Request For Information (RFI) on Recovery of High Energy-Value Materials from Wastewater
Agency: Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy
Assistance Listings
- 81.135 -- Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance. The purpose of this RFI is solely to solicit input for ARPA-E consideration to inform the possible formulation of future programs.
The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit input for a potential ARPA-E program focused on the development of technologies to recover high energy-value materials from wastewater to reduce energy demands and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with conventional sourcing and waste stream treatment. Wastewater in this RFI is broadly...
defined, and includes municipal, livestock, industrial, and mining sources. High energy-value materials under consideration are nutrients (i.e., ammonia and phosphorus) and critical minerals, where the latter are a group of 50 elements in the periodic table including lithium and rare earth elements (REEs).
To view the RFI in its entirety, please visit https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information
This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. This RFI is not seeking applications for financial assistance. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITTUE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA). NO FOA EXISTS AT THIS TIME.
Grantor contact information
Description
ARPA-E CO
arpa-e-co@hq.doe.gov
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Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
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| RFI_DE-FOA-0003374_Recovery_of_High_Energy-Value_Materials_from_Wastewater.pdf | RFI_DE-FOA-0003374_Recovery of High Energy-Value Materials from Wastewater | May 14, 2024 08:18 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Archived: August 14, 2024
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Program Funding
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Funding opportunity number:
DE-FOA-0003374
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Opportunity zone benefits
Science technology and other research and development
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
May 14, 2024
Archive date:
August 14, 2024
