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, through the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777), awarded a $20,539,361.07 cooperative agreement to Northcliff Resources LTD. on Apr 29, 2025. The agreement supports a feasibility study update for a domestic-source tungsten supply initiative, with a target completion date of Jul 29, 2027. The DPA Title III program aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for national defense,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $324,346, granted by the Washington Headquarters Service under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777), is focused on improving closed bomb and closed combustion chamber technologies. The award aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, and restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for national defense, specifically targeting advanced propulsion design, research, and technology development. The prime awardee,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $53,709,226.00, was provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) Washington Headquarters Service under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777). The purpose of the award is to fund the construction of a cobalt sulfate refinery in Ontario, Canada by Electra Battery Materials Corporation. This project aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities that are essential for U.S....
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Defense (DOD) Washington Headquarters Service is funded under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777). The $31,550,974 grant awarded to Fireweed Metals Corp. on December 12, 2024 supports the development of domestic-source tungsten supply capabilities essential for national defense. The project, with a performance period through September 12, 2028, aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of Defense's Washington Headquarters Service under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777), is focused on supporting domestic tin processing capabilities essential for national defense hardware. The $31,329,322 award to Nathan Trotter And Co., Inc. aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore the U.S. industrial base's capacity for comprehensive tin processing. The project has a performance...
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 Washington Headquarters Service awarded Global Advanced Metals USA Inc. a $43,436,608 Cooperative Agreement under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program. The grant, effective September 2024 through December 2028, supports the establishment of low-cost domestic production capabilities for high-purity niobium, a critical material for defense applications. This award aims to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign sources of strategic materials and expand domestic production capacity for...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $23,626,790.00 was provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) Washington Headquarters Service under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777) to Lithium Nevada Corp. The award supports the "Lithium Nevada Thacker Pass Mine Acceleration Plan", which aims to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for national defense. Specifically, the funding will be...
This $113,499.14 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Department of Defense's Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431), supports research focused on internal combustion engines (ICEs), including compression ignition (CI) and spark ignition (SI) engines. The research aims to enhance understanding of ICE operation, particularly for applications involving the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), across military and civilian domains such as ground and aerial systems. The award was...