Assistance Listing 12.219
EASE 3.0
Defense Human Resources Activity · Department of Defense
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 97% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 33 new awards in FY2023–24. The median award is $515,510. Expect about 58 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 91%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 3%
- 0% higher ed · 94% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $516K
- $259K – $1.1M middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 15
- $10M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Mar
- irregular · 58-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State Board of Elections | Government | IL | 2 | $3,424,840 |
| State, New Jersey Department of | Government | NJ | 2 | $577,500 |
| Rhode Island Department of State | Government | RI | 2 | $80,000 |
| Secretary of State of Arizona | Government | AZ | 1 | $2,065,645 |
| The Council of State Governments LTD. | Nonprofit | KY | 1 | $1,995,176 |
| County of Lake Ohio | Government | OH | 1 | $1,963,101 |
| Travis, County of | Government | TX | 1 | $1,765,000 |
| Myrna Associates INC | Business | MD | 1 | $1,568,736 |
| State Library & Archives Tennessee | Government | TN | 1 | $1,185,250 |
| Secretary of State, Oregon | Government | OR | 1 | $1,156,908 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | $14M | $491K | $282K – $1.4M |
| 2024 | 15 | $10M | $516K | $259K – $1.1M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-04 | 2024-04-30 | 57 d | H98210-24-1-0001 · EASE 4.0 |
| 2023-02-08 | 2023-04-07 | 58 d | H982102310001 · Effective Absentee Systems for Elections 3.0 |
| 2013-05-10 | 2013-06-25 | 46 d | H98210-13-BAA-0001 · EASE 2.0 Grants |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 12.219?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 97% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 33 new awards in FY2023–24. The median award is $515,510. Expect about 58 days between posting and deadline.
How much does EASE 3.0 award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $516K; the middle half ran from $259K to $1.1M. 15 new awards were made, with $10M committed to them.
When does 12.219 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Mar with about 58 days to apply. The most recent round posted Mar 4, 2024.
Who runs this program?
Department of Defense (Defense Human Resources Activity). Assistance Listing 12.219 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 100% 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.