Get Up To $75M for Noise Mitigation Projects!
Posted: August 14, 2023
Summary
Local governments and communities near active-duty or guard/reserve military installations can apply for funding to install sound insulation. This program aims to reduce noise pollution from military operations and offers up to $75 million in grants.
Eligibility
Full Description
This Notice identifies the draft criteria established for the selection of noise mitigation project(s) under the Community Noise Mitigation Program which is intended to facilitate the installation of sound insulation in covered facilities. Through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-103), $75 million in funding is available with $56,250,000 allocated for funding at or near active-duty military installations and $18,750,000 allocated for funding at or near guard or reserve installations, of which $5 million shall be for funding to communities for which a nearby military installation has transitioned to a new type or model of aircraft after January 1, 2019.
The recipient has five (5) years from the date of award to expend these funds. The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation must obligate these funds through a counter-signed grant agreement no later than TBD.