Closed · FOA-AFRL-RQKM-2017-0006 · CFDA 12.800 · Discretionary

Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Advanced Drop-In Biofuels Production Project (ADBPP) Biofuels 2

Federal grant opportunity posted by Air Force -- Research Lab, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
January 29, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III Advanced Drop-In Biofuels Production Project (ADBPP) Biofuels 2 is a closed discretionary listing from Air Force -- Research Lab that offered Varies by applicant across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 152 other opportunities from Air Force -- Research Lab.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
12.800
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Defense Production Act is closed (last close January 29, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Air Force -- Research Lab still indexes 152 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 29, 2018

Posted Jan 19 Closes Jan 29

Est. Total Funding

$55,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This Title III project is to further increase domestic advanced biofuels production capacity by establishing additional Integrated Biofuel Production Enterprise (IBPE) capabilities that represent a complete value chain including Feedstock production, Chemical conversion and processing, and Fuels blending, transportation and logistics. As well as to design, retrofit, construct, operate, validate and qualify domestic, commercial-scale, integrated biorefinery(s) capable of meeting the following requirements:Capable of producing bio-equivalent fuels suitable for military useRated capacity of at least 10M gallons of neat biofuel per yearProducing fuel domesticallyAcceptable feedstockCompliant with Energy Independence Security Act of 2007 (EISA), Section 526 (green house gases). Proposals may take the form of either Brown Field expansion/modification of existing Pilot-scale facilities, commercial-scale facilities, or new Green Field construction. Attention will be paid to enhancing merchant supplier capabilities in order to effectively serve the broad DoD and non-DoD communities.

Small-business / for-profit corridor · FOA-AFRL-RQKM-2017-0006

Defense Production Act prints a for-profit / small-business applicant door (For-profit organizations other than small businesses). Treat the listing as business-facing unless the full Grants.gov announcement narrows it further. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Inside Air Force -- Research Lab's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

View on Grants.gov

Agency Contact

David H. Hall Agreements Negotiator Phone 937-713-9903

More from Air Force -- Research Lab

Open Closes September 30, 2027

CHEERS Open Period 1 - All Technical Areas

View →
Open Closes September 30, 2027

CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas

View →
Open Closes August 22, 2044

Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining

View →
Open Closes December 5, 2028

FOUNDATIONS OF TRUSTED SYSTEMS

View →
Open Closes September 9, 2029

Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval

View →

What to do next

Defense Production Act is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
  • Look up CFDA 12.800 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
  • Compare award ranges across federal categories before you pick a single CFDA. All categories

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants