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Assistance Listing 12.740

Past Conflict Accounting

DEPT OF DEFENSE · Defense Pow-mia Accounting Agency (dpaa)

Assistance Listing 12.740, “Past Conflict Accounting,” is a federal program administered by DEPT OF DEFENSE. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $21.4M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 7 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC..

  • Funding down 12% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -12% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

The United States has made a sacred promise to its citizens that it will bring home with dignity all those who have served. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is responsible for determining the fate of our missing and, where possible, recovering and identifying those who have made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of a grateful nation. This program facilitates efforts to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing Department of Defense personnel from past conflicts and to provide answers to their families and the nation. This effort has a direct impact on the readiness, recruitment, and morale of the active forces.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 12.740

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Local
  • U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
  • Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government
  • Interstate Organization
  • Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
  • Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government
  • Not-for-Profit Organization
  • Nonprofit Organization
  • For-Profit Organization
  • Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
  • U.S. Federal Government
  • State
  • Territorial
  • Tribal
  • International Organization
  • Veteran (including dependents)

Applicants can be any private entity. A private entity is defined as any self-sustaining, non-Federal person or organization, established, operated, and controlled by any individual(s) acting outside the scope of any official capacity as officers, employees, or agents of the Federal Government

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$24.4M
FY25$21.4M
FY26$16.4M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Range: $188,000 to $18,500,000 Average: $3,500,000

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 12.740. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 7 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 12.740, and prime recipients reported 108 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22$9.55M
FY23$19.1M
FY24$25.7M
FY25$21.8M
FY26$20.5M
Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY26 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Most recent awards

  • UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII · HIDEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FOR COLLABORATIVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ORIENTATION AND INTEGRATION RELATING TO RESOLVED AND UNRESOLVED CASUALTY CASES, BATTLES, AND OTHER CONFLICT-RELATED EVENTS, TO INCLUDE ARCHIVAL RESEARCH, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCE ANALYSIS, ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION PROJECTS, GEOSPATIAL OR GIS ANALYSES, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT ASSESSMENTS DESIGNED TO ASS$1.8MStarts Sep 29, 2021 · Award ↗
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY · AZDEVELOP A PROGRAM TO FIND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR SYSTEMATIC COMPARATIVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES OF PROJECTS RELATING TO UNRESOLVED CASUALTY CASES AND OTHER RELATED EVENTS, TO INCLUDE DIGITAL ORGANIZATION, ARCHIVAL RESEARCH, DIGITIZATION AND DATA CHARACTERIZATION PROJECTS, GEOSPATIAL OR GIS ANALYSES, AND ANY OTHER ASSESSMENTS DESIGNED TO ASSSIST IN ACHIEVING THE FULLEST POSSIBLE ACCOUNTING FOR MI$708KStarts Sep 28, 2021 · Award ↗
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYDEVELOP A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE NEW APPROACHES FOR CONDUCTING SYSTEMATIC INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORICALLY-BASED RESEARCH AND ANALYSES RELATING TO UNRESOLVED CASUALTY CASES.$3.34MStarts Sep 28, 2021 · Award ↗
  • THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO DPAA'S AWARD HQ07611820001. SUPPORT OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DELINEATION OF A WWII -ERA AIRCRAFT CRASH SITE.$721KStarts Feb 6, 2020 · Award ↗
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMDEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FOR COLLABORATIVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ORIENTATION AND INTEGRATION RELATING TO RESOLVED AND UNRESOLVED CASUALTY CASES AND OTHER CONFLICT-RELATED EVENTS TO INCLUDE IDENTIFYING NEW APPROACHES TO ARCHIVAL RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE DPAA MISSION TO ACCOUNT FOR MISSING MILITARY PERSONNEL LOST IN PAST CONFLICTS SUCH AS DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH THE ANALYSIS OF PERTI$3.33MStarts Sep 29, 2019 · Award ↗
  • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THEDEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FOR COLLABORATIVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ORIENTATION AND INTEGRATION RELATING TO RESOLVED AND UNRESOLVED CASUALTY CASES, BATTLES, AND OTHER CONFLICT-RELATED EVENTS, TO INCLUDE ARCHIVAL RESEARCH, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCE ANALYSIS, ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION PROJECTS, GEOSPATIAL OR GIS ANALYSES, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT ASSESSMENTS DESIGNED TO ASS$5.22MStarts Sep 5, 2019 · Award ↗
  • THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC.RECIPIENT PROVIDES EXPERT, INNOVATIVE, AND RESPONSIVE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OF DPAA EFFORTS TO LOCATE,RECOVER, AND IDENTIFY THE REMAINS OF UNACCOUNTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOD PERSONNEL FROM DESIGNATED PAST CONFLICTS. DPAA MISSION INVOLVES HISTORICAL RESEARCH, ARCHAEOLOGY,FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY,LABORATORY ANALYSES,AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES$142MStarts Jul 3, 2018 · Award ↗

Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards

Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.

  • TAMARIX SOCIETA' AGRICOLA S.R.L.S.from HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$1.78M · Mar 15, 2024
  • PROJECT RECOVER, INC.from HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$1.25M · Jun 1, 2024
  • RPM NAUTICAL FOUNDATION, INC.from HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$1.02M · Jul 31, 2026
  • RPM NAUTICAL FOUNDATION, INC.from HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$929K · Jul 15, 2025
  • COSMOS ARCHAEOLOGY PTY LTDfrom HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$920K · Jul 14, 2025
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESfrom UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEMS$903K · Mar 1, 2024
  • COSMOS ARCHAEOLOGY PTY LTDfrom HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$857K · Mar 6, 2025
  • TRIDENT WA GMBHfrom HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$726K · May 7, 2025
  • WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONfrom HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$681K · Dec 4, 2025
  • SOUTHEASTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH, LLCfrom HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC., THE$666K · Jul 20, 2026

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 12.740?

12.740 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Past Conflict Accounting.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 12.740?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Local, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Department or Agency of a U.S. State Government, Interstate Organization, Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government, Not-for-Profit Organization, Nonprofit Organization, For-Profit Organization, Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination, U.S. Federal Government, State and 4 more. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 12.740 provide?

The agency reported $21,432,262 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.

Who has received funding under ALN 12.740?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 7 grant awards under 12.740. The largest recipients by obligations were THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE, INC. ($63M), OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE ($2.13M), FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY ($1.35M), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM ($1.28M) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 108 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.