DRAFT Community Noise Mitigation Program

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.

The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation may award grants under this Notice to entities of state or local government. “State” and “local government” are defined in 2 C.F.R. Part 200.1. 2 C.F.R. Part 200.331-.333 also prescribes how eligible entities (state and local governments) that receive funding under the Community Noise Mitigation Program may act as pass-through entities.

Scott Spencer

Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation

2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 520

Arlington, VA 22202–3711

(703) 697–2133 or Cell: (571) 344-0104