Application Notes:

Mandatory proposals must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. PT on June 17, 2024.

Proposals must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.

Proposals must include:

• SF 424
• Cover page
• Installation need
• Letters of support
• Project description
• Project engineering information
• Project parties
• Funding sources
• Project budget
• Project development schedule
• Environmental compliance
• Planning and permitting approvals
• Grants management
• Submitting official
• National security waiver attestation (if applicable)
• Attachments

Proposals are limited to 21 pages and must be formatted on single-sided, single-spaced pages with one-inch margins and 11-point Times New Roman font. The page limit includes all maps, drawings, and attachments, except for the SF 424, the independent third-party cost estimate, and documents evidencing construction readiness. Applicants may access at their discretion a template to use for the cover page online at oldcc.gov.

The following are required in order to submit an application:

• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
• SAM (System for Award Management) registration
• SPOC (state Single Point of Contact) notification

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam. Applicants in states participating in the SPOC program must contact the relevant SPOC listed in the SPOC file before applying.

Optional webinars will be held for this program as follows:

January 25, 2024
3:00 p.m. ET
URL: teams.microsoft.com

April 18, 2024
3:00 p.m. ET

Details regarding participation in the April 18, 2024, webinar will be available online at www.oldcc.gov. A recording of the January 25, 2024, webinar can be found online at teams.microsoft.com.

Proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria: 

• Prioritization of defense community infrastructure program enhancement:
  • Projects that will enhance military value (45 points)
  • Projects that will contribute to the training of cadets enrolled in an independent program at a covered educational institution (39 points)
  • Projects that will enhance installation resilience (33 points)
  • Projects that will enhance military family quality of life (27 points)
• Construction readiness of the project (30 points)
• Assessment of project need (20 points)

Applicants submitting successful proposals will be invited on approximately August 8, 2024, to submit a formal application.

Refer to the NOFA and Guide files for additional application information.

Match Notes:

In general, applicants must provide at least 30 percent of the total project costs. Matching funds are not required for projects located in rural areas, defined as a city, town, or unincorporated area that has a population of fewer than 100,000 inhabitants. In addition, matching funds are not required for projects that are determined to be advantageous for reasons related to national security.

Soft planning costs required for the planning, design, and execution of the proposed project are only allowable as a source of matching funds.

Use of other federal funding as match must demonstrate allowability from the other federal agency.

If an applicant intends to use both funds from the funding agency and funds from another federal agency for the same project, then the funds from the funding agency may not be used to satisfy a funding contribution required by the other federal agency.

Proposals relying on contributions sourced from other federal funds that have not been awarded through a counter-signed financial award at the time of proposal submission will not be considered.

The waiving of rent money for the proposed built-out space may not be used for the matching requirement.

Funding Notes:

A total of $100 million is available to support awards ranging from $250,000 to $20 million through this program.

All award agreements must be issued and countersigned prior to September 17, 2024, to ensure the appropriated funds are obligated no later than September 30, 2024.

Construction must commence within one year of funding, and projects must be completed within five years.

Construction contingency costs are limited to 15 percent of the proposed project.

Funds may not be used for:

• School construction or renovation projects for facilities listed in the April 2019 Secretary of Defense 2018 Public Schools on Military Installations Prioritized List
• Project cost overruns
• Supplanting other available federal funds
• Costs incurred prior to August 13, 2018
• Operations and maintenance costs
• Work needed to comply with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) NEPA
• Matching other partially federally funded projects

For FY 2023, approximately $100 million was distributed via 17 awards ranging from $643,300 to $13,725,400 through this program. For FY 2022, approximately $90 million was distributed via 19 awards ranging from $400,000 to $14.9 million. For FY 2021, approximately $60 million was distributed via 13 awards ranging from $250,000 to $10 million. Refer to the Award file for details.

March 29, 2024
Full solicitation information for this program has been released and attached as the NOFA file. All sections have been updated accordingly.

January 31, 2024
A recording of the webinar for this program has been released, and a link to the presentation is available in the Application section. Additionally, the slides of the webinar have been released and attached as the WebinarPresentation file. All relevant sections have been updated accordingly.