It is not intended to subsidize ongoing projects, supplement budget shortfalls, or support routine activity that is normally a Service responsibility. Each request for funds will be evaluated on its individual merits. Initiative requests approved in any fiscal year are not normally considered eligible for resubmission or follow-on funding in subsequent years. For this reason, the fund will not apply to civilian personnel positions. Procurement appropriated funding for approved projects must be spent in the same year it is received.
Projects exceeding thresholds require procurement funding.
Candidate initiative requests should be screened against this list to eliminate ineligible projects from consideration before submission to the Joint Staff. Examples are surveillance systems, lighting, access controls, alarm systems, body armor, and vehicle armor kits. Examples are minor construction, including perimeter and entrance barriers, fencing, and gates. CINC initiative requests must be approved for submission to the Joint Staff at the CINC or deputy CINC level. Initiative requests from non-CINC aligned commands must be approved for submission by the parent Service.