Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003084
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Golden Field Office and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), published a Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing that it plans to release a Request for Information (RFI) related to the DOE Critical Materials Assessment for energy. The purpose of the upcoming RFI (referenced as DE-FOA-003085 in the notice) is to gather public input that can help DOE strengthen and update its Critical Materials Assessment, which is the department's analysis used to evaluate which materials are most important to energy technologies and where supply chain vulnerabilities or risks may exist. This NOI itself is not a funding solicitation and is being issued for planning and awareness only, with all details subject to change.
The main focus of the future RFI is improving the Critical Materials Assessment in a practical, evidence-based way. DOE is specifically looking for feedback in two broad areas: first, data and information that could support revisions to the analysis, and second, suggestions for improving the methodology used to perform the assessment. In plain terms, DOE is looking for better or more current datasets, stronger assumptions, clearer analytical approaches, and refinements to the way it produces results, including how it develops and justifies a draft list of materials it considers "critical" for energy applications. Stakeholders who have relevant expertise might include mining and materials companies, manufacturers, recyclers, technology developers, utilities, researchers, trade groups, nonprofits, state and local governments, and individual subject-matter experts, since the notice indicates eligibility is unrestricted (open to any type of entity, subject to any clarifications that may appear in the RFI itself).
Timing and participation details are important here because the NOI is not yet accepting any submissions. DOE states that questions and comments about the NOI are not being requested and will not be considered at this stage. Instead, EERE planned to issue the actual RFI on or about May 31, 2023, and it would be posted through the EERE eXCHANGE portal at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. Anyone who wants to track the RFI and receive official updates is encouraged to register in EERE eXCHANGE, since that system is where EERE posts these kinds of public engagement documents and related notices. Once the RFI is released, DOE will only accept public comments through the official email channel identified in the RFI, meaning stakeholders should wait for the formal instructions rather than sending informal input early.
From a funding standpoint, this opportunity should be understood as a public comment process rather than a grant competition. The listing classifies the opportunity as discretionary and uses a funding instrument type labeled "Other," but it also indicates expected awards are zero. In other words, there is no pool of money being offered here for projects; instead, DOE is seeking information that can improve a government analytical product used to guide decision-making and potentially inform future priorities related to critical minerals and materials. The record includes an award ceiling value, but because this is an NOI for an RFI with no anticipated awards, it should not be interpreted as an available grant amount for applicants.
In summary, this NOI is essentially an early heads-up that DOE intends to ask the public for targeted input on the data, assumptions, results, and analytical methods behind its Critical Materials Assessment, including feedback that could affect the draft list of energy-related critical materials. The action item for interested parties is to monitor and register on EERE eXCHANGE, then prepare to submit structured, evidence-backed comments once the RFI is officially released and the submission instructions are provided.Apply for DE FOA 0003084
- The Department of Energy, Golden Field Office in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent to Issue Request for Information for Critical Materials Assessment" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.086.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 04, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 31, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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