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DOE Critical Materials Innovation Hub

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

The DOE Critical Materials Innovation Hub is a U.S. Department of Energy route focused on critical materials and rare-earth supply-chain resilience for energy technologies. The program is positioned through the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation at DOE and references operations anchored at Ames National Laboratory in Iowa.

Typical project financing in the profile spans $500,000 to …

Max award$30M
Realistic median$3M
Success rate10–20%
Decision time—

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 11 May 2026Source: www.energy.gov