FY 2022 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing a competitive funding opportunity for discretionary grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The available funding is approximately $1.5 billion, and the grants will be awarded through a competitive process. The AIP funds airport capital improvements and rehabilitation projects. Eligible applicants include public agencies, private entities, and Indian tribes or pueblos that own or lease a public-use airport. The application deadline is June 30, 2022. • The grants are subject to appropriations, statutory requirements, and program funding availability. • The FAA will consider applications on a rolling basis, with the final deadline to submit discretionary grant applications on June 30, 2022. • Eligible projects must be for a public-use airport included in the current National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). • The FAA will award grants based on the most appropriate projects to carry out the statute.