Houghton-based Revex Technologies is poised to receive $145 million from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of $355 million in grants going to other advanced battery manufacturing projects in Muskegon, Flint and Van Buren Township.

The money is part of a larger effort by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to boost production and sales of electric vehicles as a key element of their strategy to slow climate chang

The $3 Billion financial grants will fund 25 projects in 14 states, including election battleground states such as Michigan and North Carolina.

The Biden administration is awarding $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric vehicles, part of a continuing push to reduce China’s global dominance in battery production.

The funding announcement marks a boost for the first critical minerals project the Biden administration opted to fast-track through a special permitting process. DOE awarded a $166 million grant to South32 Hermosa, which is building a $1.7 billion underground manganese and zinc mine and processing plant in southern Arizona.

More than $3 billion will go to 25 projects across 14 states to increase domestic production of advanced batteries, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Friday.

The Biden administration seeks to increase domestic production of EV batteries with a $3 billion award to U.S. companies.

The U.S. Energy Department said Friday it plans to award $3 billion to 25 battery manufacturing sector projects in 14 states as the Biden administration works to shift the supply chain away from China.

American Battery Technology Co. and lithium-producer Albemarle Corp., are among 25 companies getting more than $3 billion in funding from the Biden administration to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and components.