Science & Research · Active
Critical Materials Research and Development · DOE · Active NOFO · mega band
Critical Materials Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) - federal assistance administered by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $500K–$5M
- Typical award range
- 3
- Indexed opportunities
- 1
- Open now
- DOE
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Critical Materials Research and Development ranks #71 of 504, #9 of 16 within DOE, and #17 of 44 among Science & Research programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 81.089 is an active Science & Research program with 3 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 20 most recent listings shown here, 1 is open for application.
- $500K–$5M
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- September 22
- next application deadline
- $500.0 million
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 9%
- of the catalog is Science & Research
Critical Materials Research and Development · midpack active desk (#226/502 by ceiling)
Critical Materials Research and Development lands midpack on published ceilings (55th percentile; rank #226 of 502). The printed high is a catalog cap, not a guaranteed outlay.
Critical Materials Research and Development vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$5,000,000 Top 45% higher than 55% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2026-07-24
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 81.089 · DOE VOL-SPARSE · #71/504
VOL-SPARSE · UPPER-Q · SOLO-LISTING · NOFO-OPEN · CEIL-MILLION · ELIG-MIX · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-SPARSE 3 indexed
- UPPER-Q #71/504
- SOLO-LISTING No peer gap
- NOFO-OPEN 1 open of 20 listed
- CEIL-MILLION $500K–$5M
- ELIG-MIX 2 eligible desks
- BOOK-FULL 20 listed / 3 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 81.089
VOL-SPARSE · #71/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±- row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestCritical Materials… · this listingPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
Active mega-ceiling competition board
Critical Materials Research and Development combines mega-scale SAM.gov dollars ($500,000 to $5.0 million) with an active opportunity trail (3 indexed rows). Live windows exist on 1 of 20 recent listings. Volume and ceiling both clear the mid-tier bar.
Assistance Listing text · DOE
Research to reduce reliance on critical materials including rare earths in energy technologies.
Market-open applicant set · 2 printed doors
The Assistance Listing for Critical Materials Research and Development includes a for-profit small-business door among 2 printed types (Educational Institution, Small Business (For-Profit)). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes.
Predominantly cooperative agreements (CA) · CFDA 81.089
83% of the 291 indexed listings under CFDA 81.089 are cooperative agreements (CA), the SAM.gov-coded mechanism Critical Materials Research and Development typically uses to move money. 77% of the indexed listings require applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $9.0 billion across 175 listings (avg $51.3 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 1,723 across 178 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 81.089, not the 10 listings shown below; a listing missing a field is excluded from that field's total, not counted as zero.
Mostly archived listings · CFDA 81.089
Only 1 of 291 indexed listings under CFDA 81.089 are open (0%); the book is mostly archived. Reported award ceilings swing from $1 to $500.0 million (500000000×); treat any single listing's ceiling as a local bound, not the program's typical award. 93% of listings carry the Energy (EN) funding-activity code.
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 1 open · 290 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $800,000 (235 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Energy (EN)
Open counts use the same posted+close_date rule as the rest of PlainGrants; funding-activity codes are the Grants.gov category_of_funding field (first code when several are joined). Ceiling median is over positive reported ceilings only.
DOE · administering agency
U.S. Department of Energy
Energy research, clean energy development, environmental cleanup, and science programs.
Grants.gov opportunities · CFDA 81.089 1 Open
Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery
Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies
Notice of Intent to issue Administrative and Legal Requirements Document Announcement (ALRD), titled “IRA: Mitigating Emissions from Marginal Conventional Wells”
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): Mine of the Future - Proving Ground Initiative
Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Coal-Based Power Plants
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – Mines & Metals Capacity Expansion – Piloting Byproduct Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic Industrial Facilities
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (CIFIA) Program: Future Growth Grants (Section 40304)
Notice of Intent to Issue Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): Mines and Metals Capacity Expansion – Piloting By-Product Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic Industrial Facilities
Notice of Intent to Issue DE-FOA-0003390
Notice of Intent (NOI) DE-FOA-0003607, is to Issue Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) No. DE-FOA-0003606, titled, "Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Coal-Based Power Plants"
Showing 10 of the 20 most recent listings (3 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 81.089: 3 indexed opportunities · 1 open on the recent slice.
- Start with the open listing DE-FOA-0003634 (closes September 22, 2026) before you compare distant categories. Open listing
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) administers 16 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
- Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Adult Education State Grants (84.002). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
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