VALE USA LLC
...UEIVL6VVK3EMWW9·Profile updated 2026-05-15
Awards tracked
1
Total amount
$282.9M
Date range
2026-03-31 → 2026-03-31
Primary sector
Volume
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About this recipient
VALE USA LLC has received $282.9M in tracked federal funding across the ingest window.
The largest single source of funding is Department of Energy, which dominates the recipient's federal portfolio. We surface the full breakdown of contracts and grants below.
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Portfolio by sector
Sectors classified by LLM on each award.
- energy3 awards$848.6M 100%
Portfolio status
Based on each award's period of performance.
Active
1
active100% of awards
Expiring (≤90d)
0
expiring · 30d0% of awards
Expired
0
expired0% of awards
No POP
0
—0% of awards
Top awarding agencies
Department of Energy
$282.9M 100%
Based on 1 awards totaling $282,853,384.
Awards
Top 1 by amount
| Action date | Recipient | Agency | Amount | Description | Sector | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | VALE USA LLC | Department of Energy | $282,853,384 | FOR THE PROJECT, “LOW-EMISSIONS, COLD-AGGLOMERATED IRON ORE BRIQUETTE FOR CLEANER STEEL,” VALE USA LLC (“VALE”) WILL CONSTRUCT A FIRST-OF-A-KIND FACILITY IN THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) TO LAUNCH A VIABLE LOW-EMISSIONS ALTERNATIVE IN THE IRON ORE PROCESS THAT CAN BE REPLICABLE AT BOTH DIRECT REDUCED IRON (DRI) AND BLAST FURNACE (BF) FACILITIES, MEETING THE DEMAND FOR LOW-EMISSIONS ORE-BASED METALLICS. VALE’S COLD-AGGLOMERATION IRON ORE BRIQUETTE (BQT) WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN FACILITY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS COMPARED TO PROCESSES USED TO MAKE TRADITIONAL DRI PELLETS. VALE’S FACILITY WILL ALSO ENABLE A CIRCULAR APPROACH WHEREBY IRON ORE FINES AND METALLIC FINES GENERATED ON-SITE CAN BE REINCORPORATED INTO THE IRON ORE BRIQUETTE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, DRIVING ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES AND REDUCED EMISSIONS THROUGH AVOIDANCE OF THE SALE AND TRANSPORT OF FINES OFFSITE. VALE PLANS TO LICENSE THE COLD-AGGLOMERATION PROCESS FOR USE WITHIN THE U.S. METALLICS AND STEEL INDUSTRY TO PROPEL REPLICATION. THE PROJECT PLANS TO PROVIDE TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, GENERATING AN ESTIMATED 150 NEW, SKILLED, WELL-PAYING JOBS AND ENGAGING AND CONTRACTING UNION WORKFORCE WHEREVER FEASIBLE. VALE’S COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITMENTS WILL BE SHAPED TO DRIVE SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WILL INCLUDE FIRM COMMITMENTS TO INVEST IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT THE FACILITY. THE PROJECT WILL PAY PREVAILING WAGES, ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED GROUPS, PROVIDE INTERNSHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR POTENTIAL LOCAL HIRES, AND PURSUE NEGOTIATED WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS, COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS. THE PROJECT WILL INVEST IN SUPPORT TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL WORKERS. | energy | active |
Sources
USAspending.gov — all awards for this UEI →SAM.gov entity registration →
Profile compiled from publicly available USAspending.gov records, ingested and entity-resolved by The Buildout's pipeline.