Johns hopkins university proposes to develop and demonstrate a modular, energy-efficient, and scalable process for the selective recovery of cobalt (CO) and nickel (NI) from dilute, chemically complex…
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- DEAR0002090
- Recipient
-
The Johns Hopkins University UEI FTMTDMBR29C7
- Awarding agency
-
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Department of Energy
- Obligated
- $2,666,667
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
- Completion date 25% complete
- Funding
-
- $2,400,000.00 Federal
- $266,667.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Baltimore, MD, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Johns Hopkins University $2.666667 million in a cooperative agreement on January 29, 2026, to develop and demonstrate a modular, energy-efficient, scalable process for selective recovery of cobalt and nickel from dilute, chemically complex aqueous waste streams. The core innovation integrates a multistage evaporative crystallizer with bioacid-mediated electrowinning to enable front-end concentration and high-purity metal recovery.
This award funds work under ARPA-E (Assistance Listing 81.135), which supports high-potential, high-impact energy technologies at an early stage when private-sector investment is not yet feasible. Performance occurs in Baltimore, Maryland, through January 28, 2029.
Cornell University serves as a sub-recipient. Co-PI Lenan Zhang at Cornell, through a sub-award dated May 1, 2026, will develop a thermal-driven multistage crystallizer to concentrate target ions in wastewater as a critical component of the cobalt and nickel recovery technology.
Description
Johns hopkins university proposes to develop and demonstrate a modular, energy-efficient, and scalable process for the selective recovery of cobalt (CO) and nickel (NI) from dilute, chemically complex aqueous waste streams. The core innovation integrates a multistage evaporative crystallizer (MEC) with bioacid-mediated electrowinning to enable front-end concentration and high-purity metal recovery.
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | $266,667 | |
| Original award | $2,400,000 | $0 |
Subawards
| Subrecipient | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | $291,882 |
Quick answers
Who received award DEAR0002090?
DEAR0002090 was awarded to The Johns Hopkins University by Advanced Research Projects Agency (Department of Energy) on January 29, 2026.
How much is award DEAR0002090 worth?
$2,666,667 has been obligated on DEAR0002090: $2,400,000 in federal funding and $266,667 in non-federal funding.
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