A new grant opportunity will be available online on May 26, 2020, called the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program (DCIP). Its purpose is "to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of a military installation, if the Secretary determines that such assistance will enhance the military value, resilience, or military family quality of life at such military installation." These upgrade can ranges from $250,000 to $25 million.

Eligible community infrastructure projects are any complete and use-able transportation project, school, hospital, police, fire, emergency response, or other community support facility; or water, waste-water, telecommunications, electric, gas, or other utility infrastructure project, that:

  *   Support a military installation;
  *   Are owned by a state or local government or a not-for-profit, member owned utility service;
  *   Will enhance military family quality of life, resilience or military value at the supported military installation;
  *   Endorsed by the local installation commander representing the installation benefiting from the propose project; and
  *   Are construction-ready.

Community members are welcome to participate in the public comment portion of the process, which is going on until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18.

Here is the link to the public comments<https://oea.gov/defense-community-infrastructure-pilot-program-dcip> 

View the attached PDF for more details.

Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program.pdf