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Request for Information: Energy Critical Materials Assessment

Federal funding opportunity DE-FOA-0003568 from Golden Field Office (Department of Energy).

Posted: June 25, 2025
Closed: July 25, 2025
Award ceiling: $1
Expected awards: 0
Cost sharing: No
Instrument: Other
Assistance listing: 81.086
Category: Energy
Archives: August 24, 2025

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 81.086 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated: $603M
FY2025 obligated: $127.2M
FY2026 (to date) obligated: $22M
Awards in window: 1,115

Top recipients: North Carolina State University, 22 Beacon, Inc., The School Board of the City of Richmond, Lowell Public Schools, Unified School District 259

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0003568 regarding the 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment. This RFI seeks public comment on energy technologies of interest, materials of interest, supply chain information, market dynamics, challenges to domestic industry, methodology, DOE critical materials and DOI critical minerals lists, and other stakeholder issues related to the Energy Critical Materials Assessment. Such input will inform the 2026 Energy Critical Materials Assessment.

Who can apply

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

The official record

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Agency contact: Golden Field Office · [email protected] · 2022871878

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