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DE-FOA-0002956: Advancing Technology Development for Securing a Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals and Materials (CMM)

Closed Closed November 26, 2024 Opportunity DE-FOA-0002956 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$3.8 million
• Award floor$1
• Total funding$19.5 million
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to any type of organization.

• 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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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Fossil Energy Research and Development awards averaged $4.9 million; this notice allows up to $3.8 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (38% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

Advancing Technology Development for Securing a Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals and Materials (CMM)The overall objectives of this FOA is to (1) continue to advance Critical Minerals and Materials technology development, not only in the area of new advanced recovery concepts, but also to (2) expand and improve process systems development, optimization, and efficiency, to (3) improve Critical Minerals and Materials process system economic feasibility and align production costs with existing market sectors, and to (4) produce CMM from multiple, diverse feedstocks including recycled materials. Modification 000002: This modification is issued to remove Strategic Partnership Projects requirement from Section IV.B.x., to revise the compliance requirements box in Section IV.A., and to revise language concerning the photographs component of the requirements table in Section IV.B.ii.

Category: Energy.

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