Description 

On August 9, 2022 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) issued a request for information (RFI) to inform the development and implementation of a Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization Program.

The Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization Program will expand on DOE’s history of investment in critical materials supply chains, including fundamental research on materials science, separation science, and geoscience; public-private partnerships, such as the Critical Materials Institute; and efforts to validate and commercialize new technologies through demonstration projects.

Download the full RFI to see the list of questions and topics of interest. 

Response Guidelines: 

The deadline to submit your response is September 9, 2022.

Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to CriticalMaterialsProgramRFI@ee.doe.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on September 9, 2022. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to the email. 

Please identify your answers by responding to a specific question or topic if applicable. Respondents may answer as many or as few questions as they wish. 

Respondents are requested to provide the following information at the start of their response to this RFI: 

  • Company / institution name; 
  • Company / institution contact; 
  • Contact's address, phone number, and e-mail address. 

View the full RFI in EERE Exchange to learn more. 

Please reach out to CriticalMaterialsProgramRFI@ee.doe.gov with RFI-specific questions or comments.