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Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator

Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator

Funds industry-led critical materials processing projects through DOE accelerator grants.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator as a Notice of Funding Opportunity led by the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office and the Office of Geothermal. The program is a funding opportunity for industry-led partnerships that prototype and pilot critical materials processing te…

Prototype and pilot work for critical materials processing, direct lithium extraction, geothermal brines and related separation or processing technologies.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.36 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$69M

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.energy.gov