Critical Minerals & Materials Accelerator — Topic 1: Production & Material Efficiency
Provides research teams and institutions for Critical Minerals & Materials Accelerator: Production in materials science, energy systems, and manufacturing.
The Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator (CMMA) is a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the DOE Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) under the broader DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Topic 1 of the FY2026 CMMA FOA — designated DE-TA1-0003589, under parent notice DE-FOA-0003588 — funds research, development, and demonstra…
Production and material efficiency for critical minerals — technologies that increase domestic production yields, reduce waste, and improve material recovery rates in critical mineral supply chains.
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