On Monday, November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684) into law. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill on November 5, 2021, by a vote of 228 to 205 and the Senate passed the bill in August by a vote of 69 to 30.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act included several investments in clean energy, career skills development, and manufacturing. The following programs were created or received supplemental funding:
Department of Energy
- Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations – $21.456 billion
- Healthy Streets Program – $500 million
- Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program – $150 million
- Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs – $8 billion
- Building, Training, and Assessment Centers – $10 million
- Career Skills Training Program – $10 million
- Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing and Recycling Programs – $500 million
- Energy Efficiency Materials Pilot Program – $50 million
- Battery Material Processing and Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Programs – $6 billion
Department of Transportation
- Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure (ARPA-I)
- Emerging Technology Research Pilot Program – $25 million
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund Grant Program – $492 million
- National Sea Grant College Program – $50 million
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