nofo DE-FOA-0003589

Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator (DOE NOFO) — Funding for Pilot/Prototype Technologies

The DOE is soliciting applications to fund industry–lab partnerships that advance bench-scale critical minerals and materials technologies to pilot validation, benchmarking, and commercialization-readiness (targeting a 3–7 year path to market). The NOFO has three topic areas covering (1) recovery/production from postindustrial and postconsumer scrap and mixed feedstocks, (2) refining/alloying …

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Funding Source

Agency: Golden Field Office

Awards & funding

Total Funding: $69M
Award Ceiling: $3M
Award Floor: $1

Eligibility

Please see section II.A. in the NOFO

Dates

Open Date: April 7, 2026
Close Date: July 20, 2026

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