Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0002619
The Department of Energy, through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), released a discretionary funding opportunity under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law titled "Advanced Processing of Critical Minerals and Materials for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications" (Funding Opportunity Number DE-FOA-0002619). The program is designed to push forward technologies and process improvements that make it easier to produce and refine critical minerals and materials needed for U.S. industrial and manufacturing supply chains, with a particular emphasis on extracting value from coal-based resources. In practice, this means supporting projects that can turn domestic coal-related feedstocks into usable, higher-value mineral and material products, helping reduce dependence on foreign sources and strengthening upstream manufacturing inputs.
The announcement is structured around two topic areas. Topic Area 1 focuses on advanced process development aimed at producing rare earth metals and, at the same time, co-producing other critical minerals and materials from coal-based resources. This topic is centered on the rare earth element (REE) value chain and the processing steps needed to move from coal-derived sources to separated rare earth products and potentially to rare earth metals, while also capturing additional critical byproducts where feasible. Topic Area 2 targets the production of critical minerals and materials from coal-based resources but specifically excludes rare earth materials. That second topic is meant to broaden the portfolio beyond REEs and support processing pathways for other critical minerals and materials that can be derived from coal and coal-related materials.
The funding mechanism for selected projects is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates a more hands-on federal role than a standard grant, with DOE/NETL expecting substantial involvement during the project period (for example, through technical collaboration, milestone reviews, and federal oversight of progress). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning the opportunity is open to essentially any type of entity (such as private companies, universities, national laboratories, non-profits, and state or local governments), with the caveat that applicants must still follow any specific eligibility clarifications contained in the full announcement.
Key award details include an anticipated total of about eight awards, with a maximum federal funding amount (award ceiling) of $30,000,000 per award. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 81.089 and sits within the Energy and Environment funding activity category. The FOA was created on August 21, 2023, and applications were due by October 20, 2023 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. Overall, the program aims to accelerate scalable, industrially relevant processing approaches for critical minerals and materials derived from coal-based resources, with separate lanes for rare earth-focused work (including co-products) and non-rare-earth critical mineral production.Apply for DE FOA 0002619
- The Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy, environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Advanced Processing of Critical Minerals and Materials for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.089.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 21, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 20, 2023 Applications are due 10/20/2023 1159 pm ET.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $30,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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