弗吉尼亚州 Hampton Roads 获1,650万美元联邦基建拨款：军事社区污水与步道项目受益
弗吉尼亚州州长 Abigail Spanberger 10月19日宣布，该州 Hampton Roads 地区的军事社区获得总额1,650万美元的联邦「国防社区基础设施计划」（DCIP）拨款，用于营区外基础设施项目。其中最大一笔约1,310万美元拨给 Hampton Roads Sanitation District，与 Norfolk 海军基地合作开展污水改造项目；Portsmouth 市获约300万美元，升级与 Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads 相关的污水基础设施；York County 获约31.3万美元，与 Joint Base Langley-Eustis 合作建设行人过街设施。
国防社区基础设施计划（DCIP）专门资助军事基地周边社区项目，以保障基地战备、任务执行与军人家庭生活质量。弗吉尼亚州政府通过「弗吉尼亚军事社区基础设施补助计划」协助地方政府竞争联邦资金，并可分担最高一半的地方配套款；加上州与地方配套投入，这批项目总投资估计约2,350万美元。
州长 Abigail Spanberger 表示，可靠的基础设施对军事社区的生活质量至关重要。州退伍军人与国防事务部长 Timothy P. Williams 说，这些投资显示地方系统与基地任务之间联系紧密，各方共同聚焦军事社区的需求。Hampton Roads 是美国东海岸军事设施最集中的地区之一，Norfolk 海军基地等大型驻地均坐落于此。（GSM 据弗吉尼亚州州长办公室发布、All Virginia News 报道）
Hampton Roads, Virginia, Receives $16.5 Million in Federal Infrastructure Grants for Military Communities
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger on October 19 announced $16.5 million in federal Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) grants for military communities in the Hampton Roads region, funding off-base infrastructure projects. The largest share, about $13.1 million, goes to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District for a sewer improvement project in partnership with Naval Station Norfolk; the City of Portsmouth is set to receive about $3 million to upgrade wastewater infrastructure tied to Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads; and York County is set to receive about $313,000 for a pedestrian crosswalk project developed with Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
DCIP funds community projects outside military installations to support installation readiness, mission assurance, and quality of life for service members and their families. Virginia helps localities compete for the money through the Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program, which can share up to half of the required federal match; with state and local matching dollars, officials estimate the package will support about $23.5 million in total infrastructure work.
Spanberger said reliable infrastructure is essential to the quality of life of military communities. Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs Timothy P. Williams said the investments demonstrate how closely local systems and base missions are linked. Hampton Roads is one of the densest concentrations of Navy and joint force activity in the country, home to installations including Naval Station Norfolk. (GSM, based on the Virginia Governor's Office announcement via All Virginia News)
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