Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment (DOD WHS OEA) awarded $993,739 to the City of Altus, Oklahoma (operating as Altus Power) on May 1, 2026, under the Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Responding to Threats to the Resilience of a Military Installation program (CFDA 12.003). The award, with an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2027, supports planning, assessment, and implementation activities designed to identify and mitigate threats to Altus Air Force Base's operational readiness and mission capability. Based on the program's typical scope, the funded project likely encompasses infrastructure feasibility studies, vulnerability assessments, resilience reviews, and the design or implementation of critical systems addressing environmental threats, climate impacts, or other disruptions that could compromise the installation's capabilities.

The City of Altus, as a local government entity with established experience supporting military installations, will leverage this funding to enhance collaboration between Altus Air Force Base and surrounding community infrastructure. Work under this grant aligns with the program's focus on addressing gaps in critical infrastructure systems—such as water, wastewater, energy resilience, and transportation corridors—and compatibility planning between military and civilian land use patterns. This project exemplifies the program's statutory mandate to enable communities to work with nearby installations to plan and design critical infrastructure and address off-post threats to local military missions.