Bureau or Account: Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
Funding amount: $127,000,000
Period of Availability: Available until expended
Funding Mechanism: Grant
New Program: Yes
Recipients: Industry Partner
Description: To conduct a program of research and development to improve the security of rare earth elements.
Eligible Uses:
(A) Development and assessment of advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and other critical materials from coal and coal byproducts; and
(B) Determine if there are, and mitigate, any potential environmental or public health impacts that could arise from the recovery of rare earth elements from coal-based resources.
Next Milestone: Estimated application opening date, 1st quarter 2023