Closed · DE-FOA-0002794 · CFDA 81.086 · Discretionary
Request for Information on the Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Golden Field Office, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$2
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 9, 2022
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Request for Information on the Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization Program is a closed discretionary listing from Golden Field Office that offered $1 -- $2. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 839 other opportunities from Golden Field Office.
- $1-$2
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 81.086
- CFDA program
- 839
- other opportunities from Golden Field Office
Archived opportunity record
Request for Information on the Department of… is closed (last close September 9, 2022). The parent program page for CFDA 81.086 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Golden Field Office still indexes 839 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 September 9, 2022
Instrument
Other
Description
The intent of this request for information (RFI) is to obtain public input regarding the research priorities, managing mechanisms, and partnering opportunities for a Critical Materials RDD&CA Program, expanded by section 41003(c) and supported by section 41003(d) of the BIL and authorized respectively by sections 7002(g) and 7002(h) of the Energy Act of 2020. Specifically, this RFI seeks input on: • Critical Materials RDD&CA Program to integrate: DOE annual appropriations for critical minerals and materials, including Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 directed appropriations[1] and FY2023 requested appropriations BIL 41003(c): Critical Material Innovation, Efficiency, and Alternatives – Priorities & Implementation Strategy oBIL 41003(d): Critical Material Supply Chain Research Facility – Priorities & Implementation Strategy • Community Benefits: Job Quality and Equity including (a) community and labor engagement, (b) quality jobs, (c) diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and (d) Justice40 Initiative. • Market Adoption, Scale up, and Industry/Sector Sustainability This RFI is not a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA); therefore, DOE is not accepting applications at this time. DOE may issue a FOA in the future based on or related to the content and responses to this RFI; however, DOE may also elect not to issue a FOA. There is no guarantee that a FOA will be issued as a result of this RFI.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0002794
Grants.gov marks Request for Information on the Department of… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). 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: Other. Funding-activity code maps to Energy (EN). This eligibility-code string dominates the Golden Field Office book (634 peers, 75% of 840).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Conservation Research and Development
U.S. Department of Energy
Agency Contact
Clayton Rohman 240-562-1386 clayton.rohman@ee.doe.gov
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What to do next
Request for Information on the Department of… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 81.086 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Conservation Research and Development indexes 29 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Golden Field Office lists 839 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
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