The Circular Supply Chains Accelerator
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Accelerating circular supply chains fosters sustainability by retaining valuable materials, securing domestic resources, and minimizing environmental impact.
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Funder: Golden Field Office
Due Dates: March 31, 2025 (Concept Paper) | July 18, 2025 (Full Application)
Funding Amounts: $7.5M–$12.5M total; 1 award anticipated; 3–5 year project period; 10% minimum cost share required.
Summary: Supports a national accelerator to analyze, convene, and catalyze circular supply chain innovations for secure, sustainable, and competitive U.S. manufacturing.
Key Information: Only one application per lead entity; prime recipients and subrecipients must be U.S. entities; foreign participation requires a waiver.
Description
This opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Golden Field Office, through the Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO), seeks to establish a single national accelerator focused on advancing circular supply chains. The accelerator will conduct system-level analyses, convene and facilitate collaboration across industries, and disseminate innovations and best practices to accelerate the adoption of circular economy principles in U.S. manufacturing.
The program aims to address both technical and non-technical barriers to circularity—such as technology readiness, market forces, business models, and policy—by engaging a broad set of stakeholders and producing actionable, public-facing reports and convenings. The ultimate goal is to improve supply chain security, reduce environmental impacts, and support a robust, competitive, and sustainable manufacturing sector.
