Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Compatible Use and Joint Land Use Studies
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
Provide technical and financial assistance to state and local governments to plan and implement civilian actions necessary to alleviate and /or prevent incompatible civilian development and other civilian activities that are likely to impair the continued operational utility of a DoD installation, range, special use air space, military operations area, and/or military training route.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Local
- State
- County Government
- Municipality/Township Government
- Local Government Consortium
Applicants for this assistance are to contact the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation and a Project Manager will be assigned to work with the applicant to determine eligibility for assistance under this program. States, counties, municipalities, other political subdivisions of a State, and special purpose units of a State or local government are eligible for this assistance if the Director, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation determines that the encroachment of the civilian community is likely to impair the continued operational utility of the military installation.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
All proposals will be reviewed on their individual merit by a panel of Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation staff, all of whom are Federal employees. The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation may coordinate with the appropriate Military Department, and other Federal entities, as appropriate and in the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation's discretion, to develop a decision on the proposal.
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will notify the respondent, to the extent practical, within thirty (30) days after receipt of a proposal, whether their proposal was successful. The successful respondents will then be assigned a Project Manager and instructed to submit an application through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation’s grants management system. Grant applications will be reviewed for their completeness and accuracy and a grant award will be issued, to the extent practical, within seven (7) business days from receipt of a complete application.
Program details & compliance
Description
Per statute, enables state and local governments to plan and implement civilian actions necessary to alleviate and/or prevent incompatible civilian development and other civilian activities that are likely to impair the continued operational utility of a Department of War installation, range, special use air space, military operations area, and/or military training route.
Mission Categories
Primary: Civil Defense
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Potentially eligible activities may include, but are not limited to: “Compatible Use Plans” to comprehensively understand concerns and opportunities, and to develop a responsive strategy and action plan; preparation of land use ordinances; analysis and dissemination of information; timely consultation and cooperation among DoD, state and local governments, and other stakeholders; coordinated interagency and intergovernmental assistance; technical and financial studies; clearinghouse or websites to exchange information among federal, state, and local efforts; resolution of regulatory issues impeding the support of compatibility measures, drafting of state legislation; feasibility studies; integration of the Department’s Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse procedures with local/state reviews; development of follow-on open space/easement opportunities for the Department’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program; and, other innovative approaches. More specifically, assistance may be undertaken to respond to current, future, or potential areas or incidences of encroachment upon installations and ranges, including: incompatible development in aircraft runway clear and accident potential zones; light pollution; urban growth; noise; electromagnetic spectrum interference; protection from a threat of unmanned aerial and underwater vehicles; vertical obstructions; and incompatible use of land, air and water resources.
Required Documentation
Applicants will be required to provide documentation consistent with the authority under which the assistance is being sought. Applicants must document their intent to work with the Military Department, Federal, State, and local officials, residents, businesses, and landowners to cooperatively participate in the development and implementation of a strategic plan and specific implementation measures to ensure civilian growth and development are compatible with the continued operational utility of the military installation. Applicants also must show evidence that the proposed planning process and implementation measures will prevent further encroachment on the military installation.
Matching Requirements
A minimum of ten percent of the project's total proposed funding is to be comprised of non-Federal sources.
Reporting & Compliance
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