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.

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.

The Energy Department says the boost to battery makers and suppliers willl support 12,000 production and construction jobs.