Additional Information
Federal Agencies
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Coordinated Federal Resources Helping Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) Communities
Communities rely on a number of Federal agencies to help them through the closure, clean-up, disposal, and redevelopment of property made available for civilian use through BRAC activity. As manager of the Economic Adjustment Committee, OEA coordinates Federal interagency and
intergovernmental assistance to help communities respond to economic impacts caused by significant Defense program changes, including BRAC. The EAC is comprised of Federal Departments and Agencies, including those with specific programs for technical and financial assistance to assist communities, businesses, and/or workers adversely impacted by BRAC. Its authority is established by Executive Order 12788, which was last amended and signed May 12, 2005.
Through September 30, 2004, the federal agencies most frequently involved in assisting communities reported they had collectively provided about $1.9 billion in assistance in response to the previous rounds (1988, 1991, 1993,
and 1995) of BRAC. This assistance supported activities ranging from worker placement assistance, base reuse planning and property acquisition, to site improvements, demolition, and other hard construction activity. The leading sources of assistance and their contributions include:
- $223 million provided by the Department of Labor (DoL) to help communities retrain dislocated workers.
- $611 million provided by the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administrations (EDA) to assist communities with infrastructure improvements and other site activites.
- $760 million provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assist with converting former military airfields to civilian use.
- $280 million provided by DoD’s Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) to help communities to plan and carry out adjustment strategies, including base reuse.
Interagency coordination has also facilitated the civilian reuse of former military installations to benefit the public through Federal agency-sponsored public benefit conveyances. For more information see 'Federal Sponsoring Agencies and Public Benefit Conveyances'.
To learn about programs offered by these and other Federal agencies, see 'Coordinated Federal Assistance for BRAC Communities'. Please note: while OEA attempts to provide
current information, these programs and their availability are subject to change without notice. Please contact the appropriate agency for the most up-to-date information on current programs.
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