Hello poohbah21-ga,
This was an interesting research project that provided lots of
resources but no clear-cut information on how you should proceed. The
legislation covering base closings is very complex and economic
development organizations at all levels (federal, state, local) are
involved in accessing grants and funding that comes from a myriad of
programs. My research shows that there are consulting organizations
that help communities make sense of the complexities of the regulatory
and funding quagmire.
I couldn’t find much that relates to your specific question of finding
funding for hangars. It seems that it makes more sense to reframe the
question to ask what are the sources of funding for infrastructure or
community development and show that developing commercial property
(including hangars) in a community near an airport makes you eligible
for particular funding sources.
I’ve collected a wide variety of resources to help you figure out the
complexities of economic development funding as it relates to base
closings. I’ve been able to find some of the organizations and
associations you thought might be useful for your explorations. I’ve
also collected many government websites that have a role.
I think I’ve covered all aspects of your question but please don’t
hesitate to ask for clarification if anything I’ve provided is
confusing.
Good luck with finding the funding so that you can move forward with
your project.
~ czh ~
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATIONS – FEDERAL AND STATES
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http://12.39.209.165/xp/EDAPublic/Home/EDAHomePage.xml
US Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration
http://12.39.209.165/xp/EDAPublic/Research/DefenseConversion.xml
Defense Conversion
Military base closures have impacted hundreds of communities around
the country. These communities face a long, complex process of
closure, reuse planning, implementation, and environmental cleanup.
Since 1988, there have been four successive bipartisan Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Commissions (BRAC) that recommended the
closure of 352 major and minor military bases and installations and
the realignment in operations and functions of 145 others.
***** This site offers a large collection of links covering Federal
government departments and agencies involved with base closures as
well as other non-government sites.
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http://www.hcd.ca.gov/ca/cdbg/FundCritEconDev.html
California -- Business, Transportation & Housing Agency
Housing and Community Development
Funding Criteria—Economic Development
Community Development Block Grant Program
During the 1992 funding year, under the California Community Economic
Enterprise Fund activity, the Department released a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for $1,000,000 of 1992 Economic Development
Allocation CDBG funds limited to jurisdictions which are adversely
affected by announced military base closures or reductions. Pursuant
to Section 7062.1 (d) of Title 25, California Code of regulations (as
amended by Emergency Regulations adopted September 1992) eligible
applicants must propose using CDBG funds to obtain federal funds to
mitigate the economic effects of the base closure through local
revolving loan programs to provide loans to businesses. No funds were
set aside for base closure affected communities in 1993 or 1994. For
1996/97 and 1997/98, assistance for base closure activities will be
based on availability of other federal sources available to mitigate
effects of base closures.
***** This site gives you a sample of the types of assistance that
might be available under your state’s Community Development Block
Grant Programs.
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http://www.tded.state.tx.us/defense/defgrant/odassit.htm
Texas Economic Development
Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Program
The Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Program has been
established to assist adversely impacted defense-dependent communities
in responding to or recovering from defense closures or realignments
of defense installations, or reductions or termination of defense
contracts. State grants are available to local municipalities,
counties or regional planning commissions representing these
communities*. Funding is available to these local governmental
entities to meet matching requirements for federal funding or for
purchase of Department of Defense property, new construction,
rehabilitation of facilities or infrastructure, or purchase of capital
equipment or insurance.
***** This site gives you an example of the kinds of programs offered
by states that are impacted by base closures. In addition to Federal
programs, states have enacted various laws, regulations, programs.
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http://www.stcrpdb.dst.ny.us/funding/EDA.cfm
New York -- Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development
Board (STC)
Request for Proposals
Economic Development Administration
Eligible Applicants. Units of local government, Community
Development Corporations, and Industrial Development Agencies may
apply for EDA grants.
***** This is a New York State website that provides base closure
development grants.
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BASE CLOSINGS -- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
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http://www.englandairpark.org/press_releases/wall_street.htm
Peace in the Bayous
Closing Military Base Doesn't Sound Taps For Alexandria, LA
The City Fought the Pullout, But Also Wooed Tenants For Air Force's
Property
A Survival Guide for Others
by DANIEL PEARL
Staff Reporter of the Wall Street Journal
***** This is a long article that discusses the issues confronted by
communities when a base closes.
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http://www.acq.osd.mil/installation/reinvest/guide2.html
http://emissary.acq.osd.mil/oea/eadshome.nsf/0125bc21e3f3e04385256bca0003d59e/8eb6a58a24bab78a85256bdb006ace41/$FILE/CommunityGuide.pdf
Community Guide to Base Reuse
Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment
***** These are two versions of this 61-page document. It looks like a
good starting point for finding resources for economic development
planning and implementation.
http://www.acq.osd.mil/installation/reinvest/toc.html
http://www.acq.osd.mil/installation/reinvest/sect_1.html#high
Table of Contents and Highlights
This Section describes the roles of community leaders, State leaders,
Federal officials, and other resources. The role of community
leaders--where economic adjustment efforts begin and end--is described
in terms of the three components of economic adjustment: the
community, local businesses, and workers. The roles of State and
Federal officials are briefly summarized. A detailed listing of the
various resources available to your community can be found in the
Appendix.
