U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Defense Community Infrastructure Program 

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

Fiscal Year 2024 DCIP Webinar 2

April 18, 2024

DCIP FY24 Webinar Brief // Apr 18, 2024
U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Agenda

• Introduction

• Administrative Remarks

• Program Overview 

• Key Changes for FY24 DCIP 

• Eligibility

• Submission Requirements

• Scoring Criteria

• FY24 Timeline 

• Question Review 

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Defense Community 

Infrastructure Program

• Competitive program designed to address deficiencies in community 

infrastructure supportive of a local military installation

• Proposals may enhance military value, the training of cadets at a covered educational institution, installation resilience, and/or family quality of life at a military installation

• Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY24 DCIP published March 28, 2024

• $100 Million available for FY24

• $250 thousand minimum up to $20 million

• Proposals due June 17, 2024 5:00 pm PDT Sign up for Updates

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Community Cooperation FY24 Program Changes

• Per 10 U.S.C. § 2391(d)(1), the term “pilot” is struck from the program title. 

• Defense Critical Infrastructure Inclusion in Selection Criteria (Military Value Only)

• Proposers are specifically encouraged to highlight how/whether the proposed project is deemed 

defense-related critical infrastructure, or non-Department of Defense networked infrastructure assets 

and facilities essential to project, support, and sustain military forces and operations.

• Proposals supporting defense-related critical infrastructure should clearly indicate such in the 

enhancement and installation need narrative. The proposal should capture a holistic assessment 

demonstrating essential, mutual benefit and include installation command support.

• The Installation Commander’s letter of support must affirm a proposed project is defense-related critical 

infrastructure. 

• More detailed information required to explain federal, state/local environmental planning 

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Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY24 DCIP Published March 28, 2024

DCIP FY24 Webinar Brief // Apr 18, 2024
U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Critical Infrastructure &

Defense Critical Infrastructure

Defense Critical Infrastructure

• Department of Defense and non-Department of Defense networked 

assets and facilities essential to project, support, and sustain 

military forces and operations worldwide

CISA Critical Infrastructure

• There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, 

and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to 

the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would 

have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, 

national public health or safety, or any combination thereof

• Seven focus areas (lifelines) under the Community Lifelines 

framework; these include: Safety and Security; Health and Medical; 

Communications; Hazardous Materials; Food, Water, Sheltering; 

Energy (Power & Fuel); and Transportation

FEMA Lifelines

Defense 

Critical 

Infrastructure

Civilian 

Infrastructure

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Eligibility

• Eligible proposers are state and local governments

• Not-for-profit, member-owned utilities may receive funding as a sub- recipient 

• Match Requirements 

• Rural consideration

• Population ≥100K – 30% of total project cost match requirement

• Population <100K – NO match requirement

• National Security Waiver – signed statement from Military Department 

Secretary

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Eligibility

Eligible community infrastructure projects are any complete and usable transportation project; community support facility (school, hospital, police, fire, 

emergency response, or other community support facility); and utility infrastructure 

project (water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric, gas, or other utility project) 

that:

• Support a military installation

• Are “Construction ready” = Construction must begin within 1 year of award

• Are located either off a military installation OR on property under the jurisdiction of a Military 

Department that is subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or easement); 

• Are owned by a state or local government, and may have a subrecipient that is a not-for-profit, member-owned utility service;

• Are supported by the installation commander representing the installation benefitting from the 

proposed project; and,

• Are where ground-disturbing work has not yet commenced. 

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Community Cooperation Eligibility

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• Eligible costs include hard construction and renovation costs – costs directly 

associated with project administration, inspection, construction, utilities, 

capital equipment, and contingency costs required to execute project

• Soft costs or those required for planning, design, permitting, and meeting 

requirements of National Environmental Policy Act must be funded by nonFederal project cost contributions

• Construction contingency costs are limited to no more than 15% of the 

proposed project

• Land purchase IS NOT an allowable cost for DCIP

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Where to Start?

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Installation 

Equities

Community 

Priorities

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation DCIP Enhancements

Military Value

Training of Cadets at Covered Educational 

Institutions

Installation Resilience

Military Family Quality of Life

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Proposal Requirements

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• Standard Form 424 (generated by Grants.gov)

• Proposals may not exceed 21-pages

• Documents not counted against the 21-page limit: independent third-party cost estimate, documents showing project is construction ready (e.g., NEPA documentation), and availability of other Federal 

Funding 

• Cover Page – Resource Available on OLDCC website

• Cover Page must identify the enhancement type and if proposal is Defense Critical Infrastructure

• Installation Need

• Letter of Support from Commander (must note if project is Defense Critical Infrastructure)

• Project Description

• Engineering Information

• Project Parties

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Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Proposal Requirements

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• Funding Sources

• Budget (different from independent third-party cost estimate)

• The budget must comply with 2 CFR Part 184 (Buy America Preferences for Infrastructure Projects) 

and ensure all items can be acquired to complete the project within the proposed schedule.

• OLDCC will not consider waivers under 2 CFR § 184.7 for DCIP awards.

