Cooperative Agreement FA86502325506

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 U.S. Department of Defense, through its Defense Production Act Title III (CFDA 12.777) program, has awarded a $31,550,974.00 Cooperative Agreement to Fireweed Metals Corp. (UEI: HMYETHK3NYJ4) to support the creation, maintenance, protection, expansion, and restoration of domestic industrial base capabilities essential for national defense. The award, with an ultimate completion date of September 12, 2028, focuses on increasing the domestic supply of tungsten, a critical mineral, to support...

The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service awarded a $18,251,781.00 Cooperative Agreement to Golden Metal Resources LLC under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III (CFDA 12.777) program. The agreement, which runs from July 2025 to October 2028, supports the Pilot Mountain Project to create, maintain, protect, expand, and restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for national defense. The DPA Title III program focuses on critical technologies, materials, and...

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $20,539,361.07 Cooperative Agreement to Northcliff Resources LTD. under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Program (CFDA 12.777) on April 29, 2025. The award supports a feasibility study update for developing domestic-source tungsten supply capabilities essential for national defense. The DPA Title III Program aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, and restore domestic industrial base capabilities critical to U.S. national security and...

The Department of Energy awarded a $20,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Sparkz Inc. to establish the first domestic production of battery-grade iron (III) phosphate (FePO4) at commercial scale in West Virginia. This critical precursor material is essential for the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material, which supports the growth of the U.S. lithium-ion...

Under a $44,714,384 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (CFDA 81.255 - Clean Energy Demonstrations program) on November 25, 2024, Golden Aluminum Inc. aims to demonstrate an alternative to the energy-intensive direct-chill casting process used in aluminum production. The project, titled "Project NEXCAST - The Next Generation Aluminum Mini Mill", will produce flat-rolled, low-carbon aluminum products for automotive and packaging customers, while increasing...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $4,300,000 and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Basic Scientific Research Program (CFDA 12.431), supports research to assess the cost-effectiveness, operational impacts, and comparison of using galvanic aluminum as a carrier for hydrogen energy production versus other methods like liquid hydrogen and ammonia. The primary awardee, Georgia Tech Research Corporation, will lead the technoeconomic assessment in Task 6 to evaluate aluminum's...

The Department of Energy awarded Century Aluminum Co. a $500,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to commence commercial operations of a new primary aluminum smelting and processing facility. The key products and services to be delivered through this award include: Commissioning and testing a new 500,000 ton per year primary aluminum production facility that integrates best-in-class commercial technology, allows for 50-250 MW of electrical...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Urbix, Inc., a minority-owned and small disadvantaged business, a $357,438,175 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253). The grant supports Urbix's commercial-scale production of lithium-ion battery anode-grade coated spherical purified graphite (CSPG) from natural flake graphite. The project aims to rapidly expand domestic capabilities for CSPG production to meet...

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Albemarle U.S., Inc. a $147,126,520 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to retrofit a domestic manufacturing facility to produce up to 50 metric tons per annum of lithium metal anode for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. This project, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aims to support the production of materials for the light and non-light duty...