Federal grant programs / Department of Defense

Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Establishment or Expansion of a Military Installation (12.618)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$35.4 million
• Grant awards27
• Typical award$1.2 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$11.4 million
• Size rank1135 of 1824
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants

Key findings

• Annual funding rose from $4.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $11.4 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 1135th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 8 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 7 states and territories.

What the program funds

Assist States and local governments to: plan and carry out local adjustments in local public services and facilities, workforce training programs, and other community economic development activities in response to the proposed or actual expansion, establishment, or growth of a military installation by the Department of Defense (DoD).

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

Applicants for this assistance are to contact the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation and a Project Manager will be assigned to work with the applicant to determine eligibility for assistance under this program. U.S. States and Territories, counties, municipalities, other political subdivisions of a State, and special purpose units of a State or local government are eligible for this assistance if: 1) community impact assistance is not otherwise available; 2) the expansion, establishment, or growth involves the assignment to the installation of (i) more than 2,000 military, civilian, and contractor Department of Defense personnel, or (ii) more military, civilian, and contractor DoD personnel than the number equal to ten percent of the number of persons employed in counties or municipalities within fifteen miles of the installation, whichever is lesser; and, 3) The Secretary, through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, determines the action is likely to have a direct and significant adverse consequence on the affected community. Where multiple jurisdictions may be affected, one program of assistance will be available and the affected jurisdictions will need to combine their efforts into one responsive program.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Plan and carry out local economic adjustment programs, including, but not limited to: economic impact analyses; business/financial plans; infrastructure assessments and feasibility studies; organizational staffing, operating, and administrative expenses; economic development capacity-building; architecture and engineering activities; land use plans; public outreach; and other activities necessary for a community to capably respond to a wide range of impacts from the Defense growth on local schools, housing and central business districts, health care systems, public infrastructure, etc. Assistance may not be used to negate or contravene DoD activities in carrying out an expansion, establishment, realignment, closure, or disposal of a military installation. Assistance may not be used to negate or contravene DoD activities in carrying out an expansion, establishment, realignment, closure, or disposal of a military installation. ;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. The match is typically 10% of the total project cost; however, for the Territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Island, their match requirement is waived since they are Insular Areas.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Deadlines do not apply

Award range and average, in the agency's words

The range of assistance is projected to be from $300,000 to $1 million.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: A project enables an area to assess gaps that may exist in current public infrastructure provision due to an increase in Department of War stationing, ensuring the area can continue to provide a robust system of civilian infrastructure and services to support military operations, logistics, and emergency response efforts.

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

State and local governments received 98% of the money, colleges and universities 2.2%.

By state

4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Guam, South Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands and Washington.

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