Economic Adjustment Focus
Attempts to respond to a base closure are typically focused on three
areas: The Community, Local Businesses, and Workers. They are
interrelated and are commonly addressed concurrently in an adjustment
program. Community leaders have specific roles and responsibilities to
each of these interests, which are addressed below.
Local Businesses
There are many supportive steps a local official can take to provide
assistance to affected businesses:
Know your economic development tool kit, particularly any business
development tools and resources that may be of assistance, including
access to Federal and State resources. Many such resources are listed
in Sections 1 and 2 of the Appendix.
http://www.acq.osd.mil/installation/reinvest/append1.html
This Appendix includes addresses and phone numbers for several
resources on base reuse. In the event you have difficulty reaching any
resources due to an address or phone number change, please call the
Office of Economic Adjustment at (703) 604-6020 for further
assistance.
VI. SITE IMPROVEMENTS / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / PROJECT
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
***** This document is a good starting point for official guidance on
getting help on business development projects related to base
closings.
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http://www.defenselink.mil/brac/
Office of the Secretary of Defense -- Base Realignment and Closure
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http://www.webcom.com/ncecd/baseclosures.html
National Commission for Economic Conversion & Disarmament
Base Closures and Conversion
Beginning in 1988, the Pentagon began to downsize its far flung
military base structure with the first round of base closures in
response to wind down of the Cold War. With the end of the Cold War,
the process accelerated as Congress mandated a formal base closure
process which was suppose to insulate the decision-makers from
political influences by establishing an impartial commission that
would made recommendations to the President. This process guided the
decision-making for the three rounds of base closures in the 1990s,
culminating in the last round in 1995.
***** This report gives some explicit suggestions for obtaining Base
Closure Conversion-Related Funding.
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http://www.nlc.org/nlc_org/site/files/reports/pi0902.pdf
National League of Cities
What Federal Government resources are available to your city for
economic development.
***** This is a 4-page newsletter listing dozens of sources of funding
for cities. This may give you some ideas of how to approach your city
for accessing funds under various eligibility criteria.
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http://12.39.209.165/ImageCache/EDAPublic/documents/pdfdocs/1g3_5f17_5fcapresources_2epdf/v1/1g3_5f17_5fcapresources.pdf
Expanding Capital Resources for Economic Development: An RLF
Demonstration
***** This is an 89-page paper addresses the practice of using
Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) in economic development funding.
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http://www.woodstockinst.org/aboutus.html
Primary Activities
Policy Analysis
Policy work focusing on community reinvestment and fair lending,
community and economic development, housing and business development,
and social service and government programs.
Community Economic and Credit Needs Analysis
Comprehensive assessments of banking and community reinvestment needs,
including credit flow, housing and business development patterns,
financial institutions' products and services, and the need for
targeted or government-enhanced products.
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http://www.iedconline.org/hotlinks/edfinance.html
International Economic Development Council
Economic Development Reference Guide
Economic Development Finance
Financial capital is a necessary input into economic development.
Economic development finance meets the capital needs of businesses
that are not addressed by traditional lending and investment
institutions.
***** This site gives an overview of financing issues in economic
development and provides a collection of links to funding
organizations and sources.
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http://www.cdfifund.gov/overview/index.asp
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund
The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund was
created to expand the availability of credit, investment capital, and
financial services in distressed urban and rural communities. The Fund
was authorized by the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory
Improvement Act of 1994, as a bipartisan initiative. By stimulating
the creation and expansion of diverse community development financial
institutions (CDFIs) and by providing incentives to traditional banks
and thrifts, the Fund’s investments work toward building private
markets, creating healthy local tax revenues, and empowering
residents. The CDFI Fund provides relatively small infusions of
capital to institutions that serve distressed communities and
low-income individuals. The Fund’s activities leverage private-sector
investments from banks, foundations, and other funding sources. Since
the Fund’s creation, it has made more than $534 million in awards to
community development organizations and financial institutions.
***** If you qualify as a community development organization you may
be eligible for funding by this organization.
