Defense Community Infrastructure Program

DCIP
CFDA 12.027 Active Grant
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding (estimated)
$100M FY2026
$99.7M
FY24
$89.6M
FY25
$100M
FY26*
* estimated

Who has received this funding

Organizations awarded under CFDA 12.027 (USAspending.gov).

Funded Projects

Examples of what this program has supported.

FY2025 On September 24, 2025, the Department of War announced the award of 10 projects totaling approximately $90M under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. These awards followed a competitive process resulting in invitations to 9 communities to submit grant applications. Each project will benefit a local installation and support our service members, their families, and the States and communities that to support the mission. These awards derive from Fiscal Year 2025 appropriated funding and leverage an additional $60M in local cost share and other federal funding for a total investment of $173.3M.

Program Objective

Assist state and local governments with addressing deficiencies in community infrastructure to, in order of priority, enhance military value (to include critical infrastructure), cadet training at covered educational institutions, installation resilience, or military family quality of life. Projects must be supportive of a military installation. Community infrastructure means any transportation project; school, hospital, police, fire, emergency response, or other community support facility; or water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric, gas, or other utility infrastructure project that is located off a military installation and owned by a state or local government.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Other
  • Local
  • State

State or local governments may apply for the assistance to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of a military installation. Assets owned by not-for-profit, member-owned utilities may be enhanced with the funding. However, they may only apply in partnership with a primary state or local government proposer. Community infrastructure projects or facilities must be located off a military installation or on property under the jurisdiction of a military department that is also subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or an easement) held by a state or local government.

How to Apply

Award Procedure

Applications are reviewed by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation staff, and the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation may consult with other Federal agencies as necessary in consideration of an application. Any issues or concerns noted in the application may be negotiated with the applicant prior to the application being accepted as final by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. Awards by the Director, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, will be made on the basis of an approved final application.

To the extent practicable, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will inform applicants of approval within seven business days of the receipt of a final, complete application for planning assistance, and within thirty business days of the receipt of a final, complete application for assistance to carry out community adjustments or economic diversification programs. The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will promptly inform an applicant of the rejection of any application once OLDCC completes its due diligence.

Program details & compliance

Description

The Defense Community Infrastructure Program is a competitive grant program that assists state and local governments with addressing deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, to, in order of priority, enhance military value (to include critical infrastructure), cadet training at covered educational institutions, installation resilience, and military family quality of life. Community infrastructure projects are transportation projects, community support facilities (e.g., schools, hospitals, police, fire, and emergency response), and utility infrastructure projects (e.g., water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric, gas, etc.) that are located off of a military installation or 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.

Mission Categories

Primary: Community Water Supply

Other categories:
Community Sewage TreatmentHighways, Public Roads, and Bridges

Use of Funds

Allowed Uses

Eligible costs include only hard construction and renovation costs, including project administration, inspection, construction, utilities, and contingency costs required to execute the project, as well as costs of capital equipment affixed to the real property.

Required Documentation

Proposals must be “construction-ready” (ability to start construction within 12 months of funding). Required documentation includes: proof of design, site control, planning, and permitting; a third-party cost estimate for the proposed project; ability to complete necessary federal and state/local planning and environmental planning; liquidity of all funding (including award of other Federal funds) sources; and a budget that demonstrates an understanding of eligible costs with sources matching uses of funds. A letter of support from the command at the benefitting military installation is also required.

Matching Requirements

Program requires a 30% match requirement, except no match is required for projects located in a rural location (city, town, or unincorporated area with a population of not more than 100,000 inhabitants by zip code) or in receipt of a national security waiver from the cognizant Military Department Secretary (i.e., Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, or Secretary of the Air Force) attesting to the national security need/importance of the proposed project.

Reporting & Compliance

Audit Required
Yes — Determined at Time of Award
Records Retention
3 years

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Karen E. Bass-McFadden
7036972161
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 520, Arlington, VA 22202
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2026-01-30. Spec v2.0. Last synced: 2026-05-29 05:38:49.