FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program

Program funding of $230 million is available and will expire if not obligated prior to the close of business on September 30, 2026. No award may exceed $20 million or be less than $250,000. Requests for funding that are more than $20 million or less than $250,000 will not be scored and will be removed from consideration. Per statute, $76.65 million is available for projects that enhance the readiness of a military department or mission assurance at a military installation, and $76.65 million is available for projects that enhance military family quality of life at a military installation. The remaining $76.7 million is available for the remaining top-ranked projects as rated by the Defense Community Infrastructure Program Review Panel.

The Secretary of War1 (hereinafter “the Secretary”), through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, may award grants under this Notice to state and local governments, and to not-for-profit, member-owned utility services. “State” and “local governments” are defined in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 200.1 (2 C.F.R. § 200.1). The guidance in 2 C.F.R. § 200.332 prescribes how entities eligible to receive funding under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program may act as pass-through entities. Proposals must be submitted on behalf of any proposed sub-recipient. Any proposals submitted by a sub-recipient will not be considered.

10 U.S.C. � 2391(d)(1)(B) requires that proposed community infrastructure projects be selected in the following order of priority: projects that will enhance military value at a military installation (to include critical infrastructure); projects that will contribute to the training of cadets enrolled in an independent program at a covered educational institution; projects that will enhance military installation resilience; and projects that will enhance military family quality of life at a military installation.

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.

Fiscal year 2025: A $13M federal award enables the Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., Alaska, to undertake a $13.3M project to construct a new switching substation, upgrade an existing substation, and improve communication systems for military assets across the state. A $10M federal award enables the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma, to undertake a $35.8M project to reconstruct a segment of US-69 and replace the Peaceable Creek bridge to support operations at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. A $5.7M federal award enables the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, Connecticut, to undertake a project to replace 11,700 linear feet of a water main to enhance water supply infrastructure supporting Submarine Base New London.