Closed · DE-FOA-0002483 · CFDA 81.049 · Discretionary
Critical Minerals & Materials: Chemical and Materials Sciences Research on Rare Earth and Platinum Group Elements
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Science, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $200K-$1.2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 9, 2021
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Critical Minerals & Materials: Chemical and Materials Sciences Research on Rare Earth and Platinum Group Elements is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Science that offered $200,000 -- $1,200,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $200K-$1.2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.049
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Critical Minerals & Materials: Chemical and Materials Sciences Research on Rare Earth and Platinum Group Elements - is cataloged under number DE-FOA-0002483 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 81.049, posted by Office of Science. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on March 18, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $200,000 -- $1,200,000. The agency has projected $30.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on June 9, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$200,000 -- $1,200,000
Close Date
June 9, 2021
Posted
March 18, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$30,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Description
The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program announces its interest in receiving applications from single investigators and multi-disciplinary teams to support experimental and theoretical research to advance chemical and materials sciences relevant to the following:Critical minerals – the natural resource for obtaining critical elements;Critical elements – atomic elements that are subject to supply risks and are incorporated in critical materials; andCritical materials – substances that provide essential functionality in key technologies and have no easy substitutes.Critical elements play a central role in both critical minerals and critical materials. These elements influence the mineral properties as well as the mechanisms of incorporation and extraction of the critical elements. They also dictate the properties that control the function of critical materials, including both molecules and materials, used in a broad range of technologically important and energy relevant applications. These properties include superconductivity, magnetism, quantum phenomena, light generation, magnetocaloric behavior, and catalytic activity. This FOA is focused on gaining an understanding of the fundamental properties and mechanisms of critical minerals, elements, and materials to improve separation and extraction processes and to enable discovery and design of alternates to critical materials that reduce or eliminate the need for critical elements. Thus, this fundamental knowledge will support the DOE strategy to diversify supply, develop substitutes, and improve reuse and recycling of critical minerals and materials. While multiple elements have been identified as critical based on their availability and technological importance, this funding opportunity is restricted to basic research related to rare earth and platinum group elements.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Dr. James Rustad Program Manager
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