Presented by : U.S. Department of Defense’s DPA Title III Office

Learn how the U.S. and Canadian critical minerals industries can qualify for financial grants under Title III of the Defense Production Act to expand domestic capacity, invest in domestic production, and respond to global shortfalls in the supply chain.

This webinar will inform the audience of Amendment 3 of the Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity Funding Opportunity Announcement (FA8650-19-S-5010). Participants will learn how the United States and Canadian metals and mining industries can participate in this opportunity.  The Funding Opportunity Announcement (OFA) is accepting white papers on a variety of topics under the DPA Title III program.  Amendment 3 was initially published on March 30, 2022. 

FUNDING AUTHORITY BACKGROUND
The Department of Defense's Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III office has received funding for, amongst other initiatives, the Strategic & Critical Materials DIB Areas of Interest including for feasibility studies, by-product and co-product extraction, modernization and productivity improvements, recycling and reclamation, and enabling sub-tier suppliers and industrial resources.

Funding eligibility will be restricted to domestic sources as defined in the Defense Production Act of 1950: “A business concern that performs in the United States or Canada substantially all of the research and development, engineering, manufacturing, and production activities required of such business concern under a contract with the United States relating to a critical component or a critical technology item; and that procures from business concerns (described as above) substantially all of any components and assemblies required under a contract with the United States relating to a critical component or critical technology item.”

SUGGESTED READING MATERIAL
Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Receives Emergency Supplemental Funding
https://www.businessdefense.gov/ai/dpat3/docs/UkraineSupplmentalFundsfortheDPATitleIIIFund.pdf

Defense Production Act Title III Expansion of Domestic Production Capability and Capacity - Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
https://sam.gov/opp/a832ba4582884c8d8993bfce69e93c1e/view

Memorandum on Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (March 31, 2022)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/31/memorandum-on-presidential-determination-pursuant-to-section-303-of-the-defense-production-act-of-1950-as-amended/

Note: This event is closed to the press.