The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants Department of Transportation.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Transportation
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/14/2023
Size of the Grant: $50,000,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
The FAA is committed to advancing safe, efficient transportation through the AIP. The FAA’s safety mission is incorporated into many aspects of the AIP, including, for example, justification requirements for safety and security projects, allowance for certain Safety Management System (SMS) and Safety Risk Management (SRM) costs, and allowance for safety and security equipment projects.The AIP provides grants to public agencies and, in some cases, to private owners and entities for the planning and development of public-use airports that are included in the NPIAS.
The FAA intends to use the AIP to support the creation of good-paying jobs with the free and fair choice to join a union and the incorporation of strong labor standards and training and placement programs, especially registered apprenticeships, in project planning stages, consistent with Executive Order 14025, ‘‘Worker Organizing and Empowerment’’, and Executive Order 14052, ‘‘Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’’.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $50,000,000
- Award Floor: $25,000
Project Period
In FY 2023, the FAA anticipates awarding discretionary grants beginning in April 2023, with an individual grant period of performance of 4 years.
Eligible Applicants
- Special district governments
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
Eligible applicants are public agencies owning a public-use NPIAS airport; private entities owning a public-use NPIAS airport; States acting as a sponsor for one or more specific NPIAS airports in the State; Indian tribes or pueblos owning or leasing a public-use NPIAS airport; the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island Airport; the Republic of the Marshall Islands; the Federated States of Micronesia; the Republic of Palau; and other applicants.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
