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The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) is issuing this RFI to notify parties of its potential interest in initiating the Industrial Technology Capital Connector (ITCC), a partnering program to connect private sector capital interested in early-stage industrial technologies with CMEI-supported technology developers. DOE seeks input from all stakeholders through this RFI to gauge the interest in and to inform the overall design of the ITCC. The following questions focus on the role of Capital Providers (Venture Capital, Angel Investors, Financial Institutions, etc.) and adjacent organizations (Incubators, Accelerators, Venture Studios, etc.) and how CMEI’s programs in industrial technologies and ITCC can better serve these communities. Responses are not required for all categories or questions; please answer those for which relevant information can be provided. Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to ITCC@ee.doe.gov no later than 5:00 PM (ET) on July 10, 2026. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email. It is recommended that attachments with file sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (docx) attachment to the email, and no more than 10 pages in length, 12-point font, one-inch margins. Only electronic responses will be accepted. Respondents are requested to provide the following information at the start of their response to this RFI: • Company/institution name. • Company/institution contact. • Contact's address, phone number, and e-mail address. This is solely a request for information and not a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). CMEI is not accepting applications.

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