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Find similar grantsDefense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program (DCIP) is sponsored by Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. Provides grants to states and communities for infrastructure enhancements supporting military value and family quality of life.
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Opportunity Listing - FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program Agency: Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Assistance Listings: 12. 027 -- Defense Community Infrastructure Program Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants.
gov Program funding of $230 million is available and will expire if not obligated prior to the close of business on September 30, 2026. No award may exceed $20 million or be less than $250,000. Requests for funding that are more than $20 million or less than $250,000 will not be scored and will be removed from consideration.
Per statute, $76. 65 million is available for projects that enhance the readiness of a military department or mission assurance at a military installation, and $76. 65 million is available for projects that enhance military family quality of life at a military installation.
The remaining $76. 7 million is available for the remaining top-ranked projects as rated by the Defense Community Infrastructure Program Review Panel. City or township governments The Secretary of War1 (hereinafter “the Secretary”), through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, may award grants under this Notice to state and local governments, and to not-for-profit, member-owned utility services.
“State” and “local governments” are defined in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 200. 1 (2 C. F.
R. § 200. 1).
The guidance in 2 C. F. R.
§ 200. 332 prescribes how entities eligible to receive funding under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program may act as pass-through entities. Proposals must be submitted on behalf of any proposed sub-recipient.
Any proposals submitted by a sub-recipient will not be considered. Grantor contact information jennifer. l.
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mil File name Description Last updated 20260417-FY26_DCIP_NOFO_Final. pdf Full FY 26 DCIP NOFO Apr 17, 2026 01:53 PM UTC 20260417_FY26_DCIP_NOFO_Instructions. pdf FY26 DCIP NOFO Instructions Apr 17, 2026 01:57 PM UTC 2026-04-21_FY26_DCIP_NOFO_FAQs_FINAL.
pdf FY26 DCIP NOFO FAQs FINAL 4-21-2026 Apr 22, 2026 05:22 PM UTC 2026-05-15_FY26_DCIP_NOFO_FAQs_FINAL.
pdf Updated FY26 DCIP FAQ May 19, 2026 01:57 PM UTC Link to additional information Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : This Notice of Funding Opportunity announces available funding from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program to assist state and local governments, and not-for-profit, member-owned utilities, in addressing deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of a military installation.
For purposes of the Defense Community Infrastructure Program, “Community Infrastructure” includes projects related to transportation; schools; hospitals; police, fire, or emergency response, or other community support facilities; utility projects (e.g., water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric and natural gas facilities); and demolition projects.
The facility or project itself must be owned by a state or local government, or a not-for-profit, member-owned utility. The facility addressed in the proposal must not be located on a military installation unless it is on property under the jurisdiction of a military department that is also subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or an easement) held by an eligible community.
No award under this program may exceed $20 million or be less than $250,000.
The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will determine the final amount of each award based on the recommendation of a Defense Community Infrastructure Program Review Panel, the availability of appropriations, and the provisions of Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 C. F. R.
Part 200). Review of an invited grant application will include consideration of the reasonableness, allowability, and allocability of the proposed funding. Defense Community Infrastructure Program grants may supplement funds available under federal programs administered by agencies other than the Department of War (hereinafter “the Department”).
Additionally, subject to statutory authority, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation may transfer funds to another federal agency for that agency’s award to state or local governments. School construction or renovation projects for a facility listed in the April 2019 “Secretary of Defense 2018 Public Schools on Military Installations Prioritized List” (and any future updates) are not eligible.
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DoD Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is sponsored by Department of Defense (DoD) - Office of Naval Research (ONR). The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI), administered by the Department of Defense Office of Naval Research, supports basic research in science and engineering at U. S.
SBIR SF254-D1206: Knowledge-Guided Test and Evaluation Frameworks for proliferated Low Earth Orbit Constellations is sponsored by U.S. Air Force. DOD SBIR topic SF254-D1206: Knowledge-Guided Test and Evaluation Frameworks for proliferated Low Earth Orbit Constellations. Component: U.S. Air Force. Command: SDA. Solicitation: DoD SBIR 2025.4. Phase(s): D2PII, II, SPII. Status: Pre-Release. Open date: 3/4/2026.
The Defense Production Act's Title III has quietly become one of the most active federal funding vehicles of 2026 — $500M for energy infrastructure, ~$275M for critical-minerals processing, and a standing defense-manufacturing FOA. But the underlying authorities sunset September 30, 2026 absent reauthorization. Here is how DPA Title III works, who is eligible, why it differs from a normal grant, and how to move before the window closes.
Read articleTitle III of the Defense Production Act lets the Pentagon hand non-dilutive capital to companies that expand domestic production of defense-critical materials and manufacturing — through a white-paper-first pathway run by the Air Force Research Laboratory (FA8650-19-S-5010) rather than a conventional grant competition. But the core DPA authorities sunset September 30, 2026 absent reauthorization, and the standing white-paper window has moved in and out of suspension. Here is how the Title III mechanism actually works, why it rewards companies that lead with a supply-chain vulnerability, and how to position before the authority cliff.
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