At a glance
Possible toolIND-54 · Other statutory tools
Authority holder: Secretary of Defense; OLDCC executes
Other statutory tools
Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.
Availability and verificationConditional legal pathway; current funding, required determinations, and actual delegation not certified.
Program process and intake
Checked 2026-10-04 · program documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.
FY 2026 DCIP has completed its reported award round: 26 grants totaling about $230 million. Eligibility, ownership and commander-support requirements are concrete and program-specific.
Defense Community Infrastructure Program
- Who this route serves
- State/local governments and not-for-profit member-owned utilities; ineligible partners only through compliant arrangements
- Administering office / routing lead
- OLDCC grants officials and program review panel under installations/environment leadership
Direct implementationOLDCC expressly identifies DCIP as 10 USC 2391(d), while its FY 2026 FAQs discuss PL 119-60 allocation changes.
What this evidence label means FY 2026 awards reportedOLDCC says 26 grants were awarded September 22, 2026 after the April 17 NOFO competition.
Status reference date: 2026-09-22 · research checked 2026-10-04
OLDCC Defense Community Infrastructure Program · Eligibility and Requirements; FY 2026 program; September 22 awardsofficial program/award register · Evidence record Program eligibility
Steps and preparation
Funding, limits and authority relationship
DCIP official program, awards and guidance →
program/status route: FY 2026 award round reported complete; no next-round open deadline was verified.
Source access and verification notes
- 10 U.S.C. § 2391(d)-(f) · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 2391(d)-(f)statute · Evidence record
Legal record read from current corpus; historical fallback and currentness qualifications retained.
- OLDCC Defense Community Infrastructure Program · Eligibility and Requirements; FY 2026 program; September 22 awardsofficial program/award register · Evidence record
Current indexed page reviewed; direct fetch returned502; older paginated cache still lacks2026results. Automated direct retrieval did not complete on October 4, 2026. This access check does not establish current legal effect or invalidate independently reviewed indexed evidence; see the cited location and this dossier’s access qualifications.
- FY 2026 DCIP NOFO Frequently Asked Questions, May 15version · Questions2–4 on ownership/location;49–54 on costs, statutory allocation and submissionsofficial funding-opportunity guidance · published 2026-05-15 · Evidence record
Automated direct retrieval did not complete on October 4, 2026. This access check does not establish current legal effect or invalidate independently reviewed indexed evidence; see the cited location and this dossier’s access qualifications.
- FY 2026 DCIP NOFO webinar slides · Slide14, project scoring and commander support; construction readiness factorsofficial funding-opportunity briefing · Evidence record
Automated direct retrieval did not complete on October 4, 2026. This access check does not establish current legal effect or invalidate independently reviewed indexed evidence; see the cited location and this dossier’s access qualifications.
Research scope and sources checked
Compared current main program page with stale paginated cache; read FY2026FAQs and scoring briefing; distinguished awarded totals and statutory authority from presently open intake.
What remains unverified
- No FY2027NOFO, new submission window or executed agreement for each announced award independently checked; older paginated programme cache omits2026results and must not override the current main page.
A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →
Funding conditions
- Program appropriations; may remain available until expended where appropriated accordingly; appropriations allocation and grant competition still required.
Read the funding and execution guide
Who contributes what
Need & planning
- Installation and affected community
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
Resources
- OLDCC program appropriations and authorized nonfederal share
Execution
- OLDCC grants officials and State/local grantees
Partners & review
- State and local governments
- Eligible nonprofit member-owned utilities
- Commerce / other grant agencies where relevant
Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.
Coordination pathwayRequirement sponsor → named planning office → resource owner and counsel → statutory approving official → authorized executing/contracting office.
Actor and execution-role sources
What this research establishes
Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedProgram appropriations; may remain available until expended where appropriated accordingly; appropriations allocation and grant competition still required. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument. Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent. EngagementProcess sourcedFY 2026 DCIP has completed its reported award round: 26 grants totaling about $230 million. Eligibility, ownership and commander-support requirements are concrete and program-specific. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status. Confidence: High on statutory permission; execution roles are organizational routing, not verified individual delegations.
Currentness: 2024 official U.S. Code operative text read; relevant amendments in Pub. L. 119-60 (Dec. 18, 2025), 119-21 and 119-103 examined. Rolling OLRC source consulted where retrievable; transaction-specific later-law and delegation confirmation remains necessary.
Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.