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Assistance listing · 12.116
Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003
Federal financial assistance obligated under listing 12.116, the organisations that receive it and where it goes.
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Federal agencies obligated $17M in awards under assistance listing 12.116, Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003, in FY2025, and $98M over the five fiscal years since FY2022; the program ranks 833 of 1056 on this site.
Obligations were down 39% on FY2024 ($28M), with $3.7M so far in FY2026.
The largest recipient organisations by the value of $1.0M-plus awards since FY2022 were University of Guam ($7.3M), Guam Department of Agriculture ($5.0M) and Yakutat Tlingit Tribe ($4.6M).
By place of performance, the most money went to AK and WA.
Obligations by fiscal year
Compared with the largest program FY2025
| Measure | This program | Grants to States for Medicaid | All assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obligations, FY2025 | $17M | $666B | $4.5T |
| Five-year total | $98M | $3.2T | $21T |
| Share of all assistance obligations, five years | 0% | 15.2% | 100% |
Largest recipients $1.0M+ award value since FY2022
| # | Organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Guam | 3 | $7.3M |
| 2 | Guam Department of Agriculture | 1 | $5.0M |
| 3 | Yakutat Tlingit Tribe | 2 | $4.6M |
| 4 | Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation | 1 | $2.3M |
| 5 | Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska | 1 | $1.9M |
| 6 | Metlakatla Indian Community | 1 | $1.9M |
| 7 | Kenaitze Indian Tribe | 1 | $1.8M |
| 8 | University of Washington | 1 | $1.7M |
| 9 | Native Village of Barrow | 1 | $1.7M |
| 10 | Tinian Mayor's Office | 1 | $1.5M |
| 11 | Native Village of Eyak | 1 | $1.4M |
| 12 | Gambell Native Village of | 1 | $1.3M |
| 13 | Colorado State University | 1 | $1.2M |
| 14 | White Buffalo, Inc. | 1 | $1.2M |
| 15 | Atka Ira Council | 1 | $1.1M |
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards
Where the money goes
Largest awards since FY2022
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guam Department of Agriculture | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $5.0M | 2 Aug 2023 | — | USAspending |
| University of Guam | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $4.2M | 11 Jul 2022 | — | USAspending |
| Yakutat Tlingit Tribe | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $3.2M | 23 Sep 2022 | AK | USAspending |
| Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.3M | 26 Sep 2023 | WA | USAspending |
| Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.9M | 16 Sep 2022 | AK | USAspending |
| Metlakatla Indian Community | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.9M | 8 Aug 2023 | AK | USAspending |
| Kenaitze Indian Tribe | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.8M | 24 Aug 2022 | AK | USAspending |
| University of Washington | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.7M | 3 Aug 2023 | — | USAspending |
| University of Guam | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.7M | 23 Jul 2024 | — | USAspending |
| Native Village of Barrow | Department of DefenseDepartment of the Army | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.7M | 28 Sep 2023 | AK | USAspending |
Other programs numbered 12.xxx
- 12.401 National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects $12B
- 12.420 Military Medical Research and Development $6.3B
- 12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program $4.5B
- 12.300 Basic and Applied Scientific Research $4.0B
- 12.431 Basic Scientific Research $2.8B
- 12.910 Research and Technology Development $2.4B
- 12.630 Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering $1.9B
- 12.400 Military Construction, National Guard $1.8B
- 12.750 Uniformed Services University Medical Research Projects $1.7B
- 12.777 Defense Production Act Title III (DPA Title III) $1.7B
- 12.360 Research on Chemical and Biological Defense $1.5B
- 12.600 Community Investment $1.3B
- 12.404 National Guard ChalleNGe Program $928M
- 12.005 Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations $582M
- 12.599 Congressionally Directed Assistance $568M
- 12.113 State Memorandum of Agreement Program for the Reimbursement of Technical Services $326M
- 12.556 Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools $324M
- 12.002 Procurement Technical Assistance For Business Firms $252M
- 12.350 Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program $244M
- 12.351 Scientific Research - Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction $220M
- 12.027 Defense Community Infrastructure Program $170M
- 12.017 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program $164M
- 12.006 National Defense Education Program $157M
- 12.610 Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Compatible Use and Joint Land Use Studies $151M
Questions and answers
How much is obligated under assistance listing 12.116?
$17M in FY2025 and $98M over the five fiscal years since FY2022, counting every award type recorded under the listing (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance and other assistance). Obligations are commitments, not payments.
Who receives the most under Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003?
University of Guam ($7.3M), Guam Department of Agriculture ($5.0M), Yakutat Tlingit Tribe ($4.6M), Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation ($2.3M), Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska ($1.9M). Individuals are never listed; where a program pays individuals, USAspending records aggregated rows that appear here as "not shown".
What is an assistance listing (CFDA) number?
A five-digit number that identifies a federal financial assistance program on SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance). Every grant, loan, direct payment or other assistance award on USAspending carries one; contracts do not.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending by category (assistance listing) by fiscal year, recipient cross-tabulation for FY2022–FY2025 and award search, loaded 30 Sep 2026. State figures come from each state's top-100 listing table, so small amounts in a state may be missing. See methodology.