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NSF program NSF CriticalMinerals&Materials (357Y00): 62 awards, $34.7M to 47 organizations

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62 NSF awards ($34.7M) under the program element NSF CriticalMinerals&Materials (357Y00) to 47 organizations, fiscal years 2022 to 2026, read 2026-11-03.

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Program element code: 357Y00
Directorate: Directorate for Geosciences
Division: GEO - Core Programs

Awards

62 awards in the window.

Award	Agency	Institute or division	Fiscal year	Amount in window	Start	End	Principal investigator	Source
NSF Critical Mineral Accelerator Engine in Alaska	NSF	Regional Innovation Section	2026	$10,500,000	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2036	Lee A Munk	nsf.gov
Shale 2.0	NSF	TIP - Core Programs	2026	$1,500,000	October 1, 2026	September 30, 2029	Matthew Hulver	nsf.gov
MRI: Track 1: A new State of the Art Electron Probe Microanalyzer	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$1,397,550	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Philip M Piccoli	nsf.gov
CAIG: Predicting the distribution of rare-earth element-rich sediment using artificial intelligence-based geospatial mapping and fish tooth fossils	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$1,356,482	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Elizabeth C Sibert	nsf.gov
CAREER: Interplay Between Multiphase Flow Dynamics and Mineral Dissolution in Subsurface Environments	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$737,228	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2031	Charlotte Garing	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Mapping hydrothermal fluid flow near Davidson Seamount, eastern Pacific Ocean	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$678,748	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Charles G Wheat	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Mapping hydrothermal fluid flow near Davidson Seamount, eastern Pacific Ocean	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$667,079	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Andrew T Fisher	nsf.gov
MRI Track 1: A high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer for research in the earth, ocean, environmental and related sciences	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$664,887	July 15, 2026	June 30, 2028	Adam Kent	nsf.gov
CAREER: Rare Earth Element Transport in Carbonatite Systems	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$583,449	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2031	Chenguang Sun	nsf.gov
A field emission scanning electron microscope for geoscience research and student training	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$555,725	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2027	Kenneth Befus	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Sustained Resources: Enhancing, expanding, and sustaining community use of the Magnetics Information Consortium database	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$539,830	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Nicholas L Swanson-Hysell	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Sustained Resources: Enhancing, expanding, and sustaining community use of the Magnetics Information Consortium database	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$524,812	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Anthony Koppers	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: A natural laboratory approach to studying copper and volatiles in a volcanic system	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$514,701	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Michelle J Muth	nsf.gov
Seafloor Phosphorus Weathering and Earth System Response to Geologic Perturbations	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$494,304	June 1, 2027	May 31, 2030	Kimberly V Lau	nsf.gov
MRI Track 1: A New Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Instrument for Structure Solution of Ordered and Disordered Earth Materials	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$489,860	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Aaron Celestian	nsf.gov
CAREER: An integrated approach to macrogeomorphic reconstruction of tectonic margins: exploring links between landscape evolution and critical mineral provenance	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$469,380	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2031	Magdalena E Curry	nsf.gov
Mechanistic Understanding of Reaction-Driven Fracturing for Carbon Mineralization	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$462,550	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2029	Yashar Mehmani	nsf.gov
GEO-CM: Relative Timing and Temperature of Copper Mineralization in Porphyry Deposits	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$452,464	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Thomas Monecke	nsf.gov
NSF-SNSF: Thermodynamic framework for modeling hydrothermal fluid-rock interaction and the mobility of critical elements in the Earth's crust	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$439,235	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2029	Alexander Gysi	nsf.gov
REU Site: Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Earth Systems Career Readiness	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$417,353	November 1, 2026	October 31, 2029	Claire L McLeod	nsf.gov
Postdoctoral Fellowship: EAR-PF: Untapped critical mineral resources and insights from rubidium isotopic variations in lithium-rich brines	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$407,967	October 1, 2026	September 30, 2028	Gordon Williams	nsf.gov
Iron Isotope Fractionation of Seafloor Hydrothermal Fluids and Minerals	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$403,841	July 1, 2026	June 30, 2028	Guy N Evans	nsf.gov
Postdoctoral Fellowship: EAR-PF: Quantifying Copper-Iron Isotope Fractionation and Redox Partitioning in Sulfide Leaching of Critical Minerals	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$403,266	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2028	Molly C Morgan	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: The Mantle Sources of Large Igneous Provinces	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$392,815	January 1, 2027	December 31, 2028	Michael Bizimis	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Does partial melting of metasedimentary rocks lead to differentiation of heat-producing elements in continental crust?	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$389,233	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	John M Cottle	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Does partial melting of metasedimentary rocks lead to differentiation of heat-producing elements in continental crust?	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$389,039	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Robert M Holder	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Investigating Eocene arc initiation during plate reorganization from geologic observations and analysis from southern Alaska	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$376,648	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Jeffrey M Trop	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Quantifying the role and composition of mineralizing fluids in carbonatite-hosted rare earth element deposits	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$361,308	October 1, 2026	September 30, 2029	Erin K Benson	nsf.gov
CAREER: Surface-Controlled Carbonate Nucleation: From Critical Zone to Critical Minerals	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$361,237	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2031	Qingyun Li	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Mobilization of Nickel and Cobalt during ultramafic rock alteration	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$356,272	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Juan Carlos de Obeso	nsf.gov
