Cooperative Agreement FA86502025531

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program (CFDA 12.777), will fund Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC to expand U.S. aluminum casting capacity. The $54,919,400 award, granted on July 22, 2024, aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for national defense. The funding will support efforts to reduce reliance on foreign sources and strengthen...

The Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Service awarded Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp a $17,216,700 Cooperative Agreement under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program, effective from September 30, 2024 to December 30, 2028. The award aims to sustain and expand Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp's domestic heavy forging production capabilities, which are essential for national defense. Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp, a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,...

This $31,550,974 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of Defense (DOD) under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777), is supporting Fireweed Metals Corp. to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for national defense. The award focuses on developing a domestic-source tungsten supply for generations, a critical material for national security applications. The project will run from December 2024...

The Washington Headquarters Service, a defense agency, awarded a $43,436,608 Cooperative Agreement to Global Advanced Metals USA Inc. under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777). The grant, awarded in September 2024, focuses on establishing low-cost domestic production capabilities for high-purity niobium, a critical material for defense applications. The goal is to reduce reliance on foreign sources of this strategic material and support the company's efforts to...

The Department of Defense, through the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777), awarded a $247,755,000 Cooperative Agreement to Williams International Co., L.L.C. (Willc) on December 20, 2024. The grant supports facilities expansion to increase domestic production volume of cruise missile engines. The performance period for this award spans from December 2024 to March 2033, aligning with the DPA Title III program's strategic objective of reducing reliance on foreign...

The federal Project Grant award, valued at $150,000.00 and provided by the Department of the Navy's Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research (CFDA 12.300) program, supports the development of advanced aluminum alloys for hybrid wire arc additive manufacturing applications. The project, awarded to The Johns Hopkins University, will be conducted from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028. This research endeavor aims to expand the capabilities of additive...

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Defense Production Act Title III (CFDA 12.777) program, awarded a $20,539,361.07 Cooperative Agreement to Northcliff Resources LTD. on Apr 29, 2025. The funding supports a feasibility study to update domestic-source tungsten supply capabilities, which are essential for national defense. The project aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities in this critical material. The performance period for this...

This $1,430,183 Cooperative Agreement award was issued on July 11, 2024 by the Air Force Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The award supports the "METALS AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVE III (MAI III) AGREEMENT ORDER #25 PROCESS MONITORING FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING ENHANCING DATA ANALYTICS FRAME" project. The primary awardee is Advanced Technology International (ATI), a non-profit organization that facilitates collaborative...

The U.S. Department of Defense, via the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777), awarded a $53,709,226.00 cooperative agreement to Electra Battery Materials Corporation on Aug 19, 2024. The funding will support the construction of a cobalt sulfate refinery in Ontario, Canada, to expand domestic industrial capabilities essential for national defense. This project aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore critical materials production and advanced manufacturing...

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania were awarded a $244,067 Project Grant from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). The grant will support the University's "DURIP DATA-DRIVEN MULTIMATERIAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ACTIVE ARCHITECTED MATERIALS" project from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program aims to maintain Air Force technological...