# Bipartisan Infrastructure Law titled: "BIL - Front-End Engineering and Design Studies for Production of Critical Minerals and Material from Coal-Based Resources"

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0002854-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-titled-bil-front-end/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/349253

> National Energy Technology Laboratory offered grants of up to $8.0 million (at least $1) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $32.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 11, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0002854 |
| Agency | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 11, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $8.0 million |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | $32.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.089 |

## 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"

See Section III of the Funding Opportunity Announcement

## What the grant funds

The Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is issuing this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Awards made under this Announcement will be funded in whole with funds appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also more commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will invest appropriations of $32 million for Front-End Engineering and Design studies for two different sizes, intermediate-scale and demonstration-scale, of Rare Earth Element Facilities that demonstrate the extraction, separation, and refining from coal and coal by-products to high purity individual or binary rare earth metals and/or critical minerals and materials. Amendment 000001- The purpose of this amendment is to add a requirement for awardees, for either topic area, to participate as a member of the Critical Materials Collaborative. Please see the Funding Opportunity Announcement for the full text of the amendment.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0002854 still open?

No. It closed on September 11, 2023.

### Who can apply for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law titled: "BIL - Front-End Engineering and Design Studies for Production of Critical Minerals and Material from Coal-Based Resources"?

National Energy Technology Laboratory accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law titled: "BIL - Front-End Engineering and Design Studies for Production of Critical Minerals and Material from Coal-Based Resources"?

Closed September 11, 2023. 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 $8.0 million each. About $32.0 million in total across about 6 awards.

### Who has won Fossil Energy Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Colorado State University, Institute of Gas Technology, University of Illinois. The program made 648 awards worth $3.2 billion in that time.