FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program
- Posted
- April 17, 2026
- Closed
- June 25, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $20,000,000
- Award floor
- $250,000
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 12.027
- Archives
- July 25, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.027 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $77.4M
- FY2026 obligated
- $0
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 11
Top recipients: County of Kitsap, Golden Valley Electric Association Inc, North Slope Borough, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, North County Fire Protection District
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
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.
Who can apply
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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.
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