Our Projects | Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

State	Installations	Program Area	Federal Grant Award
WA	Naval Air Station Whidbey Island	Community Noise Mitigation Program	$10,275,902.00
Enables Oak Harbor Public Schools to undertake the installation of noise mitigating insulation at Oak Harbor Elementary School, Washington that is impacted by fixed-wing military aviation noise from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The school serves over 390 students, with more than 40 percent (156) being military-connected students. The project will significantly reduce the noise impact on the affected school, maintain quality education facilities that support military families and the installation mission, and potentially lessen the need for deviations to military training routes due to noise complaints, thus aligning with the SECDEF priority of ensuring the readiness and lethality of our warfighter and installations.
CO	U.S. Air Force Academy	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$5,348,798.00
Enables Colorado Springs Utilities to remove overhead power lines between two substations at the U.S. Air Force Academy and replace them with underground 34.5 kV lines, improving the reliability of electrical and water systems, eliminating a major source of spark-ignition to mitigate wildfire risks, and eliminating the risk of damage and power outages during high winds and snowstorms. The project ensures the protection of critical infrastructure and mission readiness of the 21,208 military personnel and their families on the installation. Fiscal Year 2024 Award
TX	Fort Cavazos	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$10,308,877.00
Enables the City of Copperas Cove to construct roadway improvements to alleviate traffic congestion that inhibits both public safety and anti-terrorism force protection capability at the main gate, supporting an installation population of 73,359. The project will facilitate more rapid force deployment and mobilization of materials by diverting operational and commercial traffic away from the main gate, thereby improving mission readiness and support for Southern border operations. Fiscal Year 2024 Award
PA	Philadelphia Navy Yard Annex	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$1,859,814.00
Enables the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development to replace an electrical substation, thereby providing uninterrupted power to Navy assets that are essential to national security, mission readiness, and operations. The project ensures the protection and safety of critical utility operations at an installation with a population of 4,570. Fiscal Year 2024 Award
IL	Rock Island Arsenal	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$11,543,471.00
Enables the City of Moline to rehabilitate the 16th Street viaduct, a concrete bridge providing a vital connection between downtown Moline and the Rock Island Arsenal. This project facilitates essential vehicular access for military operations at an installation with a population of 3,042. Fiscal Year 2024 Award
LA	Fort Johnson	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$1,256,012.00
Enables Central Louisiana Regional Port to expand and improve the port's hardstand to maintain Fort Johnson's operational readiness during deployments and training exercises, particularly during adverse weather conditions. The project supports an installation population of 14,665. Fiscal Year 2024 Award
CA	March Air Reserve base	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$13,092,670.00
Enables the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County to replace and upsize the installation's sewer force main to enhance readiness and ensure mission critical operations are not disrupted while protecting the 5,404 military personnel stationed at the base. Fiscal Year 2024 Award
TX	McGregor Range	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$12,700,000.00
Enables the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board to replace the McCombs Wells water collector line which provides 100 percent of the McGregor Range water supply, ensuring a critical water supply for training exercises, improving readiness and fire suppression, and preparing warfighters to defend our homeland as well as the availability of the range for missile defense system testing, such as for a Golden Dome system. This project supports an installation population of 66,293. Fiscal Year 2024 Award
WA	Naval Base Kitsap	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$7,145,000.00
Enables the City of Bremerton to replace a sewer force main that is part of the City of Bremerton's wastewater treatment facility. This project will support critical military missions, ensuring the readiness of the installation and its 13,563 personnel by reducing the risk of failure for the existing main that is the installation's sole source of wastewater service. Fiscal Year 2024 Award
OH	Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base	Defense Community Infrastructure Program	$8,994,283.00
Enables the Columbus Regional Airport Authority to rehabilitate a critical runway is supporting full military operational capabilities, increasing Department of War total force aircrew training effectiveness, and maintaining the full logistical readiness and capacity of a major intermodal transportation hub capable of rapid global mobility of Department total force assets. The project supports an installation population of 1,755. Fiscal Year 2024 Award