Opportunity Information: Apply for DE FOA 0003586
This notice is a heads-up from the U.S. Department of Energy that it plans to release a future funding opportunity focused on building out U.S. capacity for rare earth elements. The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) is signaling its intent to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) titled "Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility" under Section 40205 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The overall aim is to strengthen domestic rare earth element supply chains, which are widely viewed as strategically important for energy technologies, manufacturing, and other critical applications.
It is important to read this as a Notice of Intent (NOI), not an open solicitation. DOE is not accepting applications right now, is not requesting public comments as part of this notice, and notes that the details may change once the actual FOA is published. In other words, the NOI is purely informational: it lets potential applicants, partners, and stakeholders know that a formal competitive announcement is likely coming, so they can begin early planning, partnership building, and internal approvals before the application window opens.
The opportunity is tied to DOE and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), which is listed as the agency associated with the posting. The anticipated funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, meaning that if awards are eventually made, DOE typically expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, through technical collaboration, review points, or shared decision-making milestones) rather than operating like a simple pass-through grant. The funding activity category is Energy, and the listing references CFDA number 81.253, which is associated with DOE assistance programs.
From the source data provided, the eligibility field is currently described as "Unrestricted," but the notice also makes clear that final eligibility requirements will be spelled out in the actual Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that may follow. In practice, this means organizations should not assume they qualify until the FOA/NOFO is released, because DOE often sets specific eligibility rules, cost-share requirements, teaming expectations, domestic content conditions, and other compliance obligations in the final document.
Several of the fields in the posting underscore that this is not yet a live competition. The expected number of awards is shown as 0 and the award ceiling is listed as 2 (as provided in the source data), but those figures should be treated as placeholders until the FOA is issued. The posting includes an "OriginalClosingDate" of 2025-10-13, which is best interpreted as an administrative date tied to the notice record rather than a true application deadline, since DOE explicitly states that applications are not being accepted at this time.
For anyone tracking this opportunity, the practical next step is to monitor DOE's Infrastructure Exchange site, where the notice indicates the related documents can be downloaded: https://infrastructure-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx. Once the FOA is released, it should provide the concrete information that is missing from the NOI, such as the program structure, technical objectives for the demonstration facility, required project phases and milestones, total funding available, minimum and maximum award sizes, cost-share requirements under IIJA, reporting expectations, and the precise eligibility and submission instructions.Apply for DE FOA 0003586
- The National Energy Technology Laboratory in the energy sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOI to Issue Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0003587 titled “Rare Earth Elements Demonstration Facility”." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 81.253.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-08-13.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-10-13. (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.
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