Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility
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Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility: 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.
| Federal Grant Title: | Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility |
| Federal Agency Name: | National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE-NETL) |
| Grant Categories: | Energy |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DE-FOA-0003587 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 81.253 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | January 5th, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | January 5th, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | December 1st, 2025 |
| Creation Date: | December 1st, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | February 4th, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | $134,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $134,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $67,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | December 1st, 2025 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- See NOFO Part I Section II for information on eligibility.
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- Alissa Temperine
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