DEADLINE PASSED: Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program – Program funding opportunity information
Are you developing technologies that will help produce critical minerals such as lithium, graphite, cobalt, nickel, manganese, vanadium and rare earth elements? Is your technology well advanced? Does it need a final push before it can be put in production or commercialized? Is your end product intended for net-zero vehicles? If so, this funding program is for you.
About the program
The Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program aims to advance the commercial readiness of emerging mineral processing unit operations or technologies that will support the development of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) value chains in Canada by providing raw material inputs for use in batteries and permanent magnets.
The focus of this program is the upstream processing for raw materials that can be used as inputs in selected critical mineral value chains, including efficiency value chains; economic improvements to unit operations; and health and safety considerations in those particular mineral production flowsheets.
Production of these raw materials can stem from primary (i.e., ore deposits) or secondary sources. Secondary sources include mine wastes (e.g., tailings) and recycling of electronic wastes.
Deadline to apply: 12:00 p.m. (NOON) EDT on June 17, 2022