Assistance Listing 12.777
Defense Production Act Title III (DPA TITLE III)
Department of the Air Force · Department of Defense
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 45 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $10,597,800. Expect about 90 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 93%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 1% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $11M
- $5.4M – $16M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 6
- $288M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Dec
- irregular · 90-day window
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noveon Magnetics INC | Business | TX | 2 | $29,668,858 |
| 5N Plus Semiconductors LLC | Business | UT | 2 | $21,794,887 |
| Goex Industries LLC | Business | LA | 2 | $19,514,730 |
| Bernard CAP, LLC | Business | FL | 2 | $1,725,998 |
| Aurora Industries LLC | Business | PR | 2 | $1,309,858 |
| Williams International CO., L.L.C. | Business | MI | 1 | $245,623,258 |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne INC | Business | AL | 1 | $216,331,863 |
| Globalfoundries U.S. 2 LLC | Business | NY | 1 | $117,000,000 |
| E-Vac Magnetics LLC | Business | KY | 1 | $94,072,300 |
| Albemarle U.S., INC. | Business | NC | 1 | $89,952,192 |
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 | 40 | $578M | $6.0M | $2.0M – $22M |
| 2022 | 6 | $145M | $7.2M | $4.5M – $8.3M |
| 2023 | 15 | $657M | $20M | $13M – $52M |
| 2024 | 24 | $530M | $19M | $12M – $25M |
| 2025 | 6 | $288M | $11M | $5.4M – $16M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-09 | 2023-03-09 | 90 d | FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-012 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; CALL 012 - Critical Chemicals Production |
| 2021-08-16 | 2021-09-28 | 43 d | FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-011 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; CALL 011 - Critical Chemical Precursors for Energetic Materials |
| 2021-01-14 | 2021-03-15 | 60 d | FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-009 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 009 Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) Production Capability for DoD Munitions Project |
| 2020-03-13 | 2020-04-17 | 35 d | FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-006 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 006 ANSSQ Sonobuoys Production Capability Project |
| 2020-02-11 | 2020-03-02 | 20 d | FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-005 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 005 Rare Earth Element (REE) Separation and Processing Project |
| 2019-12-16 | 2020-02-19 | 65 d | FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-004 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 004 Neodymium Iron (NdFeB) Sintered Materials and/or NdFeB Permanent Magnets Supply Chain Study and Inventory Demonstration |
| 2019-09-27 | 2019-11-12 | 46 d | FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-003 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 003 Advanced Solar Cells and Panel Production Improvements Project |
| 2019-09-20 | 2019-11-07 | 48 d | FA8650-19-S-5010-CALL-002 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 002 Lithium Seawater Batteries project |
| 2019-07-12 | 2026-07-12 | 2557 d | FA8650-19-S-5010 · Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity |
| 2018-06-27 | 2018-08-16 | 50 d | W15QKN-18-R-02RJ · Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III - High Strength, Inherently Fire and Ballistic Resistant Co-polymer Aramid Fibers Industrial Capability Project |
| 2018-02-23 | 2023-02-22 | 1825 d | W15QKN-18-R-01HZ · DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 12.777?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to universities and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 45 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $10,597,800. Expect about 90 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Defense Production Act Title III (DPA TITLE III) award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $11M; the middle half ran from $5.4M to $16M. 6 new awards were made, with $288M committed to them.
When does 12.777 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Dec with about 90 days to apply. The most recent round posted Dec 9, 2022.
Who runs this program?
Department of Defense (Department of the Air Force). Assistance Listing 12.777 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. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.