Opportunity Information: Apply for HQ0034 20 FOA CTMA 0001
The Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) opportunity is a Department of Defense (DoD) funding announcement designed to speed up the research, development, testing, integration, and real-world deployment of new technologies and processes that improve how maintenance and sustainment are performed. The program is set up to use a wide range of DoD sustainment and warfighter support activities as a practical test bed, meaning projects are expected to be tried, evaluated, and matured in operationally relevant environments rather than staying purely theoretical. A central theme is that the work should advance commercial technology and practices in ways that primarily benefit the public and U.S. industry, while also directly addressing DoD sustainment needs.
At a practical level, the FOA targets innovations that can reduce total maintenance and sustainment costs, increase operational availability of systems and platforms, and improve reliability so equipment stays mission-capable longer and fails less often. It also seeks improvements in logistics support efficiency and effectiveness, including better approaches to supply, repair, and distribution that shorten downtime and streamline support. Another major objective is improving the planning and execution of sustainment operations, which can include decision-support tools, predictive and condition-based maintenance methods, improved data practices, and workflow/process modernization that make sustainment more proactive and less reactive.
The announcement also emphasizes strengthening the resiliency of the sustainment industrial base, reflecting an interest in approaches that make maintenance capability more robust against disruptions, capacity constraints, and supply chain issues. Environmental compliance is explicitly called out, so projects that reduce hazardous materials, improve waste handling, cut emissions, or otherwise make sustainment activities more compliant and sustainable align with the program goals. Finally, CTMA is interested in raising sustainment workforce competency and safety, which can include training technologies, improved procedures, human factors engineering, and tools that reduce risk to personnel while improving performance.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the Department of Defense under a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement or collaboration with the government during execution compared to a standard grant. The activity category is science and technology and other research and development, and the CFDA listing is 12.225. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility language that may appear in the full announcement. The Funding Opportunity Number is HQ0034 20 FOA CTMA 0001, it was created on December 4, 2019, and the original closing date was January 21, 2020. The notice anticipates a single award, with an award ceiling listed at $900,000,000, signaling a potentially large, program-level cooperative agreement intended to support multiple efforts or a broad portfolio of activities under one umbrella.Apply for HQ0034 20 FOA CTMA 0001
- The Department of Defense in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.225.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 04, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 21, 2020. (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 $900,000,000.00 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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