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Defense Community Infrastructure Program: Notice of Funding Opportunity
Section 2391(d) of Title 10, United States Code, authorizes the Secretary of Defense to “make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement funds available under federal programs administered by agencies other than the Department of Defense to assist State governments, local governments,
and not-for-profit, member-owned utility services to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of a military installation.” Community Infrastructure projects are transportation projects, community support facilities ( e.g.
schools; hospitals; police, fire, or emergency response), and utility infrastructure projects (e.g., water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric and natural gas facilities) that are located off of a military installation of on property under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department that is subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or easement), and are owned by a state or local government or a not-for-profit, member-owned utility service.This Notice identifies the criteria established for selection of community infrastructure projects.
Proposals will be competitively scored across these criteria, identified in Section 6. B of this Notice.
Program funding at $90 million is available and will expire if not obligated prior to the close of business on September 30, 202 5. Project proposals must include a letter of support from the local installation commander representing the installation benefitting from the proposed project.
Letter of support must, at a minimum, indicate the benefitting installation’s need for the project, willingness to support the civilian execution of the project to the extent practicable, including assisting the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation with technical review and execution of any required National Environmental Policy Act documentation for the proposed project, and were applicable, indicate if the proposed project is defense-related critical infrastructure.
For proposals for projects that will contribute to the training of cadets enrolled in an independent program at a covered educational institution, the letter of support must include the support of an installation commander for an installation benefitting from the proposed project, regardless of the distance between the covered educational institution and the installation benefitting from the project.
schools; hospitals; police, fire, or emergency response), and utility infrastructure projects (e.g., water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric and natural gas facilities) that are located off of a military installation of on property under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department that is subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or easement), and are owned by a state or local government or a not-for-profit, member-owned utility service.This Notice identifies the criteria established for selection of community infrastructure projects.
Proposals will be competitively scored across these criteria, identified in Section 6. B of this Notice.
Program funding at $90 million is available and will expire if not obligated prior to the close of business on September 30, 202 5. Project proposals must include a letter of support from the local installation commander representing the installation benefitting from the proposed project.
Letter of support must, at a minimum, indicate the benefitting installation’s need for the project, willingness to support the civilian execution of the project to the extent practicable, including assisting the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation with technical review and execution of any required National Environmental Policy Act documentation for the proposed project, and were applicable, indicate if the proposed project is defense-related critical infrastructure.
For proposals for projects that will contribute to the training of cadets enrolled in an independent program at a covered educational institution, the letter of support must include the support of an installation commander for an installation benefitting from the proposed project, regardless of the distance between the covered educational institution and the installation benefitting from the project.
Agency: Department of Defense
Office: Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
Estimated Funding: $1
Office: Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
Estimated Funding: $1
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.grants.gov/
Additional Information of Eligibility:
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation may award grants under this Notice to state and local governments and not-for-profit member-owned utility services.
“State” and “local governments” are defined in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 200.1 (2 C.F.R.
§ 200.1).
The guidance in 2 C.F.R.
§ 200.332 prescribes how entities eligible to receive funding under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program may act as pass-through entities.
Proposals must be submitted on behalf of any proposed sub-recipient.
Any proposals submitted by a sub-recipient will not be considered.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.grants.gov/
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
https://oldcc.gov/defense-community-infrastructure-program-dcip
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2025-05-27
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2026-08-31
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