Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Energy Department will offer up to $1 billion to support mining and processing of critical minerals and manufacturing technologies in the United States.

The department will issue notices of funding opportunities for critical minerals procurement in accordance with President Donald Trump 's "Unleashing American Energy" executive order .

"For too long, the United States has relied on foreign actors to supply and process the critical materials that are essential to modern life and our national security," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in a news release on Wednesday.

"The Energy Department will play a leading role in reshoring the processing of critical materials and expanding our domestic supply of these indispensable resources," Wright said.

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