# Notice of Intent to issue Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Notice of Funding Opportunity

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/de-foa-0003588-notice-of-intent-to-issue-critical-minerals-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360290

> Golden Field Office offered grants of up to $1 to any type of organization. Applications closed on October 13, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | DE-FOA-0003588 |
| Agency | Golden Field Office |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 13, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $1 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 81.086 |

## 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

Critical minerals and materials (CMM) are the building blocks for technologies foundational to U.S. energy dominance, national security, and industrial competitiveness. To build a secure domestic supply of CMMs, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aims to support industry-led partnerships to prototype and pilot innovative processing technologies that are currently only proven at the bench scale so to address CMM challenges in high impact areas. The CMM Accelerator program will advance these mid-stage innovations through validation, benchmarking, access to national lab test beds, testing in industry relevant environments, technoeconomic analysis, and life-cycle assessment. The program establishes a pipeline to support technology maturation to ultimately unlock private capital investments.

## Questions people ask

### Is DE-FOA-0003588 still open?

No. It closed on October 13, 2025.

### Who can apply for Notice of Intent to issue Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Notice of Funding Opportunity?

Golden Field Office accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Notice of Intent to issue Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Notice of Funding Opportunity?

Closed October 13, 2025. 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 each.

### Who has won Conservation Research and Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Purdue University, General Atomics, North Carolina State University. The program made 710 awards worth $1.7 billion in that time.