# Critical Minerals & Materials: Chemical and Materials Sciences Research on Rare Earth and Platinum Group Elements

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002483-critical-minerals-materials-chemical-and-materials-sciences/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332200

> Office of Science offered grants of up to $1.2 million (at least $200,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make $30.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 9, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002483 |
| Agency | Office of Science |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 9, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.2 million |
| Award floor | $200,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $30.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.049 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program announces its interest in receiving applications from single investigators and multi-disciplinary teams to support experimental and theoretical research to advance chemical and materials sciences relevant to the following: Critical minerals – the natural resource for obtaining critical elements; Critical elements – atomic elements that are subject to supply risks and are incorporated in critical materials; and Critical materials – substances that provide essential functionality in key technologies and have no easy substitutes. Critical elements play a central role in both critical minerals and critical materials. These elements influence the mineral properties as well as the mechanisms of incorporation and extraction of the critical elements. They also dictate the properties that control the function of critical materials, including both molecules and materials, used in a broad range of technologically important and energy relevant applications. These properties include superconductivity, magnetism, quantum phenomena, light generation, magnetocaloric behavior, and catalytic activity. This FOA is focused on gaining an understanding of the fundamental properties and mechanisms of critical minerals, elements, and materials to improve separation and extraction processes and to enable discovery and design of alternates to critical materials that reduce or eliminate the need for critical elements. Thus, this fundamental knowledge will support the DOE strategy to diversify supply, develop substitutes, and improve reuse and recycling of critical minerals and materials. While multiple elements have been identified as critical based on their availability and technological importance, this funding opportunity is restricted to basic research related to rare earth and platinum group elements.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002483 still open?

No. It closed on June 9, 2021. A newer notice is open: DE-FOA-0003673, closes January 12, 2027 (66 days left).

### Who can apply for Critical Minerals & Materials: Chemical and Materials Sciences Research on Rare Earth and Platinum Group Elements?

Office of Science accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Critical Minerals & Materials: Chemical and Materials Sciences Research on Rare Earth and Platinum Group Elements?

Closed June 9, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.2 million each. About $30.0 million in total.

### Who has won Office of Science Financial Assistance Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Michigan State University Foundation, General Atomics, University of Wisconsin System. The program made 6,205 awards worth $7.7 billion in that time.