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DOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (formerly EERE)

Administers DOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation for practical innovation and measurable outcomes.

United Stateswww.energy.gov
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Programs7
Active grants0
Total grants5
About

The DOE Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) — formerly the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) — funds research, development, demonstration, and deployment across 13 technology sub-offices. In 2026, the office was reorganized and renamed under a new administration, shifting its primary emphasis from renewable-energy R&D toward American critical-minerals sup…

Programs & grants under this funder
DOE Critical Materials Innovation Hub

Supports Department of Energy activities that build United States clean manufacturing and energy innovation solutions.

Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling

Helps Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling for Large-scale domestic critical materials processing.

Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator (CMMA)

Helps Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator for semiconductors for innovation and strategic advancement.

3 grants
CMMA Topic Area 1 — Rare Earth Elements Recovery
Closed
$69M pool
CMMA Topic Area 2 — Semiconductor Material Refining and Alloying
Between cycles
$69M pool
CMMA Topic Area 3 — Direct Lithium Extraction
Between cycles
$69M pool
DOE EERE Funding Opportunity Announcements

Offers cost share typical forprofits topical FOAs cover solar wind storage geothermal through the DOE EERE Funding Opportunity Announcements.

High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation

Helps High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation for supercomputer access to accelerate materials and process innovation.

1 grant
HPC4EI / HPC4Mfg Spring Solicitation
Between cycles
$10M pool
DOE Industrial Assessment Centers

Connects innovative organizations in United States to build innovation work toward measurable commercialization outcomes.

DOE Office of Energy Efficiency Public Service Grants

Offers publication and dissemination support for United States energy projects sharing innovation progress.

1 grant
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency Public Service Grants
Between cycles
— pool
Parent entityUS Department of Energy
Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.energy.gov