Our Projects | Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

State	Installations	Program Area	Federal Grant Award
CA	Vandenberg Space Force Base	Installation Readiness	$1,364,930.00
Enables the City of Lompoc, in partnership with surrounding communities, Santa Barbara County, Federal and state agencies, and the private space launch community to conduct a comprehensive study to identify mutual vulnerabilities and promote development that is compatible with the Vandenberg AFB training, testing, and operational missions. The study will incorporate concerns related to increasing residential and commercial growth, strains on existing public utilities (e.g. water and power), and increased demand on shared community facilities such as transportation networks. Fiscal Year 2021 Award
CA	Department of Defense	Installation Readiness	$185,093.00
The California Advanced Defense Ecosystem National Consortia Effort, a consortium comprised of community, industry, state agencies, educational institutions, and DoD Manufacturing Institute NextFlex will strengthen the resiliency of the national security innovation and manufacturing base through a series of 15 projects. The organization works with defense manufacturers in the area of microelectronics, space, and 5G; offers support and training to small manufacturers. Fiscal Year 2020 Award
CO	U.S. Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, and the Peterson-Schriever Garrison	Installation Readiness	$1,226,523.00
Enables the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to develop compatible use implementation strategies. The project will continue partnerships with the Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, and the Peterson-Schriever Garrison (Peterson AFB, Cheyenne Mountain AFS, and Schriever AFB) to ensure land uses are compatible with military operations. Deliverables include an Air Force Academy Stormwater Implementation Report, an US 24/Peterson Blvd Interchange Improvements plan, a Schriever Energy Resilience Study, a Wildfire Mitigation Coordination Report, and compatible use implementation actions integrated into local planning documents. Fiscal Year 2021 Award
FL	Tyndall Air Force Base	Installation Readiness	$776,100.00
Enables Bay County, in partnership with five cities and neighboring Gulf and Franklin Counties, to carry out recommendations from the initial study to develop and adopt Military Influence Areas and Military Influence Overlay Districts to protect Tyndall AFB operations and the Gulf Range Microwave Tower Corridor line of sight into the Gulf of Mexico from vertical obstructions and frequency interference. Fiscal Year 2021 Award
GA	Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay	Installation Readiness	$120,000.00
Enables the City of St. Marys to conduct a housing study to evaluate demographics, growth projections, and the current market. The project is intended to offer recommendations for policies that increase affordable housing options for personnel working at NSB Kings Bay and within the region but also prevents encroachment on the installation. Fiscal Year 2021 Award
GA	Fort Benning	Installation Readiness	$440,832.00
Enables the River Valley Regional Commission, in partnership with eight counties in Georgia and Alabama, to update the implementation components of the 2008 Fort Benning Joint Land Use Study. The study will focus primarily on the west and northwestern boundary of Fort Benning where commercial and residential development is rapidly expanding into rural areas and has potential to negatively impact nighttime training and artillery ranges. The project will incorporate a planning exercise to coach rural communities on options for developing non-regulatory approaches that can ensure sustained compatible development. Fiscal Year 2021 Award
IN	Naval Grissom Air Reserve Base, Naval Suppor Activity Crane, Atterbury Muscatatuck Training Center, and the Indiana Air Range ComplexStation	Installation Readiness	$252,000.00
Enables the Southern Indiana Development Commission to develop recommendations for legislative and regulatory changes to prevent incompatible development of the communities surrounding Grissom ARB, NAS Crane, Atterbury Muscatatuck Training Center, and the Indiana Air Range Complex. The project will develop, adopt and implement a state-wide compatible planning handbook, complete a growth assessment, and will develop a multi-jurisdictional plan to transition the Town of Crane wastewater system to the Greene County Wastewater Treatment Plant. Fiscal Year 2021 Award
KS	Fort Riley	Installation Readiness	$120,295.00
Enables the Flint Hills Regional Council in partnership with 11 jurisdictions surrounding Fort Riley to conduct a compatible use study that reviews existing land use regulations, infrastructure, power reliability, and wind turbine legislation. The effort will also include a transportation study and a housing study specific to Junction City. Fiscal Year 2020 Award
MS	Naval Air Station Meridian	Installation Readiness	$105,000.00
Enables the Meridian Airport Authority to refine a study designed to reduce bird aircraft strike hazards at Naval Air Station Meridian. The study focuses primarily on vultures and involves tagging, blood analysis, telemetry documentation, and 3-D mapping. Fiscal Year 2020 Award
NC	Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune	Installation Readiness	$90,000.00
Constructs a full size gymnasium, multi-purpose space for cultural arts and youth support programs. This center, used regularly by military personnel and their families for 60 years, sustained major structural and interior water damage from Hurricane Florence (2018) and is now overburdening on-installation resources. Fiscal Year 2020 Award