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Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility

DOE-NETL DE-FOA-0003587
Posted: Dec 01, 2025 12:00:00 AM EST
Closes: 01/20/2026
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Funding Information

Estimated Total Funding
$134,000,000
Award Ceiling
$134,000,000
Award Floor
$67,000,000
Expected Number of Awards
2
Cost sharing or matching is required for this grant.

Description

The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) is issuing this NOFO to request applications for projects to design, construct, commission and operate a Rare Earth Element (REE) Demonstration Facility that demonstrates the separation of REEs from feedstock derived from acid mine drainage, mine waste, or other deleterious materials to rare earth oxides and refining into rare earth metals at a single site.

Synopsis

The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) is issuing this NOFO to request applications for projects to design, construct, commission and operate a Rare Earth Element (REE) Demonstration Facility that demonstrates the separation of REEs from feedstock derived from acid mine drainage, mine waste, or other deleterious materials to rare earth oxides and refining into rare earth metals at a single site.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
See NOFO Part I Section II for information on eligibility.

Funding Activity Categories

Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Materials (EICMM)

CFDA Numbers

  • 81.253 - Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications

Contact Information

Agency: Susan Miltenberger Contract Specialist
Contact: Susan Miltenberger Contract Specialist
Email: DE-FOA-0003587@netl.doe.gov
Phone: 304-285-4083
Alissa Temperine

Additional Information

Document Type: synopsis
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Version: 3
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2025 03:25:48 PM EST

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