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Critical Minerals

Federal Announcements

Department of War Announces $25 Million Investment With ReElement Technologies to Expand U.S. Critical Minerals Refining Capacity

| Department of War (DoW) | Aerospace, Critical Minerals, Defense Systems

The Department of War's Economic Defense Unit (EDU) in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSW(A&S)) announced a $25 million investment with ReElement Technologies Corp. to expand domestic refining capacity for rare earth elements and other defense-critical minerals at the company's Marion, Indiana facility. This investment will strengthen the U.S. industrial base.

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NIST Issues Notice of Intent for Upcoming Technology Accelerator Pilot Program

| Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network, Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), Manufacturing USA | Additive Manufacturing, Critical Minerals

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has issued notice that it will announce a competitive pilot program for existing MEP Centers to accelerate the adoption and commercialization of advanced manufacturing technologies that enhance the competitiveness of the domestic industrial base in the critical sectors of advanced manufacturing for aerospace components, and the domestic critical minerals supply chain.

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Related Programs

  • REMADE Institute

    Agency:
    Department of Energy (DOE)
    Topics:
    Critical Minerals, Electronics, Recycling, Supply Chain, Technology

    The REMADE Institute, a Manufacturing USA institute, focuses on driving down the cost of technologies essential to reuse, recycle, and remanufacture materials such as metals, fibers, polymers, and electronic waste. The goal: ensuring a resilient domestic supply chain for critical and key materials for U.S. manufacturing.

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