Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Airport Terminals Program
Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, $5 billion has been granted to provide competitive grants for airport terminal development projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. These grants will fund safe, sustainable and accessible airport terminals, on-airport rail access projects and airport-owned airport traffic control towers. Projects may also include multimodal development.
The first $1B has been awarded. Here’s how its helping your community.
The first $1B funds more than 90 projects at airports across the country. These projects improve airport terminals in communities of all sizes. The improvements aim to build two new air traffic control towers, all while expanding capacity at airport terminals, increasing energy efficiency, improving accessibility, and promoting competition.
This interactive map shows the airports receiving the grants and how the funds will be invested:
For full details on the FY22 funding amounts, see the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminal Program grants file.
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FY 2023
FY 2022
Eligible airports include those operated by authorities, cities, territories and tribes within the national air transportation system. If your airport is normally eligible for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants, you’re eligible for this program too.
The Fiscal Year 2023 application period is now closed, but get ready for next year.
- Read the Notice of Funding Opportunity to learn about the program and the terms and conditions of the grant awards.
- Ensure you’re registered with System for Award Management (SAM) and you have a unique entity identifier. You must continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information while the FAA is reviewing your application.
- Complete and submit FAA Form 5100-144, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Airport Terminal and Tower Project Information. Instructions are included with the form. As part of your submission, you will need to prepare short summaries of your project and its program considerations and benefits.
- The form can be completed and submitted electronically. Save your work as you complete the application. Use the "Submit by Email" button at the bottom of the form when complete.
- For the FY 2023 program, your complete, electronic application was to be submitted by Monday, October 24, 2022.
Applications will be evaluated based on criteria found in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, Section E. Projects for consideration should:
- Increase capacity and passenger access
- Replace aging infrastructure
- Achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including expand accessibility for persons with disabilities
- Improve airport access for historically disadvantaged populations
- Improve energy efficiency including upgrading environmental systems, upgrading plant facilities, and achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation standards
- Improve airfield safety through terminal relocation
- Encourage actual and potential competition
- Create good paying jobs
Applicants are encouraged to submit projects that meet as many of these criteria as possible, but do not need to meet all criteria to be considered. The FAA will also consider projects that advance the goals of the following Executive Orders:
- Executive Order 13990, ‘‘Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis”
- Executive Order 13985, ‘‘Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government”
- Executive Order 14008, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad”
- Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy”
Large hub airports will receive up to 55 percent of the total funding, medium hub airports will receive up to 15 percent of the total funding, and small hub airports will receive up to 20 percent of the total funding. At least 10 percent of the total funding will go to non-hub and non-primary airports.
The FAA will notify applicants either in writing or electronically. The Secretary of Transportation will announce a Notice of Intent to fund selected projects for Fiscal Year 2022 by July 2022.
Direct all inquiries about applications to the appropriate Regional Office (RO) or Airports District Office (ADO) or contact the FAA BIL Team at 9-ARP-BILAirports@faa.gov.