FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing the opportunity to apply for $20 million in FY 2023 Airport Infrastructure Grant funds for the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to make annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation's airports. The grants will align with the Department of Transportation's Strategic Framework FY2022-2026 and the priorities in Executive Order 14052, Implementation of the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act. • Eligible projects include sustaining, constructing, repairing, improving, rehabilitating, modernizing, replacing, or relocating non-approach control towers. • Eligible applicants include public agencies, private entities, and Indian tribes or pueblos owning or leasing a public-use airport. • The application deadline is December 6, 2022, and applications should be submitted electronically. • The grant program is competitive, and the FAA will consider projects that meet the requirements and priorities outlined in the notice of funding opportunity.