Energy Funding Matrix

This FOA supports WPTO’s efforts to advance the commercial readiness of wave energy technologies through open water testing and system validation at multiple scales. It is anticipated this FOA will utilize a stage-gated approach designed to reduce risks for deployments, increase the potential for commercial adoption, and offer additional benefits to help quickly advance WECs. This includes the ability to identify and mature high-potential WEC technologies, reduce financial risks for developers and incentivize investors, progress technologies at a smaller scale while developing toward utility scale, and increase learning for installation, operations, and maintenance.

The anticipated FOA and any related activities support BIL section 40208, Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Recycling and Second-Life Applications Program aimed at “research, development, and demonstration of: second-life applications for electric drive vehicle batteries that have been used to power electric drive vehicles; and technologies and processes for final recycling and disposal of the [electric drive vehicle batteries].” EERE Planned to issue the FOA late December 2024 or early 2025, but no FOA has been issued.

Up to $50 million to invest in industry-led parterships to prototype and pilot innovative critical materials processing technologies. This includes processes in the rare earth magnet supply chain, refining alloy gallium, gallium nitride, germanium, and silicon carbide for use in semiconductors. This opportunity aims to support industry-led partnerships to prototype and pilot innovative processing technologies that are currently only proven at the bench scale so to address CMM challenges in high impact areas. The CMM Accelerator program will advance these mid-stage innovations through validation, benchmarking, access to national lab test beds, testing in industry relevant environments, technoeconomic analysis, and life-cycle assessment. The program establishes a pipeline to support technology maturation to ultimately unlock private capital investments.

MESC expects to make up to $500 million of federal funding available for new awards under this funding opportunity. MESC may issue one, multiple, or no awards. Individual awards may vary between $50,000,000 and $200,000,000. The estimated period of performance for each award will be approximately 24-48 months. The funding opportunity is anticipated to support demonstration and/or commercial facilities processing, recycling, or utilizing for manufacturing critical materials which may include traditional battery minerals such as lithium, graphite, nickel, copper, aluminum, as well as other minerals that are contained within commercially available batteries, such as rare earth elements. Applicants should consider and identify potential downstream domestic customers of their material or product.

MESC expects to make a total of approximately $725 million of federal funding available for new awards under this funding opportunity, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. MESC anticipates making approximately 3 to 14 awards under this funding opportunity. MESC may issue one, multiple, or no awards. Individual awards may vary between $50,000,000 and $200,000,000. The estimated period of performance for each award will be approximately 24-60 months. The overall funding opportunity scope may include capital and operational support for demonstration and/or commercial facilities supporting battery-grade precursor materials, constituent materials, battery components, and cell manufacturing and recycling. Applicants should consider and identify potential downstream domestic customers of their material or product. 

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit information from entities with experience in the manufacture of gas turbines that supply into the 60 Hz US market including original equipment manufacturers (“OEM”), their direct component suppliers ( “Tier 1”) or sub-suppliers (“Tier 2”) as well as associated material suppliers (“Tier 3”) who may supply any or all of the supply chain between the OEM, Tier 1, and Tier 2 suppliers.

The primary purpose of this RFI is to solicit information from entities with experience in the development, operation, and management of AI infrastructure. DOE is also seeking information from grid operators, technology developers, the public, and potentially affected entities on areas that should be considered or further evaluated for potential solicitations.