The program is designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, to enhance military value, support the training of cadets at “covered educational institutions,” installation resilience, and/or military family quality of life.
For purposes of the Defense Community Infrastructure Program, “Community Infrastructure” includes projects related to transportation; schools; hospitals; police, fire, or emergency response, or other community support facilities; and utility projects (e.g., water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric and natural gas facilities). The facility or project itself must be owned by a state or local government, or a not-for-profit, member-owned utility.
Review the complete Notice of Funding Opportunity by downloading it from the "Related Documents" tab on grants.gov.
Match
Except as provided below for projects in rural areas or projects determined to be advantageous for national security reasons, state or local government recipients must agree to contribute not less than thirty percent (30%) of the total funding required for the community infrastructure project.
State or local government funding contributions are not required for proposed community infrastructure projects located in rural areas, defined as a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of not more than 100,000 inhabitants.
How to Apply
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will only accept proposals submitted through grants.gov for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program through 5 p.m. PDT on June 17, 2024 (the Proposal Deadline). The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will then invite successful respondents to complete a grant application on or about August 8, 2024, based on their proposal’s ranking by the Defense Community Infrastructure Program Review Panel. These applications will be invited in the order of the ranked proposals.
Contact
COL Sally Hannan, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
Office: (703) 697-2206. Email: sally.c.hannan.mil@mail.mil.