Community Noise Mitigation Program

Assist state and local governments with addressing military fixed-wing aviation noise at covered facilities. Covered facilities are hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences. Projects must be l

The Community Noise Mitigation Program is a competitive grant program that assists state and local governments with addressing military fixed-wing aviation noise at covered facilities. Covered facilities are hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences that are not located on a military installation. Projects must be located in communities impacted by fixed-wing military aviation noise for the purpose of mitigating noise at covered facilities that are located within one mile of a military installation or within an area experiencing a day-night average sound level of 65 or greater due to military operations at another location at which military aircraft are stationed, as determined by the Department of Defense or Federal Aviation Administration noise modeling programs. Projects must be construction-ready.

State or local governments may apply for the assistance to mitigate noise in covered facilities impacted by fixed-wing military aviation noise. Covered facilities must be located either within one (1) mile of a military installation or civil airport boundary, or within an area experiencing a 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 CFR Part 150.

Eligible costs include only supplies and labor directly associated with installing noise mitigating insulation and installation of air conditioning that complements noise mitigating insulation at covered facilities, such as the costs directly associated with project administration, inspection, construction, utilities, and contingency costs required to execute the project, as well as costs to perform post-construction acoustical testing to validate the project has met its interior noise level goals.

Project costs must have been incurred after December 27, 2020. Funding must be expended no later than five (5) years from the date of grant award.

Preapplication coordination is required. An environmental impact assessment is required for this listing. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. An applicant is notified of funding availability through letter, electronic mail, or a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and how to apply for the funding through this notification. Funding may be subject to the National Environmental Policy Act, and an environmental impact assessment and/or an environmental impact statement may be required.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-103) requires grants to be made to communities impacted by military aviation noise for the purpose of installing noise mitigating insulation at covered facilities. The term "covered facilities" means hospitals, daycares, schools, facilities serving senior citizens and private residences that are located within one mile or a day-night average sound level of 65 decibels or greater of a military installation or another location at which military aircraft are station or located at, as determined by the Department of Defense or Federal Aviation Administration noise modeling programs.

After initial selection through a competitive proposal process, selected grantees will be invited to submit an application. Applications are reviewed by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation staff, and the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation may consult with other Federal agencies as necessary. Any issues or concerns raised by the application may be negotiated with the applicant prior to the application being accepted as final by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. Awards by the Director, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, will be made on the basis of an approved final application.

To the extent practicable, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will inform an applicant of approval within seven business days of the receipt of a final, completed application for planning assistance, and within thirty business days of the receipt of a final, completed application for assistance to carry out community adjustments or economic diversification programs. The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will promptly inform an applicant of the rejection of any application once OLDCC's completes its due diligence.