President Trump is set to announce more than $180 million in grants on Friday to expand education and trade programs tied to the mining industry, part of a broader effort to raise U.S. output of critical minerals. The package includes a $100 million Department of Energy program designed to grow the mining and critical mineral workforce over the next two years by supporting scholarships and related initiatives. Universities, community colleges, trade schools and industry groups will be eligible to apply. More than $80 million in additional funding is also being directed through the military to three universities: $32.7 million for the Colorado School of Mines to build a tech development hub, $25 million for the South Dakota School of Mines to establish workforce development programs, and $23.6 million for Johns Hopkins University for a recycling-focused program. The announcement comes as the administration seeks to strengthen domestic supplies of materials such as lithium, silicon, graphite and rare-earth elements, which are widely used in semiconductors and aerospace equipment and are heavily mined and refined by China. The move also fits a wider push to support U.S. mining, including coal.