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Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility

ID: DE-FOA-0003587 • Type: Posted
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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.

Overview

Category of Funding
Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Materials (EICMM)
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
On 12/1/25 National Energy Technology Lab posted grant opportunity DE-FOA-0003587 for Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility with funding of $134.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 81.253 Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications. It is expected that 2 total grants will be made worth between $67.0 million and $134.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
Dec. 1, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
Jan. 20, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
Last Updated
Dec. 10, 2025, 3:25 p.m. EST
Version
3
Archive Date
Feb. 19, 2026

Eligibility

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

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$134,000,000
Floor
$67,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$134,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
2

Contacts

Contact
Susan Miltenberger Contract Specialist
Email Description
NOFO Email
Contact Phone
(304) 285-4083
Additional Information
Infrastructure Exchange

Documents

Posted documents for DE-FOA-0003587

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