Application Notes:

Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. ET on July 22, 2024.

Applications must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov. Applicants seeking confidential treatment of a portion of their applications must segregate the confidential material in a sealed envelope marked "Confidential Submission of [the applicant] in Docket DOT-OST-2024-0066” and include with that material a request in the form of a motion seeking confidential treatment of the material under 14 CFR § 302.12 of the funding agency's regulations. The applicant should submit an original and two copies of its motion and an original and two copies of the confidential material in the sealed envelope to the delivery address provided in the Contact section.

Applications must include:

• SF 424
• SF LLL
• Summary information schedule
• Detailed application (20 pages max)
• Letters from the community or an air carrier showing support for the application (if applicable)
• Separate submission of confidential material (if applicable)

The detailed application must be formatted on single-sided pages. The funding agency prefers that pages are numbered and have one-inch margins and that text be in at least a 12-point font. Letters of support should be addressed to "Brooke Chapman, Associate Director, Small Community Air Service Development Program." Attachments should be in generally accepted file formats, such as .pdf, .doc, and .xls.

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.

Applications will be evaluated based on the program's priorities, as well as:

• Innovation and resiliency, climate change, and sustainability
• Community participation
• Location
• Other factors

Refer to the NOFA file for additional application information.

Match Notes:

Matching contributions are not required for this program; however, applicants that provide multiple levels of contribution, such as state or local funds, or cash and in-kind contributions, will be viewed more favorably. Applicants providing proportionately higher levels of cash contributions from sources other than airport revenue will also be viewed more favorably.

Nonfederal funds will be applied proportionally to the entire project. Applicants may not use nonfederal funds to selectively fund certain components of the project.

Eligible types of matching contributions include:

• Cash from non-airport revenues
• Cash from airport revenues
• In-kind contributions from the airport
• In-kind community contributions

Funding Notes:

Up to $12 million is available to support up to 40 awards through this program. There is no minimum or maximum award amount. In past years, awards have ranged from $20,000 to nearly $1.6 million.

Funding will be provided on a reimbursement basis.

The funding agency intends to provide awards for durations of three years to complete studies; four years for marketing and promotion of the airport, community, carrier, or destination; and five years for projects that target a revenue guarantee, subsidy, or other financial incentives.

Funding may not be used for:

• The purchase of aircraft, the establishment of a new air carrier, or other similar direct benefits to an air carrier or company seeking to become an air carrier
• Airport capital improvement projects, including runway expansions and enhancements, construction of additional aircraft gates, and other airport terminal expansions and reconfigurations
• Expenses incurred prior to the execution of the award agreement, including application preparation costs
• Expenditures made in forms other than cash
• The types of direct benefits to an air carrier listed on page 32 of the NOFA file

For FY 2023, a total of $11,995,000 was distributed via 14 awards ranging from $220,000 to $1 million through this program. For FY 2022, 20 awards ranging from $250,000 to $1.5 million were distributed. For FY 2021, 25 awards ranging from $250,000 to $1 million were distributed. Refer to the Award file for details.

November 26, 2024
Information regarding awards through this program has been released and appended to the Award file. A sample of award recipients has been added to the Eligibility section, and a brief summary of the awards has been added to the Financial section.

June 11, 2024
A revised solicitation for this program has been released and attached as the NOFA file. The Summary and Eligibility sections have been updated accordingly.