Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 001 | FA8650 19 S 5010 CALL 001

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The Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 001 is a U.S. Department of Defense grant opportunity run by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) under a Hybrid Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). This specific call focuses on "Alane Fuel," indicating a targeted effort to strengthen or expand U.S.-based capability related to the production, processing, or enabling supply chain for alane (aluminum hydride) as a fuel or fuel component. The overarching purpose of DPA Title III programs is to address industrial base shortfalls and reduce reliance on foreign sources by building domestic production capacity for materials and technologies considered important to national defense.

The funding mechanism for this call is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the government expects substantial involvement during the project rather than a simple pass-through grant. Cooperative agreements often include active technical collaboration, milestones, and frequent coordination with the sponsoring program office. The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, so the supported work is expected to be R&D-oriented, but aligned with practical outcomes that increase real-world production capability and capacity within the United States.

This opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number FA8650-19-S-5010 CALL 001 and is associated with CFDA number 12.800 (a common DoD R&D assistance listing). It was created on September 17, 2019, with an original closing date of October 4, 2019, reflecting a relatively short application window typical of focused, mission-driven calls. The award ceiling is $2,000,000, and the government anticipated making about two awards, which suggests the program expected to fund a small number of projects at meaningful scale rather than many smaller exploratory studies. While the eligibility field indicates "Unrestricted," meaning it is open to any entity type (for example, companies, universities, nonprofits, or other organizations), applicants would still need to meet any specific eligibility conditions stated in the full FOA text, including requirements tied to domestic production goals, technical readiness, cost share (if applicable), security considerations, or compliance expectations.

In practical terms, a call like this typically seeks proposals that can demonstrate a clear pathway to increasing U.S. industrial capability related to the topic area, such as establishing or expanding domestic manufacturing processes, qualifying suppliers, scaling production, improving safety and handling, reducing production cost, increasing throughput, or hardening the supply chain for defense needs. Because it is a DPA Title III effort, competitiveness is usually driven not only by technical merit, but also by how convincingly the applicant can show that the project will lead to sustained domestic capacity after the award ends, with measurable outcomes tied to production capability and availability for defense-relevant use cases.

• The Department of Defense, Air Force -- Research Lab in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity; Call 001" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.800.
• This funding opportunity was created on Sep 17, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 04, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.

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