FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program
The FY 2026 Defense Community Infrastructure Program offers $230M in grants ($250K–$20M each) for projects supporting military readiness, mission assurance, and military family quality of life, with funds expiring 9/30/2026.
Funder: Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
Due Dates: June 25, 2026: Proposal submission deadline (5:00 p.m. PDT)
Funding Amounts: $250,000–$20,000,000 per award; $230 million total available for FY26; project period up to 5 years.
Summary: Supports state, local, and not-for-profit utilities in constructing or renovating community infrastructure that benefits military installations.
Key Information: 30% local cost share required unless project is in a rural area or meets national security exception.
Description
This program funds the construction or renovation of community infrastructure that directly supports military installations, such as transportation projects, schools, hospitals, emergency response facilities, utilities (water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric, and natural gas), and demolition projects. The facility or project must be owned by a state or local government or a not-for-profit, member-owned utility. Projects must address deficiencies in infrastructure that impact military readiness, mission assurance, military family quality of life, installation resilience, or ROTC cadet training at covered educational institutions. The program is highly competitive and emphasizes projects that can be completed within five years and have strong support from the benefiting military installation.
