U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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- Other Name
- U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Office of Critical Minerals & Energy Innovation (CMEI)
- Sponsors Type
- Federal/National
- Country
- United States
- Grant Types
- Fellowship/Scholarship/Dissertation Research Project Training/Course Collaboration/Cooperative Agreement Equipment/Facility/Organization Other
Contact Info
- EE.Communications@ee.doe.gov
- Address
- Mail Stop EE-1, Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. 20585
Last modified on 2026-03-17 09:00:28
Description
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Office of Critical Minerals & Energy Innovation (CMEI) is advancing America's critical minerals supply chains and accelerating next-generation energy technologies to strengthen our nation’s energy security and power our future.
CMEI aims to:
- **Enable** the American mineral, mining, and extractive industries to return to dominance and ensure a stable U.S. mineral/metal supply chain.
- **Lead** the world in metals, mining, materials science, magnets, batteries, and innovation through R&D at our National Lab, intergovernmental agencies, and collaboration with private-sector partners.
- **Drive** growth, efficiency and innovation in U.S.-based manufacturing and the workforce-education programs necessary to meet today and tomorrow’s energy and manufacturing challenges.
- **Steward** federal resources to reduce the cost of energy for everyday Americans. Enable forums and resources to share energy innovations with industry, governments and everyday Americans.
- **Develop** the systems and research needed for nationwide standards, certifications and validations for buildings, appliances, manufacturing, and energy efficiency.
- **Maintain** our position as the global leaders of next generation energy systems, vehicle technologies, fuels, chemicals and other materials needed for energy production on land, sea, air and space.
Sponsor Relationship
U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation is a part of:
The following sponsors are parts of U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation:
- U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office
- Building Technologies Office
- Federal Energy Management Program
- Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
- U.S. Department of Energy - Office of Geothermal
- Sustainability Performance Office
- Vehicle Technologies Office
- Office of State and Community Energy Programs
- Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office
- Golden Field Office
- Solar Energy Technologies Office
- Wind Energy Technologies Office
- Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office
- Industrial Technologies Office
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