I dream of such investments in communities of our weapons' production facilities, principally those fabricating Frigates! Defense first for peace and prosperity's potential for our progency, our Posterity!
Metaphorically, of our Navy's forest (the industrial base of the business and government 'ecosystem' like network if organizations and institutions), the micro-level roots need nourishment. Investments done well would nourish the health of each tree (component of the forest) and by their connectedness under/on/above the ground as a self/whole sustaining system, would nourish the meso-level forest.
We must go deeper in stabilizing the foundations of our defense system, its industrial base (forest), which is the people (trees) where they live, at the neighborhood level of communities.
A National Center for Industrial Base Community Development & Prosperity could serve as the knowlege, planning, execution guiding, and evaluation hub for a consortium of partners assembled structurally to function rationally as a Systemic Coordination Inter-Organizational Network (SCION) for faster decision making, learning, improving, and innovation, securing community health for higher productivity.
Such a body would enable and ensure the best value of investments is achieved with community-creating/strengthening/sustaining civic-infrastructure we need to undergird the Navy's necessary critical-infrastructure: (civil engineering [electric, water, sewer, utilities, communications and transportation systems] and architecture [housing, quality of life supportive facilities] and good [sustainable/walkable/human scaled] city/urban design).
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Today, the United States Department of Defense awarded fourteen Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) grants from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, totaling approximately $100 million. DCIP is a competitive program for states, territories, and communities to undertake infrastructure enhancements to support military value, the training of cadets at independent "covered educational institutions," installation resiliency, and/or family quality of life that benefits their local installations. #infrastructure #defense #qualityoflife #grantannouncement
On August 1, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment Brendan Owens instructed the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation to invite grant applications for fourteen projects based on a competitive ranking of all proposed projects in response to a March 28 DCIP Notice of Funding Opportunity.
These awards derive from Fiscal Year 2024 appropriated funding and leverage an additional $31.5 million in non-federal funding, for a total investment of $131.1 million.
"The Defense Community Infrastructure Program continues to be a significant tool for the Department to enhance the critical relationship between installations and their respective communities," said Dr. William A. LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. "This year's program demonstrates how communities can come together with their military partners to address critical infrastructure needs that will enhance both the military mission and community resilience. The Department looks forward to seeing these projects come to fruition." Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment
The following entities were selected for awards:
Western Municipal Water District, Riverside County
FALLBROOK PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
Colorado Springs Utilities
City of Colorado Springs
City of Atlantic Beach, Fla.
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority
City of Moline
Central Louisiana Regional Port
Grand Forks County, North Dakota
Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
City of Copperas Cove
El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board
City of Bremerton
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Department of Defense Approves $100 Million in Grants Under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program
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Except everyone will request to live in the nice Whidbey Island (did an AT there), but they will get NAS Oceana or NAS North Island.