DEFE0032488
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
The recipient will perform a front end engineering and design (FEED) study, based on an Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) Class 3 cost strategy, of a 1-3 t mixed rare earth oxide (MREO) per day plan capable of extraction, separation, and refining of high purity or binary rare earth metals and critical minerals from coal ash. The study will establish and define technical requirements focused on project scope, schedule, and costs, to reduce the risk of construction and operation of the potential future facilities.
The scope will focus on four major areas - project management and planning; site selection, feedstock characterization and de-risking; front end engineering and design study; and community benefits and engagement.
The scope will focus on four major areas - project management and planning; site selection, feedstock characterization and de-risking; front end engineering and design study; and community benefits and engagement.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SUPPORTS SECTION 41003(B) OF THE BIL, FOCUSING ON RARE EARTH MINERAL SECURITY, AND WILL COMPETITIVELY SELECT AND AWARD PROJECTS TO CONDUCT A FEED STUDY, BASED ON AN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COST ENGINEERING (AACE) CLASS 3 COST ESTIMATE, TARGETING EITHER AN INTERMEDIATE- (TOPIC AREA-1) OR DEMONSTRATION- (TOPIC AREA-2) SCALE RARE EARTH RECOVERY FACILITY WITH INTEGRATED REFINEMENT TO RARE EARTH METALS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Sharon,
Pennsylvania
16146-1302
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Winner Water Services was awarded
Rare Earth Oxide Extraction FEED Study for Coal Ash Processing
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032488
worth $7,993,082
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in July 2024 with work to be completed primarily in Sharon Pennsylvania United States.
The grant
has a duration of 1 year 3 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$2,000,000 (20.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Bipartisan Infrastructure Law titled: "BIL - Front-End Engineering and Design Studies for Production of Critical Minerals and Material from Coal-Based Resources".
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 5/21/25
Period of Performance
7/9/24
Start Date
10/8/25
End Date
Funding Split
$8.0M
Federal Obligation
$2.0M
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEFE0032488
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032488
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
For-Profit Organization (Other Than Small Business)
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
LNJLNP4HV3W3
Awardee CAGE
8LNT9
Performance District
PA-16
Senators
Robert Casey
John Fetterman
John Fetterman
Modified: 5/21/25