DE-FOA-0003588: Notice of Intent to issue Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Notice of Funding Opportunity
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Golden Field Office notices from 2025.
Golden Field Office offered grants of up to $1 to any type of organization. Applications closed on October 13, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed August 13, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeOther
Key dates
| Posted | August 13, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | October 13, 2025 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | November 12, 2025 |
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"
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Conservation Research and Development awards averaged $2.5 million; this notice allows up to $1 per award.
- Most of the program's money (31% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
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.
Who has won Conservation Research and Development grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Conservation Research and Development (81.086) awarded $1.7 billion across 710 grant awards, an average of $2.5 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University | Indiana | 10 | $35.1 million |
| General Atomics | California | 3 | $28.2 million |
| North Carolina State University | North Carolina | 8 | $27.8 million |
| Arizona State University | Arizona | 1 | $27.2 million |
| Cummins Inc | Indiana | 7 | $24.4 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
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.
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