• Project Development Schedule

• Environmental Compliance – Resource providing guidance available on OLDCC website

• Planning and Permitting Approvals

• Grants Management

• Submitting Official

• National Security Waiver Attestation (if appropriate)

• Attachments

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Scoring Criteria

Enhancement

• 45 points max. 

+ 5 points for Defense Critical 

Infrastructure (Military Value 

Only).

• All proposals are first assessed 

against four military value criteria 

in section 3002 of the 2002 Military 

Construction Authorization Act, 

resulting in a Military Value score. 

• If not Military Value, proposals are 

scored as contributing to the 

training of cadets at a covered 

educational institution, enhancing 

installation resilience, or enhancing 

military family quality of life.

Installation 

Need

• 20 points max.

• Installation commander support 

letter providing context for the 

enhancement need and 

affirming the presence of 

Defense Critical Infrastructure 

(for validation by Department of 

Defense Mission Assurance 

Office). 

ConstructionReadiness

• 30 points max.

• Measures of construction-readiness:

1. Final design and planning;

2. Development of bid solicitation 

documentation;

3. Federal and state/local 

environmental planning; 

4.Site control;

5. Confirmation that non-Federal 

project funding is firmly committed 

and immediately available for 

expending; and, 

6. Budget sufficiency.

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation DCIP Enhancements

Military Value

Training of Cadets at Covered Educational 

Institutions

Installation Resilience

Military Family Quality of Life

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Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation FY23 Program Results

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The DCIP program awarded 17 grants, totaling approximately $100 

million.

These awards derive from Fiscal Year 2023 appropriated funding 

and leveraged an additional $39.2 million in non-Federal and other 

Federal funding for a total investment of $138.9 million. 

ALL 17 grant awards qualified for Military Value as the Program 

Enhancement.

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Military Value Criteria

Proposals will be evaluated based on their evidence that the proposed project will enhance each 

of the following four (4) military value criteria as provided in section 3002 of the Military 

Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, and as published in 69 Federal Register 

6948 (February 12, 2004): 

1) the current and future mission capabilities and the impact on operational readiness of 

the Department of Defense’s total force, including impact on joint warfighting, training 

and readiness; 

2) the availability and condition of land, facilities and associated airspace (including 

training areas suitable for maneuver by ground, naval, or air forces throughout a 

diversity of climate terrain areas and staging areas for use of the Armed Forces in 

homeland defense missions) at both existing and potential receiving locations; 

3) the ability to accommodate contingency, mobilization, and future total force 

requirements at both existing and potential receiving locations to support operations and 

training; and, 

4) the cost of operations and manpower implications. 

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Tentative Scoring Criteria

Enhancement

• 45 points max. 

+ 5 points for Defense Critical 

Infrastructure (Military Value 

Only).

• All proposals are first assessed 

against four military value criteria 

in section 3002 of the 2002 

Military Construction Authorization 

Act, resulting in a Military Value 

score. 

• If not Military Value, proposals are 

scored as contributing to the 

training of cadets at a covered 

educational institution, enhancing 

installation resilience, or 

enhancing military family quality of 

life.

Installation Need

• 20 points max.

• Installation commander support 

letter providing context for the 

enhancement need and affirming 

the presence of Defense Critical 

Infrastructure (for validation by the 

Military Departments). 

Construction-Readiness

• 30 points max.

• Measures of constructionreadiness:

1. Final design and planning;

2. Development of bid solicitation 

documentation;

3. Federal and state/local 

environmental planning; 

4. Site control;

5. Confirmation that non-Federal 

project funding is firmly 

committed and immediately 

available for expending; and, 

6. Budget sufficiency.

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation DCIP Enhancements

Military Value

Training of Cadets at Covered Educational 

Institutions

Installation Resilience

Military Family Quality of Life

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Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation

Training of Cadets at Covered 

Educational Institutions Criteria

• Proposals will be evaluated based on their evidence that the infrastructure project will 

contribute to the training of cadets enrolled in an independent program at a covered 

educational institution and the evidence that the project supports an installation.

• Proposals supporting the training of cadets at an independent program must affirm each of 

the following aspects included in the 10 U.S.C. § 2391(e)(6) definition of a covered 

educational institution: 

a) a part B Institution, as defined in section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

U.S.C. § 1061); 

b) an 1890 Institution, as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. § 7601); 

c) is not affiliated with a consortium; and, 

d) is located at least 40 miles from a major military installation. 

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation DCIP Enhancements

Military Value

Training of Cadets at Covered Educational 

Institutions

Installation Resilience

Military Family Quality of Life

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Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Installation Resilience Criteria

• Proposals will be evaluated based on their evidence that the proposed project 

will enhance military installation resilience. 

• “Military installation resilience” means, “the capability of a military installation to 

avoid, prepare for, minimize the effect of, adapt to, and recover from extreme 

weather events, or from anticipated or unanticipated changes in environmental 

conditions, that do, or have the potential to, adversely affect the military installation 

or essential transportation, logistical, or other necessary resources outside of the 

military installation that are necessary in order to maintain, improve, or rapidly 

reestablish installation mission assurance and mission-essential functions.” 