A Lab-Based Micro X-Ray Fluorescence Analyzer for Chemical Mapping of Geological Samples	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$356,187	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2027	Qingyun Li	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: CAIG: Machine Learning Accelerated Hydrothermal Modeling For Earth Science	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$350,624	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2029	Noah G Randolph-Flagg	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: CAIG: Machine Learning Accelerated Hydrothermal Modeling For Earth Science	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$350,000	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2029	Robin S Walters	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: A natural laboratory approach to studying copper and volatiles in a volcanic system	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$339,773	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Shuo Ding	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Quantifying the role and composition of mineralizing fluids in carbonatite-hosted rare earth element deposits	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$325,008	October 1, 2026	September 30, 2029	Chen Zhu	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Investigating Eocene arc initiation during plate reorganization from geologic observations and analysis from southern Alaska	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$314,175	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Matthew E Brueseke	nsf.gov
Developing tree trace elements as a prospecting tool for strategic metals	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$313,665	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2028	Matthew J Kohn	nsf.gov
NSFGEO-FAPESP: Ancient oceanic crust as clues to the evolution of plate tectonics on Earth	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$311,276	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	George Guice	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Reassessing deep-sea seafloor biodiversity using eDNA and ecological models	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$307,423	July 15, 2026	June 30, 2030	Holly Bik	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Unraveling the Connections Between Flow Channelization and Dynamic Heterogeneity in Fractured Media: An Integrated Experimental and Modelling Approach	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$300,002	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2029	Anne H Menefee	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Unraveling the Connections Between Flow Channelization and Dynamic Heterogeneity in Fractured Media: An Integrated Experimental and Modelling Approach	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$300,000	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2029	Jeffrey Hyman	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Innovative Resources: eRock - An open platform and community pipeline for digital outcrops	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$299,387	October 1, 2026	September 30, 2029	Adam J Cawood	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Tectonic Controls on Lithium Delivery and Enrichment in the Basin and Range	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$274,969	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Kristina L Butler	nsf.gov
Understanding earthquake hazards and critical minerals across the East Coast passive margin	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$261,379	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2028	Cynthia J Ebinger	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Resource Recovery: Harnessing Nanotechnology and Membranes for Sustainable E-Waste Recycling of Critical Metals	NSF	Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems	2026	$260,000	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Isabel C Escobar	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Resource Recovery: Harnessing Nanotechnology and Membranes for Sustainable E-Waste Recycling of Critical Metals	NSF	Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems	2026	$260,000	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Ahmed A El-Gendy	nsf.gov
An electron backscatter diffraction and energy dispersive spectroscopy detector system for Geoscience and materials research	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$234,089	July 1, 2026	June 30, 2027	Stacia Gordon	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Tectonic Controls on Lithium Delivery and Enrichment in the Basin and Range	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$225,013	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Daniel E Ibarra	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Tectonic Controls on Lithium Delivery and Enrichment in the Basin and Range	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$224,306	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Adam J Cawood	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Investigating Eocene arc initiation during plate reorganization from geologic observations and analysis from southern Alaska	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$223,204	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Erin E Donaghy	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Tectonic Controls on Lithium Delivery and Enrichment in the Basin and Range	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$219,988	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	Tim K Lowenstein	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Mobilization of Nickel and Cobalt during ultramafic rock alteration	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$194,268	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	James M Leong	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Reassessing deep-sea seafloor biodiversity using eDNA and ecological models	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$192,099	July 15, 2026	June 30, 2030	Craig R McClain	nsf.gov
Conference: GEO-CM: Workshop: Envisioning the Future of Critical Minerals and Materials Cyberinfrastructure	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$183,252	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2027	Xiaogang Ma	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Innovative Resources: eRock - An open platform and community pipeline for digital outcrops	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$175,868	October 1, 2026	September 30, 2029	Alan G Whittington	nsf.gov
Conference: Resilient Phosphorus Supply Chains for National Security: A Workshop for Connecting Across Decision-Makers	NSF	ENG - Core Programs	2026	$144,600	August 15, 2026	July 31, 2027	Rebecca L Muenich	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: Innovative Resources: eRock - An open platform and community pipeline for digital outcrops	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$124,711	October 1, 2026	September 30, 2029	Amanda N Hughes	nsf.gov
Conference: GEO:CM Workshop on Remote Sensing and Critical Mineral Discovery	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$107,790	July 15, 2026	June 30, 2027	Ian B McCubbin	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: The Mantle Sources of Large Igneous Provinces	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$93,969	January 1, 2027	December 31, 2028	Owen Jensen	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Mobilization of Nickel and Cobalt during ultramafic rock alteration	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$72,055	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2029	Peter B Kelemen	nsf.gov
Conference: Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals 2026	NSF	Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems	2026	$49,375	August 1, 2026	July 31, 2027	Kwame Awuah-Offei	nsf.gov
Collaborative Research: GEO-CM: Tectonic Controls on Lithium Delivery and Enrichment in the Basin and Range	NSF	GEO - Core Programs	2026	$48,297	September 1, 2026	August 31, 2029	David F Boutt	nsf.gov

