The Cooperative Agreement award DEFE0032517 from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) provides $6,250,007.00 to the West Virginia University Research Corporation to design, develop, and deploy innovative process technologies to produce salable rare earth metals and critical minerals from acid mine drainage feedstocks. The overall objective is to reduce the nation's vulnerability to international competitors by establishing domestic production capabilities for these strategic materials at a reduced cost. This award supports the Department of Energy's mission to minimize the environmental impacts of fossil fuels while working towards net-zero emissions through research, development, demonstration, and deployment of advanced energy technologies.
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