This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Issue Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) No. DE-FOA-0003583, titled: Mines and Metals Capacity Expansion – Piloting By-Product Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic Industrial Facilities.
The goal of the planned NOFO is to facilitate the development of large pilot-scale facilities to recover domestic critical minerals and materials (CMM), including rare earth elements (REE), graphite, and other value-added products from operating industrial facilities. Example industries with byproduct production potential include phosphate, fertilizer, oil and gas, smelting, mining, waste management. Goal-related resources will be eligible in this program.
Full text of the NOI can be found here: NETL eXCHANGE for DE-FOA-0003582.
