Community Noise Mitigation Program

July 25, 2024 – The Community Noise Mitigation Program Notice of Funding Opportunity is now live. Click here for the full opportunity on grants.gov. Completed proposals must be submitted through grants.gov by 8 p.m. EDT/ 5 p.m. PDT on October 22, 2024.

The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation will host an informational webinar from 3-5 p.m. EDT on on September 10, 2024, to review the goals and objectives of the Notice of Funding Opportunity and answer questions from interested respondents. 

Resources:

• Notice of Funding Opportunity – Use this link to review the notice and submit proposals.
• Frequently Asked Questions – Use this link to review responses to questions on the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
• Cover Page – Use this link to access a template to enter the cover page information requested in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
• National Environmental Policy Act – Use this document to access a template to describe preliminary environmental compliance and National Environmental Policy Act information.
• Click here to view the recording for the August 14th webinar.

For information on SAM and grants.gov registration, please see the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Grantee Guide and the CNMP grants.gov Proposal Instructions.

The Community Noise Mitigation Program is authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Section 8120, P.L. 117-103). 

This competitive program is designed to assist State and local governments and Indian Tribes impacted by military fixed-wing aviation noise through the installation of noise mitigating insulation at covered facilities, including the installation of air conditioning.

For updates about the program, sign up here.

Entities eligible to receive a grant include States and local governments and Indian Tribes.  

Projects are eligible for funding under the Community Noise Mitigation Program if they meet the following criteria:

• are a “covered” facility, which includes hospitals, daycare facilities, schools, facilities serving senior citizens, and private residences;
• are impacted by military fixed-wing aviation noise, meaning they are:
  • located within one (1) mile of a military installation or another location at which military aircraft are stationed or within a day-night average sound level of 65 decibels or greater of a military installation (Note. In these scenarios, the day-night average sound level is the only acceptable metric to demonstrate this criterion); or
  • are located in an area impacted by military aviation noise within one (1) mile of a military installation or another location at which military aircraft are stationed or within a day-night average sound level of 65 decibels or greater (Note. In these scenarios, the day-night average sound level is the only acceptable metric to demonstrate this criterion);
• demonstrate military fixed-wing aviation noise impacts 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 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 150:
  • for Department of Defense locations, have a current Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ) study or noise contours from a National Environmental Policy Act document.  Department of Defense Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Studies older than five (5) years require validation (in writing) by the military installation commander that they are representative of current operations;
  • for civil airport locations with a military use or tenant, including guard and reserve installations, have a current Noise Exposure Map (NEM) or noise contours from a National Environmental Policy Act document. Airport Noise Exposure Maps older than five (5) years require validation (in writing) by the airport sponsor that they are representative of current operations;
• are located where work has not yet commenced, unless the Grantee intends to use Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation funding to meet the non-Federal local match requirement to obtain a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration under the Airport Improvement Program; and,
• are construction ready.

The relevant Assistance Listing number is:

• 12.029 Community Noise Mitigation Program

For updates about the program, sign up here. 

Department of Defense Noise Resources

• Community and Environmental Noise: A guide for Military Installations and Communities
• Department of Defense Instruction 4165.57: Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ)

Federal Aviation Administration

• Airport Improvement Program
• Airport Improvement Program Handbook
• Advisory Circular 150/5000-9B – Guidelines for Sound Insulation of Structures Exposed to Aircraft Noise
• Advisory Circular 150/5100-17 – Land Acquisition and Relocation Assistance for Airport Improvement Program Assisted Projects

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

• The Noise Guidebook