RE:Biden awards $2.8 billion to boost U.S. battery mineralsYep Talon was selected and not you know who :(
https://www.juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/533-tsx/tlo/129703-talon-metals-battery-minerals-processing-facility-selected-by-us-department-of-energy-for-114-million-in-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding.html
EndZonefor7 wrote: WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is awarding $2.8 billion in grants to boost U.S. production of electric vehicle batteries and the minerals used to build them, part of a bid to wean the country off supplies from China.
"As the world transitions from a fossil fuel to a clean energy powered economy, we cannot trade dependence on oil from autocrats like (Russian President Vladimir) Putin to dependence on critical minerals from China," said a senior administration official briefing reporters on the program.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-awards-28-billion-ev-battery-grid-projects-2022-10-19/