Fort A.P. Hill Army Compatible Use Buffer Program | MICC FSH 19 0001

Opportunity Information: Apply for MICC FSH 19 0001

The Fort A.P. Hill Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) Program funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number MICC FSH 19 0001) is a partnering initiative run through the Mission and Installation Command at Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston. It is structured as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 12.610 and is designed to help Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia reduce land-use conflicts around the installation by conserving nearby private lands in ways that support long-term military readiness and environmental stewardship.

Under this opportunity, selected partner organizations are expected to work closely with Fort A.P. Hill encroachment planners and natural resource managers to identify priority parcels and then negotiate with willing landowners to acquire permanent real property interests. These interests can take the form of conservation easements or fee simple acquisition (full ownership), but in either case the intent is perpetual protection. The emphasis on willing sellers and negotiated transactions reflects the program's collaborative conservation model, where the partner helps secure compatible land uses near the installation rather than relying on regulatory restrictions.

The broader long-term vision described in the notice is the protection of roughly 23,000 additional acres of privately owned land through easements and/or acquisitions. This specific partnering opportunity represents a major portion of that goal, aiming to protect approximately 15,500 acres over a ten-year period. The targeted lands fall within three designated ACUB Priority Areas around Fort A.P. Hill, spanning multiple counties in Virginia: Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford. By focusing on defined priority areas, the program signals that proposed projects should be geographically tied to those zones and should directly support buffering the installation from incompatible development or other encroachment pressures.

Eligibility is fairly broad and includes state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), excluding institutions of higher education). This mix of eligible applicants is consistent with ACUB partnerships nationally, where land trusts, conservation nonprofits, and state or local agencies often serve as the on-the-ground entities that can hold easements, manage acquisitions, and maintain relationships with landowners while coordinating with Army stakeholders.

From a funding standpoint, the notice lists an award ceiling of up to $50,000,000 and anticipates making two awards. The original closing date for the opportunity was April 16, 2019, and it was created on February 8, 2019. Overall, the grant is best understood as a large-scale, multi-year land conservation and acquisition partnership intended to preserve compatible land uses near Fort A.P. Hill, protect training and operational capabilities from encroachment, and maintain the surrounding landscape in ways that align with both military and natural resource objectives.

• The Mission and Install. Cmd. JBSA Ft. Sam Houston in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fort A.P. Hill Army Compatible Use Buffer Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.610.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2019-02-08.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-04-16. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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