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State DCCA manager urges timeline changes to unlock federal DCIP grants for local base-compatibility projects
Summary
A state program manager told lawmakers that Washington's Defense Community Compatibility Account is funding base-compatibility projects but that a state requirement that nonstate funding be secured before awards disadvantages applicants seeking federal DCIP construction grants.
The Department of Commerce briefed legislators on Thursday about the Defense Community Compatibility Account (DCCA), a state program that ranks and funds local projects that reduce incompatibility with military installations and that is intended to help communities leverage federal Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) grants.
"To put it simply, some project applicants are placed at a disadvantage due to the rigidity of the state wanting to be the last dollar in," Mike Cahill, DCCA program manager at the Washington State Department of Commerce, said. He told the Joint Committee on Veterans' & Military Affairs that the DCCA requires projects to…
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