Opportunity Information: Apply for FAA ARP AIP G 23 002
The FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Discretionary Grants is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notice inviting applications for roughly $1.5 billion in discretionary, competitively awarded airport infrastructure grant funding for fiscal year 2023. The program sits under the U.S. Department of Transportation and is authorized primarily under 49 U.S.C. 47115, with related eligibility requirements tied to other AIP statutes. These funds are not automatic entitlements; they are awarded through the FAA's established iterative competitive process used each year to direct discretionary dollars to airport projects that meet federal priorities and program rules.
This funding is meant to support airport capital improvement and rehabilitation work, which generally includes major infrastructure that keeps airports safe, functional, and compliant with federal standards. While the notice itself points applicants to the full NOFO for specific project eligibility and selection details, the central theme is that AIP discretionary grants help airports build, improve, or restore key airfield and airport facilities through projects that have already been surfaced through FAA planning channels. Importantly, all awards remain subject to annual appropriations, statutory conditions, and the availability of program funding, meaning the estimated total funding level is dependent on what Congress provides and on FAA program constraints.
A core requirement is that the proposed project must be for a public-use airport included in the current National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), consistent with 49 U.S.C. 47105(b)(2). In practice, the NPIAS acts as the FAA's official list of airports considered significant to national aviation and therefore potentially eligible for federal airport development assistance. Before issuing this funding opportunity, the FAA also compiled potentially eligible projects through the Airports Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP), which is the FAA's rolling, three-year planning process that collects and prioritizes airport development needs. The NPIAS and ACIP processes are described in FAA Order 5090.5, "Formulation of NPIAS and ACIP," and they serve as the foundation for identifying which sponsors and projects are positioned to compete for discretionary AIP funds.
Eligible applicants, referred to as "sponsors" under AIP rules, include several types of government and quasi-government entities, as well as certain non-government owners, as long as they own or lease a public-use airport. The opportunity lists eligible applicant categories such as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments, along with other eligible entities described in FAA guidance. Examples of sponsor types highlighted include public agencies that own (or lease from another government entity) a public-use airport, private entities that own a public-use airport, and federally recognized Indian tribes or pueblos that own or lease a public-use airport. The FAA emphasizes that this is not a complete list and directs applicants to Table 2-1 of the AIP Handbook (FAA Order 5100.38) for a detailed breakdown of sponsor categories and eligibility nuances.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant opportunity (not a formula distribution) with funding provided via grants under CFDA 20.106. The funding opportunity number is FAA-ARP-AIP-G-23-002. The original application closing date shown is July 14, 2023. The notice also indicates an award ceiling of $50,000,000, which signals that individual awards can be large, depending on the project scope, eligibility, and FAA selection decisions, though actual award size will vary and is constrained by program rules and available funds.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as the FAA's annual competitive process for directing AIP discretionary dollars to high-priority airport infrastructure projects at NPIAS airports, with candidate projects generally funneled through the ACIP planning pipeline. Applicants considering this funding need to confirm that (1) the airport is in the current NPIAS, (2) the applicant qualifies as an AIP sponsor under the AIP Handbook, and (3) the proposed work fits within AIP-eligible airport capital improvement and rehabilitation categories as detailed in the FY 2023 NOFO and associated FAA program guidance.Apply for FAA ARP AIP G 23 002
- The DOT Federal Aviation Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2023 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.106.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-04-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-07-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Others.
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