U.S. DOE Launches $69 Million Funding Round to Accelerate Critical Materials Production and Refining

DOE The United States Department of Energy has issued a notice of funding opportunity worth up to $69 million targeting domestic production, refining, and recycling of critical materials — a move that reflects Washington’s intensifying push to reduce import dependence across rare earth elements, battery inputs, and semiconductor-adjacent metals including gallium, germanium, and silicon. Why This Funding Round Matters Beyond the Dollar Figure Announced on 7 April, the DOE’s latest notice of funding opportunity sits within a broader package of nearly $1 billion in combined funding th...