| Funding Opportunity ID: |
327133 |
| Opportunity Number: |
DE-FOA-0002322 |
| Opportunity Title: |
FY2020 AMO Critical Materials FOA: Next-Generation Technologies and Field Validation |
| Opportunity Category: |
Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: |
n/a |
| Funding Instrument Type: |
Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: |
Energy |
| Category Explanation: |
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| CFDA Number(s): |
81.086 |
| Eligible Applicants: |
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
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| Agency Code: |
DOE-GFO |
| Agency Name: |
Department of Energy
Golden Field Office |
| Posted Date: |
May 15, 2020 |
| Close Date: |
Aug 11, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: |
May 15, 2020 |
| Award Ceiling: |
$30,000,000 |
| Award Floor: |
$1 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: |
$30,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: |
10 |
| Description: |
Through this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) seeks to address gaps in domestic supply chains for key critical materials for clean energy technologies to:- Enable domestic manufacturing of high energy efficiency and high energy density clean energy technologies;- Diversify the domestic supply of critical materials; and- Validate and demonstrate domestic innovative technologies to support the transition to U.S. manufacturing.This will be accomplished through development of alternative next-generation technologies and field validation and demonstration of technologies that improve extraction, separation and processing. Key critical materials for energy technologies as defined in this FOA include: rare earth elements: neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), dysprosium (Dy), terbium (Tb), and samarium (Sm) used in permanent magnets for electric vehicle motors, wind turbine generators and high temperature applications; cobalt (Co) used in batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and grid storage and high temperature permanent magnets; and lithium (Li), manganese (Mn) and natural graphite used in batteries (see table below).This FOA seeks to leverage the technology and capabilities developed at the Critical Materials Institute (CMI), an Energy Innovation Hub led by Ames Laboratory and managed by DOE.For questions and answers pertaining to this FOA, please reference the DE-FOA-0002322 AMO 2020 FAQ Log at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. EERE Exchange is designed to enforce the deadlines specified in this FOA. The “Apply” and “Submit” buttons will automatically disable at the defined submission deadlines. Should applicants experience problems with EERE Exchange, the following information may be helpful.Applicants that experience issues with submission PRIOR to the FOA deadline: In the event that an applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the applicant should contact the EERE Exchange helpdesk for assistance (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov). The EERE Exchange helpdesk and/or the EERE Exchange system administrators will assist applicants in resolving issues.Applicants that experience issues with submissions that result in late submissions: In the event that an applicant experiences technical difficulties so severe that they are unable to submit their application by the deadline, the applicant should contact the EERE Exchange helpdesk for assistance (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov). The EERE Exchange helpdesk and/or the EERE Exchange system administrators will assist the applicant in resolving all issues (including finalizing submission on behalf of and with the applicant’s concurrence). Please note, network traffic is at its heaviest during the final hours and minutes prior to submittal deadline. Applicants who experience this during the final hours or minutes and are unsuccessful in uploading documents will not be able to use this process. |
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