# Regional Scale Collaboration to Facilitate a Domestic Critical Minerals Future: Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003077-regional-scale-collaboration-to-facilitate-a-domestic/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353757

> National Energy Technology Laboratory offered grants of up to $7.5 million (at least $1) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $60.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 24, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003077 |
| Agency | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 24, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $7.5 million |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $60.0 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 for a full description of the eligibility requirements.

## What the grant funds

Regional Scale Collaboration to Facilitate a Domestic Critical Minerals Future: Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Initiative The planned Research and Development will provide a regional scale understanding of critical minerals prospectivity and provides insight into the potential materials that may be sourced from domestic secondary and unconventional feedstocks across the United States. The work will contribute to the development of a framework that addresses economic and supply chain barriers, leads to pilot scale demos, and broaden scope to include advanced carbon or critical mineral bearing material products.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003077 still open?

No. It closed on June 24, 2024.

### Who can apply for Regional Scale Collaboration to Facilitate a Domestic Critical Minerals Future: Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Initiative?

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 Regional Scale Collaboration to Facilitate a Domestic Critical Minerals Future: Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Initiative?

Closed June 24, 2024. 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 $7.5 million each. About $60.0 million in total across about 8 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.