DEFE0032555
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Advanced Processing for Critical Materials Extraction, Recovery, Separation, and Purification
The objectives of this project is to 1) evaluate technologies for physical upgrading of sample feedstock materials,
2) extract rare earth elements (REE)/critical minerals and materials (CMM) using environmentally friendly methods,
3) separate REE/CMM materials into individual high purity rare earth salts (RES)/rare earth oxides (REO)/CMM products,
4) produce high purity REM/CMM using innovative reduction technologies,
5) evaluate the overall integrated process for energy and mass balances through technoeconomic analysis,
and 6) produce an associated energy equity forecast and workforce impact assessment to gauge potential community benefits in the event of adoption of the innovation technologies by industry.
The objectives of this project is to 1) evaluate technologies for physical upgrading of sample feedstock materials,
2) extract rare earth elements (REE)/critical minerals and materials (CMM) using environmentally friendly methods,
3) separate REE/CMM materials into individual high purity rare earth salts (RES)/rare earth oxides (REO)/CMM products,
4) produce high purity REM/CMM using innovative reduction technologies,
5) evaluate the overall integrated process for energy and mass balances through technoeconomic analysis,
and 6) produce an associated energy equity forecast and workforce impact assessment to gauge potential community benefits in the event of adoption of the innovation technologies by industry.
Awardee
Funding Goals
AWARDS UNDER THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT WILL FOCUS ON INNOVATIVE MIDSTREAM PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PURIFICATION, RECOVERY, INDIVIDUAL SEPARATION AND REDUCTION TO METAL(S) OF HIGH PURITY RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND OTHER CRITICAL MINERALS AND MATERIALS FROM COAL OR COAL BY-PRODUCTS FEEDSTOCK MATERIALS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Salt Lake City,
Utah
84112-0119
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
University Of Utah was awarded
Advanced Processing Rare Earth Elements Extraction Recovery
Cooperative Agreement DEFE0032555
worth $5,000,000
from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Salt Lake City Utah United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development.
$1,250,000 (20.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Advanced Processing of Critical Minerals and Materials for Industrial and Manufacturing Applications..
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 1/21/25
Period of Performance
1/17/25
Start Date
1/16/28
End Date
Funding Split
$5.0M
Federal Obligation
$1.2M
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEFE0032555
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892404 FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT
Awardee UEI
LL8GLEVH6MG3
Awardee CAGE
3T624
Performance District
UT-01
Senators
Mike Lee
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
Modified: 1/21/25