Closed · DE-FOA-0003587 · CFDA 81.253 · Discretionary
Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Energy Technology Laboratory, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $67M-$134M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 20, 2026
- Close date
- 2
- Expected awards
The verdict
Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility is a closed discretionary listing from National Energy Technology Laboratory that offered $67,000,000 -- $134,000,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 530 other opportunities from National Energy Technology Laboratory.
- $67M-$134M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 2
- expected awards
- 81.253
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on January 20, 2026. CFDA 81.253 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $67,000,000 -- $134,000,000.
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 20, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$134,000,000
Expected Awards
2
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) is issuing this NOFO to request applications for projects to design, construct, commission and operate a Rare Earth Element (REE) Demonstration Facility that demonstrates the separation of REEs from feedstock derived from acid mine drainage, mine waste, or other deleterious materials to rare earth oxides and refining into rare earth metals at a single site.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DE-FOA-0003587
Grants.gov marks Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility 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. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Energy / Infrastructure (EIC). 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Alissa Temperine
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