HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0002) IR 21-10682 - Application.Defense Economic Assist.Adjustment Grant.Navala Air StationINFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
No. 21-10682
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council October 12, 2021
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eSUBJECT: APPLICATION FOR DEFENSE ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
fe'?ADJUSTMENT GRANT FOR THE NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT
RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH
The Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (NASJRB) is proposing to consolidate its
Fleet and Family Support Center and Navy College Program offices to better serve Fort Worth
area military families, residents, and veterans. NASJRB has identified a 17,000 square foot
vacant structure on base to renovate for the combined services at an estimated cost of $5.9
million. NASJRB has asked the City of Fort Worth to apply for a Defense Economic Assistance
Adjustment Grant (DEAAG) through the Office of the Governor, Texas Military Preparedness
Commission, and to provide $1.2 million in local matching funds.
The City submitted a similar application in 2020 in partnership with NASJRB but did not receive
grant funding. The 2021 application decreases the total project cost from $7.4 million to $5.9
million, decreases the grant request from $5.0 million to $1.7 million, and increases the
Department of Defense match from $1.2 million to $3.0 million. The City's local match amount
remains the same.
The October 19 City Council agenda will contain a resolution authorizing the grant application and
the City's matching funds of $1.2 million. If the grant is awarded, staff anticipates the funding will
be needed in late FY2022 and the source will be the General Fund.
For any questions on this information, please contact Dana Burghdoff, Assistant City Manager, at
817-392-8018.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER
FORT WORTH, TEXAS