OLDCC Program Addresses Military-Connected Public School Needs

Affiliation: DoD, Joint

Location: Multiple installations

Partners: OLDCC; local education agencies; military installations

What They Did: Provides federal funding for construction, renovation, repair, or expansion of qualifying public schools on military installations to address identified condition and capacity deficiencies.

Key Results: Provides federal capital funding for qualifying public schools with documented facility-condition or capacity deficiencies, allowing communities to address major school infrastructure needs serving military-connected students.

Replication Takeaway: Document school facility-condition or capacity deficiencies, coordinate with the installation and school district, and pursue federal PSMI funding while maintaining local responsibility for school operations.