Closed · OLDCC-25-F-0001 · CFDA 12.027 · Discretionary
Defense Community Infrastructure Program: Notice of Funding Opportunity
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $250K-$20M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 3, 2025
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Defense Community Infrastructure Program: Notice of Funding Opportunity is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation that offered $250,000 -- $20,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $250K-$20M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 12.027
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Defense Community Infrastructure Program: Notice of Funding Opportunity - is cataloged under number OLDCC-25-F-0001 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 12.027, posted by Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on May 27, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $250,000 -- $20,000,000. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 3, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$250,000 -- $20,000,000
Close Date
July 3, 2025
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will hold pre-proposal webinars on June 3, 2025, and June 11, 2025, to review goals and objectives of this Notice of Funding Opportunity and answer questions from interested respondents. Details about participation in the pre-proposal webinars are available at the Defense Community Infrastructure Program link (: https://OLDCC.gov/defense-community-infrastructure-program-dcip). Proposals will initially be screened to ensure completeness and eligibility. Complete and eligible proposals from eligible entities will then be evaluated against the criteria in Section 6.B of this Notice. A final proposal ranking will the be provided to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment), or the Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment), for approval. Once approved, the listing will be provided to the Director, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, to invite a formal grant applications on or about August 8, 2025. All grant agreements must be Issued and countersigned prior to September 24, 2025, to ensure appropriated funds are obligated no later than September 30, 2025.
Posted
May 27, 2025
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
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, 2025.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.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Jennifer Hirsch Phone 7034098719
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