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation DCIP Enhancements

Military Value

Training of Cadets at Covered Educational 

Institutions

Installation Resilience

Military Family Quality of Life

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Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Military Quality of Life Criteria

• Proposals will be evaluated based on their evidence that the proposed 

project will:

• enhance military family quality of life

• alleviate installation commuter workforce issues, and;

• benefit schools or other local infrastructure that will support members of the 

armed forces and their dependents residing in the community. 

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Scoring Criteria

Enhancement

• 45 points max. 

+ 5 points for Defense Critical 

Infrastructure (Military Value 

Only).

• All proposals are first assessed 

against four military value criteria 

in section 3002 of the 2002 

Military Construction Authorization 

Act, resulting in a Military Value 

score. 

• If not Military Value, proposals are 

scored as contributing to the 

training of cadets at a covered 

educational institution, enhancing 

installation resilience, or 

enhancing military family quality of 

life.

Installation Need

• 20 points max.

• Installation commander support 

letter providing context for the 

enhancement need and affirming 

the presence of Defense Critical 

Infrastructure (for validation by 

Department of Defense Mission 

Assurance Office). 

Construction-Readiness

• 30 points max.

• Measures of constructionreadiness:

1. Final design and planning;

2. Development of bid solicitation 

documentation;

3. Federal and state/local 

environmental planning; 

4. Site control;

5. Confirmation that non-Federal 

project funding is firmly 

committed and immediately 

available for expending; and, 

6. Budget sufficiency.

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Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Installation Need

• Proposed projects will be assessed based on the installation commander’s letter of support 

addressing:

• the existing conditions

• impact should the project not proceed

• how the proposed project affects installation or program mission and/or operations, and 

• where applicable, the extent to which the project incorporates energy efficiency and/or carbon 

reduction measures.

• If the proposed project is defense-related critical infrastructure, the installation commander’s 

letter of support must affirm a proposed project includes defense-related critical 

infrastructure.

• The letter should reflect support for the scope of the entire project and that the installation 

commander is willing to support the local community’s execution of the project (including 

NEPA documentation technical review

An installation commander’s signature on a letter of support is not prohibited under the Joint Ethics Regulations or Federal 

ethics regulations provided that the letter complies with and contains only the information requested as noted in the NOFO. 

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Scoring Criteria

Enhancement

• 45 points max. 

+ 5 points for Defense Critical 

Infrastructure (Military Value 

Only).

• All proposals are first assessed 

against four military value criteria 

in section 3002 of the 2002 

Military Construction Authorization 

Act, resulting in a Military Value 

score. 

• If not Military Value, proposals are 

scored as contributing to the 

training of cadets at a covered 

educational institution, enhancing 

installation resilience, or 

enhancing military family quality of 

life.

Installation Need

• 20 points max.

• Installation commander support 

letter providing context for the 

enhancement need and affirming 

the presence of Defense Critical 

Infrastructure (for validation by the 

Military Departments). 

Construction-Readiness

• 30 points max.

• Measures of constructionreadiness:

1. Final design and planning;

2. Development of bid solicitation 

documentation;

3. Federal and state/local 

environmental planning; 

4. Site control;

5. Confirmation that non-Federal 

project funding is firmly 

committed and immediately 

available for expending; and, 

6. Budget sufficiency.

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Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation ConstructionReadiness

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5 pts Each

Final Design 

and Planning

Bid 

Solicitation

Site Control 

Funding 

Availability

Budget 

Sufficiency

Federal and 

state/local 

environmental 

planning

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U.S. Department of Defense

Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation FY24 Program Timeline

Notice of Funding 

Opportunity on 

Grants.gov

FY24 

Appropriations 

Enacted 

($100M for DCIP)

ASD(EI&E) 

approval to 

implement the FY24 

DCIP Program

#1 FY24 DCIP preproposal webinar

Ranked list 

approved by 

ASD(EI&E)

Grant applications 

invited

#2 FY24 DCIP preproposal webinar

OLDCC awards 

grants & grantee 

counter-signs -

funding obligated

DCIP review panel 

conducts proposal 

review / creates 

ranked list

START

END

Jan 2024 Mar 2024 Mar 26, 2024 March 28, 2024

April 18, 2024 Jun 17, 2024

Proposal Deadline / 

Proposal solicitation 

closed

Aug 2024 Jun - Jul 2024

Aug 8, 2024 Sep 17, 2024

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Office of Local Defense

Community Cooperation Suggestions

1. Visit the website to review FY24 NOFO and Frequently Asked Questions 

Defense Community Infrastructure Program | Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (oldcc.gov)

2. If you haven’t already, start discussing projects with your local installation commander NOW

and start drafting [a] proposal(s); ensure discussion about defense-related critical 

infrastructure

3. Follow FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) instructions VERY CAREFULLY

4. WRITE TO MILITARY VALUE

5. Consider using resources that OLDCC provides for the proposal cover page and 

environmental compliance

6. Sign up DCIP updates on OLDCC.gov 

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Community Cooperation

Questions?

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