Closed · DE-FOA-0002404 · CFDA 81.089 · Discretionary

Advanced Processing of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 22, 2021
Close date
8
Expected awards

The verdict

Advanced Processing of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications is a closed discretionary listing from National Energy Technology Laboratory that offered $1 -- $150,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 530 other opportunities from National Energy Technology Laboratory.

$1-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
8
expected awards
81.089
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Advanced Processing of Rare Earth Elements an… is closed (last close April 22, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 81.089 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Energy Technology Laboratory still indexes 530 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 22, 2021

Posted Jan 15 Closes Apr 22

Est. Total Funding

$1,200,000

Expected Awards

8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Modification 000004 is issued to extend the due date for applications and remove the Phase 2 down-select.Modification 000003 is issued to extend the due date for applications, make clarifications within the FOA, and incorporate Appendix H.Modification 000002 is issued to provide a status update.Modification 000001 is issued to extend the due date for applications.This Funding Opportunity Announcement seeks research and development projects that will focus on innovative midstream processing technologies for the purification, recovery, individual separation and reduction to metals of high purity rare earth elements and other critical minerals from coal, coal by-products or alternate non-coal-based feedstock materials. The innovative midstream separation, purification and reduction to metal processes are required to be environmentally benign and sustainable, and have the potential for reduced capital costs and operating expenses in comparison to commercially available processes.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002404

Grants.gov marks Advanced Processing of Rare Earth Elements an… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Energy (EN). 38 other National Energy Technology Laboratory listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 531).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 81.089

Fossil Energy Research and Development

U.S. Department of Energy

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Agency Contact

Susan Miltenberger 304-285-4083 susan.miltenberger@netl.doe.gov

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What to do next

Advanced Processing of Rare Earth Elements an… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 81.089 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
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  • National Energy Technology Laboratory lists 530 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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