Aug | Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection

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Topic areas funded through this opportunity will: 

• Develop and implement education and/or behavior change campaigns to increase participation by consumers in existing battery recycling programs (no cost-sharing required)
• Improve the economics of recycling consumer electronics batteries to spur greater market demand for battery recycling (20% cost-sharing required)
• Assist states and local governments in establishing or enhancing battery collection, recycling, and reprocessing programs (50% cost-sharing required)
• Help retailers implement programs to collect, sort, store, and transport consumer electronics batteries (50% cost-sharing required)

Projects selected for this funding must advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; contribute to energy equity; and invest in America’s workforce. The funding supports goals and targets detailed in the Federal Consortium for Advanced’ Batteries National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries.