Airport Improvement Grants

Funding

  • Total: $1.1 billion
  • Grants-in-aid for airports for procurement, installation and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports ($1.1 billion)

Deadlines

  • Funds expire September 30, 2010
  • 50% of funds must be made available within 120 days of enactment
  • 100% of funds must be made available within 1 year of enactment

Additional Information

  • Funds NOT subject to apportionment formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum percentages
  • Priority given to projects that can be completed within 2 years of enactment
  • Priority given to projects that serve to supplement and not supplant planned expenditures from airport-generated revenues or from other State and local sources on such activities but, state matching requirements are waived