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http://www.woodstockinst.org/publist.html#EconomicDevelopment
Woodstock Institute Selected Publications
***** This site offers a variety of publications addressing issues in
economic development. The two reports below may offer insights on
finance approaches that may be appropriate for your situation.
http://www.woodstockinst.org/sbvol1.PDF
Small Business Lending for Economic Development: Volume 1. Strategic
Responses for Urban Communities
Immergluck, Daniel and Bush, Malcolm. 1995. 29pp.(pdf file)
Explains the importance of small business development to modest-income
urban neighborhoods, including discussions of access-to-credit
problems and the role of CRA and economic development finance in these
markets. Provides a framework for developing strategies for addressing
small business financing needs in targeted markets
Small Business Lending for Economic Development: Volume 2. Model Urban
Programs
Immergluck, Daniel and Weinstein, Samantha. 1995. 63pp. (pdf file)
Profiles model small business lending programs around the country that
target modest-income communities. Examples include bank-community
partnerships, specialized bank units, multibank efforts,
government-administered programs, and CDFIs. The report also offers
lessons for effectively reaching underserved markets.
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BASE CLOSURES -- REDEVELOPMENT
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http://www.window.state.tx.us/comptrol/fnotes/fn0007/fn.html
Military base closings open opportunities
From Tanks to Job Banks
Base closures mean the loss of jobs and income to the affected
communities: a tough call for elected officials. To soften the impact
and spread it over a period of years, Congress created the Base
Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) to make recommendations for
a 10-year cycle of military base reorganizations and shutdowns. BRAC
ultimately had an impact on more than 500 military facilities
nationwide.
Texas was hit hard with the closure of five major military bases and
the reorganization of two others. When the closure process is
completed, seven Texas communities--Austin, Beeville, Dallas, Fort
Worth, Lubbock, San Antonio and Texarkana--will have lost almost
45,000 federal jobs, including 24,000 civilian positions.
To offset the economic hits, Texas cities and counties set up local
redevelopment authorities approved by Congress as part of the base
decommissioning process. The result was a collection of strategies for
redevelopment and restoring lost jobs that were as varied as the Texas
weather and terrain.
***** This is a long article that discusses how many Texas
communities copes with base closings.
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http://www.bens.org/pubs_0299.html
Archives
Special Report
February, 1999
Defense Department Jobs in Transition
Some observers claim that the transition of skilled maintenance/repair
jobs may be more difficult. They note that the share of manufacturing
in total employment in the U.S. has fallen from 28 percent in 1970 to
about 15% in 1997.6 However, this decline has not occurred in the
aircraft repair and maintenance sector, which is in many ways a
service industry as opposed to a traditional manufacturing sector. The
maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market in U.S. aviation, now a
$23 billion industry, is expected to grow to $33 billion by 2005.7 Job
opportunities will range from airframe and subsystem manufacturing and
aftermarket repair through the entire gamut of aviation support
activities, such as spares inventory management, distribution, and
material and replacement parts forecasting. Indeed, all of the
industry's players — from established companies like Boeing and Ryder
Systems to newcomers like K-C Aviation, a division of Kimberly-Clark —
are striving to gain market share in the booming MRO sector.
***** This is a long article that addresses the problems and
opportunities in the MRO sector as government jobs are outsourced.
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ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, RESOURCES
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http://www.naid.org/
National Association of Installation Developers
NAID History
http://www.naid.org/resource_top.html
Resource Center
NAID is the leading source of information on base closure, reuse and
issues related to out-sourcing and privatization.
http://www.naid.org/membership_top.html
Membership
From its beginning in 1976 as an informal gathering of community
leaders from former military bases, to becoming the premier
organization for military base economic development, NAID offers all
military base communities a venue to exchange ideas, discuss
experiences and learn new techniques. NAID is the only organization
which brings together local development officials, business networks
and state and federal government officials, serving both economic
developers and military base communities.
***** Some of the resources on this website are available to members
only.
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http://www.naid.org/pub_techpub.html
Publications à NAID InfoSeries à Technical Publications
Over several years, NAID has published nine technical publications on
base reuse. These guides are not fancy, but they offer straightforward
introductory information, explanations and advice on a range of topics
and are written by professionals well known in the field.
***** This section offers a collection of
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http://www.iedconline.org/
International Economic Development Council
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http://www.cfed.org/
Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED)
The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) fosters widely
shared and sustainable economic well-being. CFED promotes
asset-building and economic opportunity strategies, primarily in
low-income and distressed communities, that bring together community
practice, public policy, and private markets in new and effective
ways.
***** Select Publications from the left navigation bar.
Publications
Community Development Financial Institutions (PDF-163K) is a brief
overview of the CDFI field, and is intended for those who want an
introduction to the field. It provides the reader with the basics
about who these institutions are and whom they serve, as well as
summary data. Price: free online.
***** This is a 12-page brochure highlighting the offerings of CDFI
financial institutions which are specialized organizations that
provide financial products and services to people and communities
underserved by traditional financial markets. It sounds
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AIRCRAFT HANGAR RESOURCES
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http://www.aircraft-hangars.com/
John Reid and Sons Ltd
We design, make, ship and erect aircraft hangars of all sizes
including double A380 hangars, double 747 hangars, A380 hangars,
single 747 hangar, wide span or cantilevered and light aircraft
hangars.
http://www.aircraft-hangars.com/large-aircraft-hangars.htm
Large Aircraft Hangars
These are just a few examples of many hangars which we have designed
and made during the last 80 years.
