Opportunity Information: Apply for FA8650 19 S 5010 CALL 002
The Department of Defense, through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), released a discretionary funding opportunity under the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program to expand domestic production capability and capacity for lithium seawater batteries. This specific solicitation is identified as Defense Production Act Title III Hybrid Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) FA8650-19-S-5010, Call 002, and it is focused on strengthening U.S.-based industrial capability tied to this battery technology. In practical terms, the government is using DPA Title III authorities to encourage domestic manufacturing readiness and supply chain resilience for a niche but strategically relevant energy storage system, rather than supporting basic research alone.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally signals that the government expects to have substantial involvement during the project period compared to a standard grant. The activity category is listed as science and technology and other research and development, indicating that the effort may include applied R&D, scaling, validation, process development, pilot production, or related work needed to move toward reliable domestic production. This opportunity sits under CFDA numbers 12.777 and 12.800, both of which are commonly associated with Department of Defense research, development, and related programs.
Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning the competition is open to a wide range of applicant types (for example, companies, universities, nonprofits, or other entities), as long as they meet any additional eligibility conditions that may be spelled out in the full announcement text. This structure is consistent with DPA Title III efforts that often aim to engage industrial partners, technology developers, and manufacturers that can actually build and scale production domestically.
The opportunity was created on September 20, 2019, with an original application closing date of November 7, 2019. The award ceiling is $20,000,000, and the government anticipated making one award. The single-award expectation suggests AFRL was looking for one lead performer (potentially with a team of subcontractors or partners) capable of delivering an integrated solution that meaningfully expands U.S. capability and capacity in lithium seawater batteries, rather than distributing smaller awards across multiple unrelated research efforts.
Overall, this FOA can be read as a targeted industrial base and manufacturing-strengthening initiative: a substantial, one-time cooperative agreement intended to advance a domestically anchored lithium seawater battery capability, aligned with defense supply chain priorities and DPA Title III objectives.Apply for FA8650 19 S 5010 CALL 002
- 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 002 Lithium Seawater Batteries project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.777, 12.800.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 20, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 07, 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 $20,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 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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