Our Projects | Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

State	Installations	Program Area	Federal Grant Award
CO	Pueblo Chemical Depot	Mission Realignment	$629,353.00
Enables the Pueblo Depot Activity Development Authority, as it awaits transfer of ownership of acreage from the U.S. Army, to continue oversight associated with the redevelopment of the Pueblo Chemical Depot to include environmental support, Economic Development Conveyance negotiations, legal, audit, and records management services. Fiscal Year 2020 Award
GU	Military Installations in Guam	Mission Realignment	$655,470.00
Resources the Office of the Governor of Guam with an Intergovernmental Special Assistant to facilitate coordination of all federal actions to include planning the necessary public infrastructure and services to support growth and mitigate DoD realignment impacts on the Island. The enhanced responsiveness contributes to DoD readiness in the Western Pacific, especially involving the Mariana Island Range Complex, which enables the Military Services to fulfill Title 10 obligations and is responsive to the emerging Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Fiscal Year 2020 Award
GU	Military Installations in Guam	Mission Realignment	$1,200,000.00
Resources the Office of the Governor of Guam with an Intergovernmental Special Assistant to facilitate coordination of all federal actions to include planning the necessary public infrastructure and services to support growth and mitigate DoD realignment impacts on the Island. The enhanced responsiveness contributes to DoD readiness in the Western Pacific, especially involving the Mariana Island Range Complex, which enables the Military Services to fulfill Title 10 obligations and is responsive to the emerging Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Fiscal Year 2020 Award
GU	Military Installations in Guam	Mission Realignment	$400,000.00
Resources the Office of the Governor of Guam with an Intergovernmental Special Assistant to facilitate coordination of all federal actions to include planning the necessary public infrastructure and services to support growth and mitigate DoD realignment impacts on the Island. The enhanced responsiveness contributes to DoD readiness in the Western Pacific, especially involving the Mariana Island Range Complex, which enables the Military Services to fulfill Title 10 obligations and is responsive to the emerging Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Fiscal Year 2020 Award
IL	Savanna Army Depo	Mission Realignment	$288,000.00
Enables the Jo-Carroll Depot Local Redevelopment Authority to sustain the management of redevelopment efforts at the former Savanna Army Depot to include submission of a redevelopment plan to the U.S. Army specifically for Parcel 20. Fiscal Year 2022 Award
MS	Department of Defense	Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program	$4,999,634.00
Enables a Mississippi Department of Employment Security led project to increase the current and future workforce of the Mississippi defense shipbuilding ecosystem to respond to DoD needs including industrial surge production capability requirements. The consortium will deliver workforce development activities through K-12 and community college programming; advanced manufacturing workshops and transition programs; research and infrastructure; and industrial modernization efforts focused on improving worker safety. Fiscal Year 2022 Award
WV	Rock Branch Warehouse	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$400,000.00
Enables the West Virginia Military Authority to construct new physical security infrastructure at the Rock Branch Warehouse, a joint-use facility that supports the National Guard, the United States Navy and several state agencies. This project enhances both physical and surveillance security on site with additional surface improvements. The project will provide additional security for prepositioned supplies and food to be used during domestic operations and emergency response, as it was during the COVID-19 response. Fiscal Year 2022 Award
IL	Department of Defense	Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program	$5,000,000.00
Enables the University of Illinois to translate insights from the previous Quad Cities pilot project to other regions within the Illinois Defense Network including Chicago, Rockford, and Peoria. The project will provide a series of educational workshops to achieve compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012/NIST 800-171 cybersecurity requirements and DoD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification as well as provide technical assistance regarding workforce solutions, supply chain mapping, and managing gaps that impact readiness. This project stimulates cooperation between statewide and local adjustment efforts making the industrial base more resilient to cyber threats. Fiscal Year 2021 Award
PA	Department of Defense	Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program	$4,743,827.00
Enables an SAE Government Technologies led project to conduct the rapid testing, demonstration, and validation of a framework to accelerate the development of domestic critical mineral supply chains. Through the implementation of new modular, advanced, and highly selective separation technologies, the consortium will utilize mine and industrial waste to build a fully capable domestic supply chain and trained workforce that requires no new mining and no foreign processing. The project will achieve a sustainable manufacturing supply chain for scandium within three years in the five-state region of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Fiscal Year 2022 Award
VA	Joint Base Langley-Eustis	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$7,670,000.00
Constructs drainage and grading features to resolve a long-standing and worsening erosion problem that impedes usage and improvements at Hampton's Air Power Park and Museum. The project will protect artifacts and provide year-round access to museum grounds increasing enjoyment by service members and their families. Fiscal Year 2020 Award