Organizations

Organization	Place	NIH amount	NSF awards	NSF amount
University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus	Fairbanks, AK	$0	2	$11.2 million
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	Norman, OK	$0	1	$1.5 million
University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD	$0	1	$1.4 million
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Woods Hole, MA	$0	1	$1.4 million
Pennsylvania State Univ University Park	University Park, PA	$0	3	$1.3 million
Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	$0	2	$1.2 million
Colorado School of Mines	Golden, CO	$0	3	$1.2 million
University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	$0	2	$1.1 million
University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc	Athens, GA	$0	2	$1 million
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	$0	2	$943,671
SUNY at Stony Brook	Stony Brook, NY	$0	2	$717,424
University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA	$0	1	$667,079
Brown University	Providence, RI	$0	2	$632,980
Miami University	Oxford, OH	$0	2	$611,621
University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	$0	2	$610,624
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	$0	2	$523,693
University of Washington	Seattle, WA	$0	1	$514,701
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$0	1	$489,860
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, NC	$0	1	$469,380
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	$0	2	$464,062
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	$0	1	$439,235
University of South Carolina at Columbia	Columbia, SC	$0	1	$392,815
University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	$0	1	$389,233
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	$0	1	$389,039
Bucknell University	Lewisburg, PA	$0	1	$376,648
Washington State University	Pullman, WA	$0	1	$361,308
Northeastern University	Boston, MA	$0	1	$350,000
University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	$0	1	$339,773
Indiana University	Bloomington, IN	$0	1	$325,008
Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	$0	1	$314,175
Boise State University	Boise, ID	$0	1	$313,665
Towson University	Towson, MD	$0	1	$311,276
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	$0	1	$274,969
Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans, LA	$0	1	$261,379
University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, TX	$0	1	$260,000
Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno	Reno, NV	$0	1	$234,089
University of Nevada Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	$0	1	$223,204
SUNY at Binghamton	Binghamton, NY	$0	1	$219,988
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette, LA	$0	1	$192,099
Regents of the University of Idaho	Moscow, ID	$0	1	$183,252
University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	$0	1	$175,868
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, AR	$0	1	$144,600
University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	$0	1	$124,711
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Pembroke, NC	$0	1	$93,969
Columbia University	New York, NY	$0	1	$72,055
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, MO	$0	1	$49,375
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	$0	1	$48,297

Funding by fiscal year

Fiscal year	NIH awards	NIH amount	NSF awards	NSF amount
2026	0	$0	62	$34,724,015

Open federal funding opportunities

From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.

Open opportunity	Number	Agency	Listing	Closes	Award ceiling	Why it matches
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)	26-512	NSF	47.050	November 4, 2026	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)	25-540	NSF	47.050	November 17, 2026	$2 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support	23-525	NSF	47.050	January 11, 2027	$47.5 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure	23-520	NSF	47.050	January 21, 2027	$1 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)	24-573	NSF	47.050	January 26, 2027	$1.5 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)	24-527	NSF	47.050	February 8, 2027	$3.6 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1	24-598	NSF	47.050	February 8, 2027	$20 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)	22-615	NSF	47.050	February 16, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)	22-603	NSF	47.050	March 1, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)	26-506	NSF	47.050	March 2, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows	24-528	NSF	47.050	April 13, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)	25-533	NSF	47.050	April 14, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)	24-588	NSF	47.050	June 1, 2027	$3.2 million	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)	22-586	NSF	47.050	July 28, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)	23-601	NSF	47.050	August 18, 2027	$500,000	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)	23-598	NSF	47.050	October 19, 2027	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program	25-549	NSF	47.050	October 6, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)	22-639	NSF	47.050	October 7, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)	14-579	NSF	47.050	October 14, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here
Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)	26-516	NSF	47.050	October 27, 2076	Not listed	Same assistance listing 47.050 as 58 awards here

Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.