Advancing Technology Development for Securing a Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals and Materials (CMM)
This funding opportunity provides financial support for U.S.-based organizations to develop innovative and sustainable technologies for extracting and processing critical minerals essential for clean energy and industrial applications, while promoting economic growth and workforce readiness.
Description
Advancing Technology Development for Securing a Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals and Materials (CMM)The overall objectives of this FOA is to (1) continue to advance Critical Minerals and Materials technology development, not only in the area of new advanced recovery concepts, but also to (2) expand and improve process systems development, optimization, and efficiency, to (3) improve Critical Minerals and Materials process system economic feasibility and align production costs with existing market sectors, and to (4) produce CMM from multiple, diverse feedstocks including recycled materials. Modification 000002: This modification is issued to remove Strategic Partnership Projects requirement from Section IV.B.x., to revise the compliance requirements box in Section IV.A., and to revise language concerning the photographs component of the requirements table in Section IV.B.ii.