Program

E-SCRAP Prize

Pays U.S. entrepreneurs up to $800,000 per team, across three phases, to build cheaper ways of recovering critical materials from electronic scrap.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies OfficeUnited StatesPrize

About

The competition runs in three phases: Phase 1 (Incubate) already picked 10 winners who each received $50,000 cash and $30,000 of national-lab support; Phase 2 (Prototype) pays $150,000 cash and $120,000 of lab support per winner; Phase 3 (Demonstrate) pays winners $600,000 cash. As of this snapshot the prize's continuation is pending administration guidance and it is closed to new competitors.

Industries covered

Advanced ManufacturingAdvanced Materials

Grants under E-SCRAP Prize

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

E-SCRAP Prize

Closed

Pays U.S. entrepreneurs up to $800,000 per team, across three phases, to build cheaper ways of recovering critical materials from electronic scrap.

$4.0M pool