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Not out of the question for internationals to get grants. Even the Energy department giving grants but with priority to local owned business 1st.

President Biden finally signed his $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law last week, and among the goodies was $6 billion in federal grants for companies making batteries or processing materials for the components they use.

For the next five years, the Energy Department will dole out $50 million or $100 million matching grants to applicants, giving priority to companies that are owned and operated in the U.S., with North American intellectual property. If you create jobs in low-income areas, or reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, that earns you points too.