FY 2023 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 AIP provides funding for airport capital improvements and rehabilitation projects. Eligible applicants include public agencies, private entities, and Indian tribes or pueblos that own or lease public-use airports. The grants will be awarded through a competitive process, with a focus on projects that are most appropriate to carry out the statute. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • The estimated funding available is $1.5 billion. • The award ceiling is $50,000,000, and the award floor is $25,000. • Eligible applicants must be proposing a project for a public-use airport included in the current National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). • The application deadline is July 14, 2023. • The FAA will consider applications on a rolling basis, with the final deadline to submit discretionary grant applications being July 14, 2023.