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AIP, BIL, CARES and ARPA
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has several strategic goals: Safety, People, Global Leadership, and Operational excellence. The FAA Office of Airports (ARP) grant programs described in this listing contribute to these goals, as outlined in the FAA Annual Summary of Performance and Financial Information. The ARP mission is planning and developing a safe and efficient national airports system to satisfy the needs of the aviation interests of the U.S., with considerations for economics, environmental issues, local proprietary rights, and safeguarding the public investment. As an important component of that mission, ARP provides financial assistance to airports nationwide through grants. These grants contribute to the objective of maintaining and optimizing airport and runway safety, capacity, efficiency, financial responsibility, and environmental sustainability. The program objective of this listing is to assist sponsors, owners, or operators of public-use airports in the development of a nationwide system of airports adequate to meet the needs of civil aeronautics. The purpose of the various laws applicable to this program includes the investment in transportation, environmental protection, and airport infrastructure that will support long-term economic benefits. Grants to airports also support the objectives of several Executive Orders, including Executive Order 13985 – “Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government”, Executive Order 14005 – “Ensuring the Future is Made in all of America by All of America’s Workers”, and Executive Order 14008 – “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” (as listed in the Regulations and Guidance Section). Performance measurement and reporting. An example of performance measurement: In the mission area of safety, the FAA Business Plan has several Initiatives, including the Initiative on Runway Pavement Maintenance. This initiative ensures that airport infrastructure is kept in a safe and serviceable condition through capital improvements and airport inspections. The related activity is to ensure runway pavement is kept in a safe and serviceable condition by maintaining eligible runway pavement in Excellent, Good, or Fair condition. The performance measure, as a specific target metric, is ensuring that this condition is met (based on visual inspections) for 93 percent of the paved runways in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). The financial assistance provided through these federal grants contribute to the capital improvements mentioned above. For performance reporting, all grants are required to submit performance reports (Annually for non-construction grants: FAA Form 5100-140 Performance Report, and quarterly for construction grants: FAA Form 5370-1 Construction Progress and Inspection Report). These reports include reporting on project milestone goals as well as lab and field testing for construction projects. With a standard period of performance of 4 years, projects must be completed within that timeframe. Projects are monitored throughout the period of performance and grant disbursements are regularly tracked. The program office monitors period of performance expirations and grant closeout in order to confirm successful project completion. A key performance indicator for the program in this listing is number of grant projects successfully completed and closed out. This measurement of grant funding disbursement as well as progress of projects towards completion aligns with and is reported on in the FAA’s Annual Performance and Accountability Report.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
See Section 170 for Example of Projects and Programs for 2016.
The Airport Improvement Program awarded $3,314,339,779 in funding to support airport infrastructure grants to states and territories. A partial list of accomplishments includes runway reconstruction and rehabilitation; construction of firefighting facilities; and improvements to taxiways, aprons, and terminals. The construction and equipment supported by this funding increases the airports’ safety, emergency response capabilities, and capacity; and could support further economic growth and development within each airport’s region. Some examples of funded projects include: • $7.3 million awarded to repair an airport apron where aircraft park. • $18.9 million awarded to repair taxiways and construct a new taxiway to provide access to hangars; and the purchase of an emergency generator for the airport during inclement weather. • $2.4 million awarded to install sound insulation noise mitigation measures for residences near the airport
In fiscal year 2019 the Airport Improvement Program awarded $3,589,788,190 in funding to support airport infrastructure grants to states and territories. A partial list of accomplishments includes runway reconstruction and rehabilitation, construction of firefighting facilities, and the maintenance of taxiways, aprons, and terminals. The construction and equipment supported by this funding increase the airports’ safety, emergency response capabilities, and capacity, and could support further economic growth and development within each airport’s region.
In FY 2020, The AIP Program funded 1366 grants totaling $4,317,970,954. In FY 2020, the CARES Program funded 3809 grants totaling $9,357,750,068.
In FY 2021, The AIP Program funded 1748 grants totaling $3,690,362,301. In FY 2021, the COVID related relief programs (including CARES, CRSSA, ARPA) funded 4,974 grants totaling $6,844,450,920.
In FY 2022, The AIP and Covid related relief programs funded 3404 grants. In FY 2022, the BIL Program funded 220 grants.
AIP, Supplemental and CARES awarded 1,569 grants. BIL awarded 965 grants.
AIP, Supplemental and CARES awarded 1,503 grants in FY 2024. BIL awarded 1,192 grants.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
