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The Department of Energy is offering a total of $16 million to advance critical mineral education across the country as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to expand the domestic industry and end China’s control of the supply chain.
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Department → offer → chain
The DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation on Monday launched the PROSPECT Planning Prize to support mining schools in developing a workforce required to produce, process, recover, and recycle critical minerals.
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Office → launch → minerals
Each program will receive up to $1 million.
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program → receive → million
The PROSPECT Initiative is designed for schools with existing programs to have “the ability to rise to meet the challenge, to double the number of graduates coming out of those supply chain degrees within 24 months,” DOE Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson told the Washington Examiner.
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Robertson → design → Examiner
“It is a highly aggressive prize designed with measurable outcomes,” Robertson said.
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Robertson → design → outcomes
“The goal [is] to have graduates coming out of these programs with degrees and programs that are going to meet the needs of American reindustrialization.”
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that → have → reindustrialization
DOE said eligible programs may serve a range of participants, including early-career professionals, incumbent workers, educators, and students from colleges or high schools.
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programs → say → colleges
Robertson said only 163 people graduated with degrees in mining engineering in the United States last year.
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people → say → States
She added that the DOE estimates the U.S. needs 6,000 mining engineers in the next decade to maintain the critical mineral supply chain.
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U.S. → add → chain
In comparison, Robertson said, China graduated over 3,000 students last year.
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China → say → students
There are not enough schools that have maintained these programs,” Robertson said.
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Robertson → be → programs
“There aren’t enough faculty either, and that’s one of the reasons why we believe having a planning prize is really important, because we do not want to put big aggressive goals out there and not allow schools the ability to meet those goals,” she added.
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she → be → goals
PROSPECT aims to support new curricula, teaching tools, financial aid programs, and other incentives that promote growth in the mining industry.
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that → aim → industry
Last month, President Donald Trump announced that the administration would provide $180 million in grants to expand mining education.
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administration → announce → education
Critical minerals and rare earths are essential for developing applications in the energy and defense sectors, plus everyday items such as smartphones, tablets, and microwaves.
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minerals → develop → smartphones
The Trump administration has taken a broad number of steps to expand and diversify the U.S. critical mineral supply chain to shift its reliance away from China.
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administration → take → China
Some of those actions include creating international partnerships, taking direct stakes in mineral companies, and establishing a critical mineral stockpile.
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Some → include → stockpile
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