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DLA R&D for Novel Rare-Earth Separation to Produce High-Purity Domestic Oxides, Salts, or Metals

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking R&D proposals for new, highly efficient ways to separate rare earth elements from mixed feedstocks to reduce foreign dependence. Projects should develop modular, scalable domestic processing methods that can produce industrial quantities of high-purity rare earth oxides, salts, or metals at competitive cost. Funding favors higher-risk work with demon…

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Agency: U.S. Department of Defense

Phase: PHASE I

Phase: Phase II

Phase: Phase SPII

Dates

Topic Opens: May 27, 2026

Topic Closes: June 24, 2026

Eligibility

government

industry:defense

industry:environment

industry:manufacturing

industry:research

Keywords

rare earth separation

critical minerals

high purity oxides

mixed feedstock

modular processing

defense supply chain

trl mrl 6

materials processing

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