The Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program (DCIP): FY2020 Funding and Approved Projects
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The Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot
Program (DCIP): FY2020 Funding and
Approved Projects
September 17, 2020
Investment in infrastructure near military installations that supports servicemembers and their families is
of continued importance to many Members of Congress and other elected officials. Congress legislated
the Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program (DCIP) to help address deficiencies in this type of
infrastructure.
What is DCIP?
Enacted under Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY)
2019 (P.L. 115-232) and codified in 10 U.S.C. §2391, DCIP is a Department of Defense (DOD) program
that gives the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) the authority to
...make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement funds available under
Federal programs administered by agencies other than the Department of Defense to assist State and
local governments to address deficiencies in community infrastructure supportive of a military
installation... (Emphasis added)
10 U.S.C. §2391 defines community infrastructure as a project or facility that includes:
any transportation project;
a school, hospital, police, fire, emergency response, or other community support facility;
or
a water, waste-water, telecommunications, electric, gas, or other utility infrastructure
project.
It further clarifies the project or facility must be:
located off a military installation (as defined in 10 U.S.C. §2687); and
owned by either a State or local government; or
owned by a not-for-profit, member-owned utility service.
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A statutory condition of this authority is that the SECDEF must make a determination that “such
assistance will enhance the military value, resilience, or military family quality of life at such military
installation.” Another statutory requirement is that eligible State or local governments must “contribute
not less than 30% of the funding for the community infrastructure project,” except where projects are
located in a rural area (a city/town/unincorporated area with 50,000 or less inhabitants) or for “reasons
related to national security.”
Beyond statutory requirements, DOD has specified additional requirements. For instance, projects must
be complete, useable, and “construction-ready”—meaning final planning and design, environmental
planning, and local permitting actions are largely complete and the project can commence within 12
months of an award. Projects must also be endorsed by the local installation commander and eligible
proposers must “agree to contribute 50% or more of the funding for the project”—a 20% increase to the
statutory minimum—except where a statutory exception is met.
How is DCIP Managed?
DOD’s Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) is a DOD Field Activity that administers DCIP under its
broader Community Investment program. OEA, together with the Defense Community Infrastructure
Pilot Program Review Panel (hereafter the “review panel”) and the SECDEF, makes decisions regarding
DCIP. OEA sets grant proposal requirements, the deadline for submitting proposals, and, with the
SECDEF, the criteria that will be used to select proposals. The review panel scores and ranks proposals to
recommend to the SECDEF for invitation of a formal grant application. The SECDEF then approves
ranked proposals before funding is awarded.
FY2020 Appropriations
Although the FY2019 NDAA authorized DCIP, defense appropriations for FY2019 did not include
funding for it. The FY2020 NDAA (S. 1790) authorized appropriations for DCIP up to $75,000,000, and
in December 2019, Congress appropriated $50,000,000 in budget authority for DCIP in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020.
FY2020 Approved Projects
On May 6, 2020, the SECDEF approved the launch of DCIP and specified that the program’s “priority
focus” was “military family quality of life, military resilience, and military value (in that order).” On May
26, 2020, DOD announced a Final Federal Funding Opportunity for those interested in obtaining DCIP
funding. The notice provided the requirements for submitting proposals, outlined proposal selection
criteria, and set a submission deadline of June 26, 2020.
On August 12, 2020, DOD announced its list of approved projects whose proposers would be invited to
submit a formal grant application for DCIP funding (Table 1). OEA published the tiered rankings for all
109 proposals evaluated. Invited proposals were all ranked as “Tier 1”—meaning they met the selection
criteria for enhancing military family quality of life (versus military value or resilience). OEA also
published the amount of funding each project would receive, allocating nearly all $50 million in DCIP
appropriations. Pending grantee acceptance by September 23, 2020, all DCIP funding would be obligated
in FY2020, and according to DOD would “remain available for expenses up to five years.”
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Table 1. FY2020 Invited Proposals
By DCIP Funding Amount (Highest to Lowest)
Project
Proposer
Supported
State /
Total Project DCIP
% Funded
Installation
Territory
Cost
Funding
by DCIP
Aim High - Big Sky
City of Great
Malmstrom Air Montana
$20,000,000
$10,000,000
50.0%
Recreation Center
Falls
Force Base
Watertown Family
Jefferson County
Fort Drum
New York
$18,100,000
$9,000,000
49.7%
YMCA Community
Industrial
Development
Campus
Louisiana
Fort Polk
Louisiana
$7,599,418
$6,839,476
90.0%
Connections and
Department of
Learning Space
Economic
Development
Recreation &
South Dakota
El sworth Air
South
$12,625,900
$6,312,950
50.0%
Wellness Center
El sworth
Force Base
Dakota
Development
Authority
Magic City
City of Minot
Minot Air
North
$11,924,336
$6,293,820
52.8%
Discovery Center
Force Base
Dakota
Multipurpose
Municipality of
Joint Forces on Guam
$6,444,852
$3,506,426
54.4%
Recreation and
Chalan Pago-
Guam
Emergency Center
Ordot
Learn D.C. Charter
Lawndale
Joint Base
District of
$2,988,432
$1,494,216
50.0%
School
Educational and
Anacostia-
Columbia
Regional
Bol ing
Network
Emergency Medical
City of Sierra
Fort Huachuca
Arizona
$1,438,000
$1,438,000
100.0%
Services
Vista
Reconstruction of
City of
Marine Corps
North
$5,000,000
$1,000,000
20.0%
the Jack Amyette
Jacksonvil e
Base Camp
Carolina
Recreation Center
Lejeune
STEM Complex
Abilene
Dyess Air
Texas
$1,925,214
$962,607
50.0%
Independent
Force Base
School District
Air Power Park
City of Hampton
Joint Base
Virginia
$1,844,017
$707,009
38.3%
Tidal Flooding
Langley-Eustis
Early Childhood
Waynesvil e R-VI
Fort Leonard
Missouri
$1,354,475
$677,238
50.0%
Center
School District
Wood
Silver Valley USD
Silver Valley
Fort Irwin
California
$521,695
$521,695
100.0%
Sports Complex
Unified School
National
District
Training
Center
Facility Upgrades
Mountain Home
Mountain
Idaho
$426,500
$426,500
100.0%
School District
Home Air
Force Base
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Infrastructure
Commonwealth
Joint Region
Northern
$335,000
$335,000
100.0%
Upgrades
Bureau of
Marianas
Mariana
Military Affairs
Islands
Fitness Challenge
County of Prince
Marine Corps
Virginia
$500,000
$250,000
50.0%
Course
Wil iam
Base Quantico
TOTAL DCIP FUNDS TO BE OBLIGATED:
$49,764,937
Source: DOD Office of Economic Adjustment.
Author Information
G. James Herrera
Analyst in U.S. Defense Readiness and Infrastructure
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