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IIJA Mine of the Future: Proving Ground Grants for Mining Technology

This IIJA-funded opportunity will award competitive grants to establish mining technology proving grounds that speed development and deployment of novel mining technologies and infrastructure. Awards aim to transform mining practices and support secure, resilient domestic coal-mine-methane (CMM) supply networks. Application deadline has been extended to January 30, 2026.

Source

Agency: National Energy Technology Laboratory

Award

Total Funding: $80M

Award Ceiling: $40M

Award Floor: $1

Eligibility

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

Keywords

mine proving ground

mining technology

infrastructure grants

technology demonstration

coal-mine-methane

domestic supply chains

iija

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