Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments (12.617)
Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments (Assistance Listing 12.617) is run by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, part of the Department of Defense. It awarded $57.4 million in 41 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.4 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.1 million. Half of the 41 awards fell between $641,573 and $1.6 million, and they ranged from $19,000 to $5.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$57.4 million
- Grant awards41
- Typical award$1.1 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$5.3 million
- Size rank994 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding fell from $15.5 million in fiscal 2021 to $5.3 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 994th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 92% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 21 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide technical and financial assistance to a State, or an entity of State government, to enhance its capacities to assist communities, businesses, and workers affected by Defense program activity to plan and carry out community adjustment and economic diversification activities; support local adjustment and diversification efforts; and stimulate cooperation between statewide and local adjustment and diversification efforts.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
States, entities of States, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and possessions. Applicants are to contact the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation and a Project Manager will be assigned to work with the applicant to determine eligibility.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Enhance State capacities to assist communities, businesses, and workers adversely affected by: 1. the proposed or actual establishment, realignment, or closure of a military installation; 2. the cancellation or termination of a Department of Defense contract or the failure to proceed with an approved major weapon system program; 3. a publicly announced planned major reduction in Department of Defense; 4. the encroachment of a civilian community on a military installation; or 5. the closure or the significantly reduced operations of a defense facility as the result of a merger, acquisition, or consolidation of the defense contractor operating the defense facility. Planning activities to support, respond to, and prepare for local adjustment and diversification initiatives. Stimulate cooperation between statewide and local adjustment and diversification efforts. Provide planning assistance to understand Defense worker, business, and community linkages and dependencies across regions. Funds provided under this program shall not be used to directly identify or assist a business, including a business expansion, in the relocation of a plant, facility, or operation from one Labor Market Area (LMA) to another if the relocation is likely to result in the loss of jobs in the LMA from which the relocation occurs.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. A minimum of ten percent of the project's total proposed funding is to be comprised of non-Federal sources.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$1,000,000 – $7,200,000, $1,900,000
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2025: A project enables a state to develop and deploy predictive analytic tools to deliver long-term benefits to the six military installations in the state and their surrounding communities by improving emergency response capabilities, enhancing infrastructure readiness, and developing stronger coordination among stakeholders to support warfighter readiness, enhance regional deterrence, and advance mission execution for Department of War programs. This effort supports the Secretary of War’s priorities by ensuring the readiness and lethality of the six installations.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Economic Adjustment Assistance for State Governments (12.617) awarded$57.4 million across 41 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 76% of the money, colleges and universities 24%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 26 | $43.6 million | 76% |
| Colleges and universities | 15 | $13.8 million | 24% |
By state
15 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | $11.2 million |
| Hawaii | 3 | $9.0 million |
| Colorado | 2 | $6.7 million |
| Maryland | 4 | $3.3 million |
| Arkansas | 2 | $3.3 million |
| Indiana | 3 | $3.1 million |
| Texas | 3 | $2.6 million |
| Virginia | 2 | $2.5 million |
| South Carolina | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $2.4 million |
| California | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Massachusetts | 1 | $1.6 million |
| Vermont | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Louisiana | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Utah | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Georgia | 1 | $962,127 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $900,901 |
| Tennessee | 2 | $689,421 |
| Missouri | 1 | $629,539 |
| Alabama | 1 | $374,795 |
| Florida | 1 | $343,119 |