Closed · DE-FOA-0003390 · CFDA 81.089 · Discretionary

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): Mine of the Future - Proving Ground Initiative

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

$1-$40M
Award range
Closed
Status
January 30, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): Mine of the Future - Proving Ground Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from National Energy Technology Laboratory that offered $1 -- $40,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 530 other opportunities from National Energy Technology Laboratory.

$1-$40M
award range
Closed
application status
81.089
CFDA program
530
other opportunities from National Energy Technology Laboratory

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on January 30, 2026. Watch CFDA 81.089 (Fossil Energy Research and Development) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was $1 -- $40,000,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 30, 2026

Posted Nov 14 Closes Jan 30

Est. Total Funding

$80,000,000

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The objective of NOFO-0003390 is to establish mining technology proving grounds that accelerate novel technology development for the U.S. mining sector. These competitive awards would invest in the infrastructure and technologies to transform mining practices and speed the development of secure and resilient domestic CMM supply networks of the future.Modification 000001: The application due date has been extended from December 15, 2025, to January 30, 2026. The subsequent timeline has been modified accordingly.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003390

Grants.gov marks Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Energy / Infrastructure (EIC). This eligibility-code string dominates the National Energy Technology Laboratory book (410 peers, 77% of 531).

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.

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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

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What to do next

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 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
  • Fossil Energy Research and Development indexes 3 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Energy Technology Laboratory lists 530 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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