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http://www.wbdg.org/design/index.php?cn=1.1&cx=0
National Institute of Building Sciences
Whole Building Design Guide
Design Guidance – Aviation Hangars
Aircraft hangars are commonly referred to as "glorified garages" for
airplanes. They can vary from simple "shade" structures that protect
all or parts of the aircraft from the elements to complicated
environmentally controlled maintenance facilities in which robots
apply radar absorbing coatings. However, since planes are designed to
fly, it is essential to minimize their maintenance time in the hangar
and maximize their availability to fly.
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http://www.iata.org/soi/aic/index
International Air Transport Association
Airports & Infrastructure Consultancy Services
This department is responsible for (i) influencing airport planning
and development projects worldwide to ensure that airline requirements
are met with respect to appropriateness, efficiency and
cost-effectiveness, (ii) development of air navigation procedures at
airports to improve the safety and reliability of aircraft operations.
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http://www.aviationhangar.com/
The Lincoln Company
Aviation Developers & Consultants
The Lincoln Company works with each client to provide planning, design
and construction services for Business Aviation facilities. we utilize
our understanding of aviation regulations, business aviation design
requirements, and precise construction techniques and tolerances to
provide a sophisticated center for business travel.
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AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING / CONSULTING COMPANIES
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http://www.meadhunt.com/
Mead & Hunt
Mead & Hunt is a national firm offering consulting services in
engineering, architecture, planning, surveying, historic preservation,
environmental studies, and leading edge technologies such as
geographic information systems.
Our clients include airports, food and dairy corporations, utilities,
developers, hydroelectric plants, highway planners, military
operations, municipalities, and contractors.
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http://www.shuttmoen.com/
Shutt Moen Associates
Mead & Hunt, a firm with 60 years of airport engineering experience,
expands its West Coast presence by combining with Shutt Moen
Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in airport planning,
design, and construction management. Shutt Moen is located in Santa
Rosa, California.
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http://www.kbairportconsulting.com/
AIRPORT CONSULTING inc.
http://www.kbairportconsulting.com/index.shtml
AIRPORT CONSULTING inc. provides business development and contract
management consulting services to public sector airport campus
business owners, their consultants, infrastructure business
development and management service providers, as well as
retail/hospitality companies in North America and Europe.
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http://www.leighfisher.com/services/sv_master.html
Leigh Fisher Associates
Over the last 50 years, Leigh Fisher Associates has become the
industry leader in airport master planning by developing a highly
effective approach that results in creative, technically sound
development concepts, consensus among key stakeholders, and a
financially and environmentally feasible development program. Our
strength in master planning is derived from the unequaled depth and
experience of our staff, which allows us to apply specialists in each
relevant discipline to create a coordinated and implementable airport
development program.
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http://www.perry-carringtonengr.com/qualifications.htm
Perry-Carrington Engineering Corporation
Airport development is another one of the major fields of work for our
company. We have been involved in airport planning, design, and
construction engineering for 30 plus years.
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http://www.cooperengineering.net/airport.asp
Cooper Engineering
AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN
Cooper Engineering Company, Inc. is a firm of engineers, surveyors,
scientists, technicians, and support staff based in Rice Lake,
Wisconsin. We provide a full range of engineering, surveying,
environmental, and technical services to public entities and private
sector clients.
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http://www.bhassoc.com/
Becher-Hoppe Associates, Inc.
Airport Services
BHA's Airport Section provides services throughout Central and
Northern Wisconsin plus the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to create
outstanding air carrier and general aviation airport facilities
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http://www.omnni.com/
OMNNI Associates
Transportation
Because we live in a mobile society, we demand a transportation
network that is safe, efficient and dependable. For over 25 years,
OMNNI Associates has provided transportation consulting to state and
local governments. From small resurfacing projects to complete
reconstruction and design of highways, bridges and airport facilities,
each project addresses safety, environmental impact and the needs of
the community.
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http://www.msa-ps.com/
MSA
Our employee-owned firm offers consulting services to environmental,
municipal and governmental, transportation, remediation, and
development clients throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan,
and Minnesota. We have received numerous awards for our design and
engineering projects, and have helped hundreds of communities and
private organizations obtain funding and then design, implement, and
successfully complete their projects.
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http://www.landings.com/
***** This is a major portal for aviation resources.
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SEARCH STRATEGY
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Mead & Hunt
airport engineering
aircraft hangar financing
building large aviation hangars
"economic development authority" base closings
Corporation for Enterprise Development
economic development base closure
aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul "base closings"
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund
"base closings" development funding |
