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Projects Will Strengthen Domestic Critical Materials Manufacturing Supply Chains and Reduce Our Nation’s Reliance on Foreign Sources

Selected projects will accelerate the development of secure, affordable energy technologies in trade-exposed industries to reduce reliance on imports while driving economic growth and supporting job creation for American families and businesses.

212 American hydropower facilities across 33 states will receive funds to upgrade aging infrastructure and maintain the nation’s affordable, reliable source of domestic energy

The TRACE-Ga program will drive innovative and cost-effective technologies for gallium recovery from U.S. metal processing feedstocks

Includes Funding for Projects to Advance Lithium Extraction and Expand the Range of Geothermal Brine Sources.

Funding opportunity will make up to $69 million available through the Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Program

The Australian and U.S. Governments have announced support for the following projects to develop the critical minerals supply chains that underpin this framework – totaling $1.4 billion (Australia) and $2.2 billion (U.S.) to diversify critical supply chains.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for up to $500 million to expand U.S. critical mineral and materials processing and derivative battery manufacturing and recycling.