OpportunityTitle: DRAFT Community Noise Mitigation Program
CategoryExplanation: This Notice of Funding Opportunity Forecast is seeking comments on an opportunity for state and local governments to obtain funding under the competitive Community Noise Mitigation Program through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation to install noise mitigation insulation at covered facilities. This Notice includes proposal requirements, the deadline for submitting proposals, and the criteria that will be used to select proposal respondents to apply for a grant under this program. To the extent practical and as appropriate, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation developed the selection criteria and other information to be consistent with the Federal Aviation Administration&#8217;s financial assistance policies and guidance associated with noise mitigation projects. Because this is a new program, this Notice requests public comments (as a &#8220;Forecast&#8221;) on the proposed requirements and selection criteria, as provided in Section E., paragraph 1. of this Notice. Comments received will be used to develop a Final Notice of Funding Opportunity. The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will consider any comments submitted by October 13, 2023 based on a 60-day Forecast comment period then convert this Forecast to a Final Notice of Funding Opportunity. Comments should be submitted using the form located at the following link: https://forms.office.com/g/FRUr0UuxFg    The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation may award grants under this Notice to state and local governments for the purpose of reducing the impact of fixed wing military aviation noise on &#8220;covered&#8221; facilities. Covered facilities include hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences. Covered facilities that are considered potentially eligible are located either within one (1) mile of a military installation boundary or within an area experiencing day-night average sound level of 65 decibels or greater due to military fixed-wing aviation noise, based on documentation and analyses prepared in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction 4165.57, Air Installation Compatible Use Zones, the National Environmental Policy Act, or Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 150 (see resources at https://oldcc.gov/our-programs/community-noise-mitigation). Eligible entities may either obtain funding assistance under the Community Noise Mitigation Program or serve as a pass-through entity.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation may award grants under this Notice to entities of state or local government. &#8220;State&#8221; and &#8220;local government&#8221; 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.
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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: https://forms.office.com/g/FRUr0UuxFg