Federal grant programs / Department of Defense

Defense Production Act Title III (DPA Title III) (12.777)

Also known as DPA Title III

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$1.7 billion
• Grant awards89
• Typical award$8.0 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$251 million
• Size rank191 of 1824
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants, direct loans

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $155 million in fiscal 2021 to $251 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 191st largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 74% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 34 states and territories.

What the program funds

To create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the national defense.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

The Title III Office makes the determination of applicant eligibility and assistance types based on the criticality of the national defense need and availability of funds.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Create - Establish a domestic industrial capability that doesn't currently exist Maintain - Refresh/sustain a domestic industrial capability that currently exists Protect - Assure use of a domestic industrial capability that currently exists Expand - Increase the capacity of a domestic industrial capability that currently exists Restore - Assist a domestic industrial capability that exists but has become dormant. The assistance must be directly used to create, maintain, protect, expand or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential to the national defense. The domestic industrial base is defined in Section 702, paragraph 7 of the DPA Title III (50 U.S.C. App. § 4501 et seq.). The criteria used for obtaining a Presidential Determination of a shortfall are: (A) the industrial resource, material, or critical technology item is essential to the national defense; (B) without Presidential action under this section, United States industry cannot reasonably be expected to provide the capability for the needed industrial resource, material, or critical technology item in a timely manner.; and (C) purchases, purchase commitments, or other action pursuant to this section are the most cost effective, expedient, and practical alternative method for meeting the need. ;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. 50% Recipient contribution to the maximum extent practicable depending on assistance instrument and BAA directions.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Awards range from $470,814 to $161,700,000. Average award is $31,474,748.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2023: 1) Award number: FA8650-23-2-5502; Recipient: Northrop Grumman System Corporation Weapon System of Elton, MD (Cage 8KX57) Total: $14,550,461 of which $9,439,431 is the Government share and $5,111,030 is the recipient share. Obligation is $9,439,431. Authority: 10 USC 4001 and Title III of the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title of Effort: Scalable Composite Robotic Additive Manufacturing (SCRAM) for Ultra High Temperature Composites. The objective is to expand the domestic capability for producing ultra-high and high temperature composites to support multiple components of hypersonic and strategic systems through the procurement of automated preform manufacturing equipment and high temperature furnaces. 2) Award number: FA8650-23-2-5506 Recipient: Arconic Corporation of Pittsburgh, PA (Cage 8Q4L7) Total: $57,500,000 of which $45,500,000 is the Government share and $12,000,000 is the recipient share. Obligation is $34,125,000. Authority:10 USC 4001 and Title III DPA Title of effort: High Purity Aluminum Production Capability Expansion The scope is to expand domestic production capacity of High Purity Aluminum (HPA). This project seeks to design and prepare the infrastructure, design, and build two additional refinement systems, and conduct start-up and qualification trials. HPA is critical to the defense of the U.S. It is used to produce unique alloys that have strong damage tolerance and resistance to high temperatures and fatigue.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Businesses received 84% of the money, small businesses 15% and nonprofits 0.6%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.