Call for Applications

EMRTAI accepts applications in response to a Call for Applications that is focused on a particular category of technology. EMRTAI will be opening a third Call for Applications in late March 2026. See below for information on the most recent Call for Applications (open from September-November 2025).

Fall 2025 Call for Applications

Critical minerals recovery from mining-influenced water

Application Period Open: September 25, 2025

Applications Close: November 21, 2025

Critical minerals recovery from solid mining and mineral processing waste

Application Period Open: September 25, 2025

Applications Close: November 21, 2025

Characterization of critical minerals in solid mining and mineral processing waste

Application Period Open: September 25, 2025

Applications Close: November 21, 2025

How to Apply

1

Download the Call for Application

Download the application for the Call for Application you plan to apply for

2

Submit your application

If you have a technology for which the Initiative is not currently soliciting applications, please email us so that we can learn more.

Eligibility

Participation in EMRTAI technology assessments is open to all eligible technology developers and vendors organized under the laws of the United States. Eligible technology developers and vendors include U.S. universities, nonprofit research and development firms, and for-profit organizations. Foreign entities are not eligible to participate.