DoE
Solicitation: DE-FOA-0003077
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353757
Posted Date: April 24, 2024
Proposal Due Date: June 24, 2024 5:00 PM (ET)
In 2020, NETL issued the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002364 for the first phase of the Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Initiative for United States (U.S.) Basins to advance the use of unconventional and secondary feedstocks to produce rare earth elements (REEs), critical minerals (CMs), and novel valuable, nonfuel, carbon based products (CBPs) as part of our next generation of domestic U.S. materials. Realizing the CM potential in these feedstocks would enable the United States to reduce its dependence on critical minerals and materials (CMM) imports and establish and advance a domestic (CMM)1 supply chain.
The purpose of this FOA DE-FOA-0003077 is to expand the work of the CORE-CM Initiative basinal assessment (see Appendix J) and development of critical mineral supply chains from unconventional and secondary feedstocks. This FOA (DE-FOA-0003077) will expand the focus from the basin scale to a larger, regional scale with the goal of nationwide coverage. Projects will also consider environmental justice, the ongoing energy transformation, and impacts on communities. Successful Applicants do not have to be current or past awardees under DE-FOA-0002364 (Phase 1). Collaboration is strongly encouraged both within the Applicant team and with neighboring regions and the inclusion of DE-FOA-0002364 (Phase 1) project teams or partners is highly encouraged to demonstrate continuity.