Opportunity Information: Apply for FAA ARP BIL G 24 003
The FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program is a discretionary federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Using Airport Infrastructure Grant funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), the FAA is offering a total of $20,000,000 to support airport-owned air traffic control tower projects. The central goal is to tackle aging airport infrastructure by funding improvements to contract tower facilities and related systems at eligible airports.
This program is specifically aimed at airport traffic control tower (ATCT) projects at airports that participate in the FAA Contract Tower Program or the Contract Tower Cost Share Program. The FAA indicates it will consider a broad range of non-approach control tower project types, including projects to sustain existing towers as well as efforts to construct, repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, replace, relocate, or otherwise upgrade facilities. Funding can also be used to acquire and install air traffic control, communications, and related equipment intended for use in those towers. In addition, the NOFO highlights the possibility of funding an FAA-certified remote tower, including the acquisition and installation of the necessary air traffic control and communications equipment. In practical terms, this positions the program as both a bricks-and-mortar infrastructure opportunity and a systems and technology modernization opportunity, as long as the work supports an eligible tower function and aligns with FAA requirements.
The FAA emphasizes that awards under this competition are expected to align with broader DOT policy direction, particularly the DOT Strategic Framework for FY 2022-2026. The NOFO also states that the FY 2025 FCT program will be implemented in alignment with Executive Order 14052 on implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. That includes priorities such as investing efficiently and equitably, strengthening U.S. economic competitiveness, improving job opportunities with an emphasis on strong labor standards, building infrastructure resilience to all hazards (including climate change), and coordinating effectively with state, local, Tribal, and territorial government partners. Applicants should therefore expect that, beyond basic eligibility and technical merit, the FAA will be attentive to how proposed projects advance these overarching federal priorities, especially around resilience, equitable investment, and workforce outcomes.
Eligible applicants are airport sponsors that are approved in the FAA Contract Tower Program or Contract Tower Cost Share Program (referenced under 49 U.S.C. 47124) and that are normally eligible for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) discretionary grants (49 U.S.C. 47115). The eligibility list includes public agencies and certain private entities, state agencies, and Indian Tribes or Pueblos that own a public-use airport included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). It also explicitly includes the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island Airport, as well as the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. The NOFO points applicants to the AIP Handbook (Order 5100-38D, Change 1), particularly Table 2-1, for additional eligible sponsor categories and more detailed descriptions, and it directs interested parties to FAA NPIAS resources for background on NPIAS airport status.
Key administrative details included in the listing are that this is a grant (Funding Instrument Type: Grant) and a discretionary opportunity within the transportation sector, tied to CFDA/Assistance Listing 20.106 (Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants). The opportunity number is FAA-ARP-BIL-G-24-003. The eligible applicant types shown in the source include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and other eligible entities consistent with AIP sponsor eligibility. The posted closing date for applications is September 18, 2024, and the award ceiling is listed as $20,000,000, reflecting the total amount available for this FY 2025 competition as presented in the summary. For full project, eligibility, and submission requirements, applicants are directed to the official FY 2025 NOFO text referenced by the FAA.Apply for FAA ARP BIL G 24 003
- The Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.106.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-08-19.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $20,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Others.
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FAQs: FY 2025 BIL FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program. It is a discretionary federal grant administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), using Airport Infrastructure Grant funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (also called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law).
What is the main purpose of the program?
The central goal is to address aging airport infrastructure by funding improvements to airport-owned air traffic control tower facilities and related systems at eligible airports.
How much funding is available under this competition?
The FAA is offering a total of $20,000,000 for this FY 2025 competition, as stated in the opportunity summary.
Is this a grant or another type of funding instrument?
This opportunity uses a grant as the funding instrument (Funding Instrument Type: Grant).
Is this opportunity competitive and discretionary?
Yes. The NOFO describes this as a competitive, discretionary federal grant opportunity.
Which FAA programs must an airport participate in to be eligible?
Projects must be at airports that participate in the FAA Contract Tower Program or the Contract Tower Cost Share Program.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are airport sponsors that are approved in the FAA Contract Tower Program or Contract Tower Cost Share Program (referenced under 49 U.S.C. 47124) and that are normally eligible for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) discretionary grants (49 U.S.C. 47115).
What kinds of entities does the NOFO list as potentially eligible sponsors?
The eligibility description includes public agencies and certain private entities, state agencies, and Indian Tribes or Pueblos that own a public-use airport included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). The opportunity listing also shows eligible applicant types such as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and other eligible entities consistent with AIP sponsor eligibility.
Are any specific non-state or non-local entities explicitly included?
Yes. The NOFO explicitly includes the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island Airport, and it also includes the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
Does the airport have to be in the NPIAS to be eligible?
The NOFO notes eligibility for sponsors that own a public-use airport included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) and directs interested parties to FAA NPIAS resources for background on NPIAS airport status.
What types of projects are eligible?
The FAA indicates it will consider a broad range of non-approach control tower project types, including projects to sustain existing towers and efforts to construct, repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, replace, relocate, or otherwise upgrade facilities that support eligible tower functions and align with FAA requirements.
Can the grant fund equipment and technology, not just building construction?
Yes. Funding can be used to acquire and install air traffic control, communications, and related equipment intended for use in eligible towers. The NOFO frames the program as supporting both infrastructure work and systems/technology modernization, as long as it supports an eligible tower function and aligns with FAA requirements.
Are remote towers eligible for funding?
The NOFO highlights the possibility of funding an FAA-certified remote tower, including acquisition and installation of necessary air traffic control and communications equipment.
Does the NOFO mention alignment with DOT policy goals?
Yes. The FAA emphasizes that awards are expected to align with broader DOT policy direction, particularly the DOT Strategic Framework for FY 2022-2026.
Does the NOFO reference any executive order priorities?
Yes. The NOFO states the FY 2025 FCT program will be implemented in alignment with Executive Order 14052 on implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
What kinds of cross-cutting priorities might the FAA consider?
Beyond basic eligibility and technical merit, the NOFO indicates the FAA will be attentive to how proposed projects advance federal priorities such as investing efficiently and equitably, strengthening U.S. economic competitiveness, improving job opportunities with an emphasis on strong labor standards, building infrastructure resilience to all hazards (including climate change), and coordinating effectively with state, local, Tribal, and territorial government partners.
What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number for this opportunity?
The opportunity is tied to Assistance Listing 20.106 (Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants).
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is FAA-ARP-BIL-G-24-003.
What sector is this funding associated with?
The listing describes the opportunity as within the transportation sector, administered by DOT/FAA.
What is the application deadline?
The posted closing date for applications is September 18, 2024.
Is the $20,000,000 figure a per-award maximum or the total program amount?
The summary describes $20,000,000 as the total amount the FAA is offering under this FY 2025 competition, and the award ceiling is listed as $20,000,000 in the provided listing summary.
Where should applicants look for full requirements and instructions?
For full project eligibility, detailed sponsor eligibility, and submission requirements, applicants are directed to the official FY 2025 NOFO text referenced by the FAA.
Where can applicants find more detail on eligible sponsor categories?
The NOFO points applicants to the AIP Handbook (Order 5100-38D, Change 1), particularly Table 2-1, for additional eligible sponsor categories and more detailed descriptions.
Where can applicants confirm NPIAS airport status?
The NOFO directs interested parties to FAA NPIAS resources for background on NPIAS airport status.
Are approach control tower projects included?
The NOFO states the FAA will consider a broad range of non-approach control tower project types, indicating the focus is on non-approach control tower projects.
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