Ten Communities Get DCIP Awards

September 25, 2025

The DOD Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation announced 10 projects to be funded through the Defense Community Infrastructure. A DOD press release describes details of the grants being awarded to:

  • North Slope Borough, Alaska (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
  • Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., Alaska (Eielson Air Force Base)
  • Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., Alaska (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
  • North County Fire Protection District, California (Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach)
  • Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (Submarine Base New London)
  • Port Authority of Guam (Joint Region Marianas)
  • Oklahoma Department of Transportation (McAlester Army Ammunitions Plant)
  • City of Chesapeake, Virginia (Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads)
  • Kitsap County Public Works, Washington (Naval Base Kitsap)
  • City of Everett, Washington (Naval Station Everett)

Next Month: O’Brien’s Update on DCIP and OLDCC

OLDCC Director Patrick O’Brien will lead a general session town hall at ADC’s upcoming Installation Innovation Forum. O’Brien will talk about the next cycle of the DCIP application process and other ways his office partners with defense communities.

Register now for Installation Innovation Forum.

September 25, 2025

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