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The Supply Chain Sentinel is a monthly newsletter from the Office of Critical Minerals, Materials, and Manufacturing (CM3). From extraction to manufactured products to recycling, the Supply Chain Sentinel provides the latest updates from CM3’s program offices—the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office, Advanced Mining and Mineral Production Technologies Office, Manufacturing Deployment Office, and Analysis and Strategy Office.
The Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) supports a globally dominant U.S. manufacturing and industrial base for a resilient energy system and secure supply chain. Our mission is to drive and inspire innovation that transforms materials, manufacturing, and workforce and advances America’s energy economy. AMMTO supports domestic manufacturing and a strong and resilient energy sector by providing analysis, planning, management, and direction necessary for a balanced program of research, development, demonstration, technical assistance, and advanced manufacturing workforce development.
AMMTO is a suboffice within the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation.
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News and Announcements
Programs
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DOE makes strategic investments to advance material supply chains and product lifecycles in support of a robust manufacturing sector and secure supply chain.November 19, 2025 -
DOE pursues novel manufacturing processes and digital systems that enhance materials and energy efficiency to deliver benefits throughout the economy.April 9, 2025 -
AMMTO advances workforce education and entrepreneurial ecosystems for key energy system-enabling technologies, such as semiconductors and batteries.December 2, 2024
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Basics Explainers
Learn the basics of advanced materials and manufacturing technologies and processes supported by AMMTO.
The first installment of the Breaking It Down series aims to inform and inspire people by putting next-generation batteries into simpler terms.
Resources
Blogs and Success Stories
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Teams with innovative ideas to reduce electronics waste compete to win prizes. -
The Critical Materials Innovation Hub announced up to $10 million to accelerate the early-stage technology research and development necessary to reduce material criticality for energy innovations requiring critical materials. -
Investment includes a new $3.4 million funding opportunity and $4 million awarded to 10 projects across 8 states. -
AMMTO is especially interested in funding research in pursuit of materials recovery and reuse systems, smart manufacturing and energy-efficient microelectronics. -
Happy belated Nanotechnology Day! Nanotechnology is the manipulation and manufacturing of materials and devices on the scale of atoms or small groups of atoms. -
DOE’s Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP), managed by AMMTO, welcomed its 2024 cohort to its headquarters in Washington, D.C. to kick off their two-year fellowships -
Look out for a funding opportunity from the AMMTO-sponsored High-Performance Computing for Manufacturing program. Coming later this fall! -
Jon-Edward Stokes is Making It! In a Q&A interview, how his shifted his academic focus from English to science and what gives his career purpose. -
Check out the winning projects funded by AMMTO. Congratulations to the winners! -
DOE announced funding for three additional projects focusing on various materials and manufacturing technologies for offshore wind.
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Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office
Office of the Assistant Secretary
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Mail Stop EE-1
Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585