Assistance Listing 12.003
Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Responding to Threats to the Resilience of a Military Installation
Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation · Department of Defense
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 91% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 61 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $489,155.
- First-time winners
- 79%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 9%
- 4% higher ed · 87% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $489K
- $439K – $665K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 21
- $15M committed to them
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governors Office of Planning & Research | Government | CA | 2 | $2,886,880 |
| Northern Virginia Regional Commission | Government | VA | 2 | $2,398,692 |
| City of Fairfield | Government | CA | 2 | $2,213,762 |
| East Central Florida Regional Planning Council INC | Government | FL | 2 | $2,184,573 |
| EL Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board | Government | TX | 2 | $1,769,391 |
| City of Ridgecrest | Government | CA | 2 | $1,744,392 |
| Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments | Government | CO | 2 | $1,694,715 |
| Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments | Nonprofit | DC | 2 | $1,444,967 |
| Southern Indiana Development Commission | Government | IN | 2 | $980,031 |
| City of Whitehall | Government | AR | 2 | $818,100 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | $8.4M | $650K | $360K – $869K |
| 2022 | 12 | $7.2M | $457K | $317K – $842K |
| 2023 | 15 | $8.1M | $416K | $350K – $653K |
| 2024 | 25 | $20M | $724K | $494K – $958K |
| 2025 | 21 | $15M | $489K | $439K – $665K |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 12.003?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 91% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 61 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $489,155.
How much does Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Responding to Threats to the Resilience of a Military Installation award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $489K; the middle half ran from $439K to $665K. 21 new awards were made, with $15M committed to them.
When does 12.003 usually post?
Posting history is irregular; watch this page for the next round.
Who runs this program?
Department of Defense (Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation). Assistance Listing 12.003 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars; the under-$1M share covers the 40% of nonprofit awards that matched an IRS revenue record. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.