Federal grant programs / Department of Defense

Community Noise Mitigation Program (12.029)

Also known as CNMP

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$67.5 million
• Grant awards15
• Typical award$1.8 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$67.5 million
• Size rank932 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• It is the 932nd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 6 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 5 states and territories.

What the program funds

Assist state and local governments with addressing military fixed-wing aviation noise at covered facilities. Covered facilities are hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences. Projects must be located in communities impacted by fixed-wing military aviation noise and be for the purpose of mitigating noise at covered facilities located either within one (1) mile of a military installation or civil airport boundary, or within an area experiencing a day-night average sound level of 65 decibels or greater due to military fixed-wing aviation noise, based on documentation and analyses prepared in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction 4165.57, Air Installation Compatible Use Zones, the National Environmental Policy Act, or Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 150.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State or local governments may apply for the assistance to mitigate noise in covered facilities impacted by fixed-wing military aviation noise. Covered facilities must be located either within one (1) mile of a military installation or civil airport boundary, or within an area experiencing a day-night average sound level of 65 decibels or greater due to military fixed-wing aviation noise, based on documentation and analyses prepared in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction 4165.57, Air Installation Compatible Use Zones, the National Environmental Policy Act, or Title 14 CFR Part 150.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Eligible costs include only supplies and labor directly associated with installing noise mitigating insulation and installation of air conditioning that complements noise mitigating insulation at covered facilities, such as the costs directly associated with project administration, inspection, construction, utilities, and contingency costs required to execute the project, as well as costs to perform post-construction acoustical testing to validate the project has met its interior noise level goals. Soft costs, such as those required for planning, design, permitting, pre-construction acoustical testing, and environmental review are not eligible for assistance, but can be used as local cost share.;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Program requires a 10% match requirement unless the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Community Noise Mitigation funding is being used as match to a Federal Aviation Administration project.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

There is no range or limit on past and current grants.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: A $4.5M federal award enables the Oak Harbor Public Schools to undertake the installation of noise mitigating insulation and air conditioning at North Whidbey Middle School, Washington that is impacted by fixed-wing military aviation noise from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The school serves over 700 students, with more than 40 percent (280) 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 Secretary of War's priority of ensuring the readiness and lethality of our warfighter and installations. A $7.3M federal award enables Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport to undertake the installation of noise mitigating insulation in approximately 58 residences near Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport, Vermont, impacted by fixed-wing military aviation noise from Burlington Air National Guard Base. The project will significantly reduce the noise impacts on the affected homes and potentially lessen the need for deviations to military training routes due to noise complaints, allowing the Military Departments to focus on the mission and support the Secretary of War's priority of ensuring the readiness and lethality or our warfighter and installations.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.