Application Notes:

Mandatory notices of intent to apply must be submitted by noon applicant's local time on May 20, 2024.

Notices of intent to apply must be submitted to the appropriate Airports District Office (ADO) listed online at www.faa.gov/about.

Notices of intent to apply must stipulate the total amount the sponsor intends to use for eligible and justified projects during FY 2024, including those entitlement funds not obligated from prior years that remain available.

Applications must be submitted by May 20, 2024.

Applications must be submitted to the appropriate ADO listed online at www.faa.gov/about.

Applications must include:

• SF 424
• FAA 5100-100 or its equivalent (if applicable)
• FAA 5100-101 or its equivalent (if applicable)
• Detailed project narratives and/or cost breakdowns (if applicable)
• Project sketches (if applicable)
• Project documentation needed for ADO reasonableness determination
• Exhibit A: property inventory map (if applicable)
• Title certificate or long-term lease agreement (if applicable)

Project sketches must be formatted on standard-sized or larger pages.

The following are required in order to submit an application:

• Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
• SAM (System for Award Management) registration

Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.

Refer to the NOFA and Guide files, as well as the Application folder, for additional application information.

Match Notes:

Applicants must provide matching contributions for this program, as follows:

• Large and medium primary hub airports:
  • 20 percent of eligible costs for noise program implementation
  • 25 percent of eligible costs for other projects
• Small primary, reliever, and general aviation airports: 5 percent to 10 percent of eligible costs, depending on statutory requirements

For additional information regarding this program's matching requirements, applicants should contact the appropriate Airports District Office (ADO) or regional office listed online at www.faa.gov/about.

Funding Notes:

An unspecified amount of funding is available to allocate FY 2024 entitlement funds, as well as entitlement funds not obligated from prior years that remain available.

In general, funding will be provided on a reimbursement basis.

In general, fuel farms and aircraft hangars are not eligible costs; however, they may be conditionally allowed for non-primary airports. For additional information regarding the eligibility of such costs, applicants should contact the appropriate ADO or regional office listed online at www.faa.gov/about.

Funds may not be used for:

• Airport operations
• Operational costs, such as salaries, equipment, or supplies
• Maintenance equipment or vehicles
• Offices and office equipment
• Landscaping
• Artwork
• Industrial park development
• Marketing plans
• Training
• Improvements for commercial enterprises
• Maintenance or repairs of buildings

In May 2022, a total of $608,114,658 was distributed via 441 awards through this program. In February 2021, a total of $76 million was distributed via three awards ranging from $20 million to $31 million. Refer to the Award file for details.