Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a total of $5 billion has been allocated ($1 billion annually from 2022-2026) to provide competitive grants for airport terminal development projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. These grants will fund safe, sustainable and accessible airport terminals, airport-owned airport traffic control towers, and on-airport rail and bus projects that improve multimodal connections, ensuring a safe and seamless travel experience for families across the U.S.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are those airport sponsors normally eligible
for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) competitive grants as
defined in 49 U.S.C. § 47115:

• Public Agency
• Private Entity
• State Agency
• Indian Tribe or Pueblo owning a public-use NPIAS airport
• Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island airport
• Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Federal State of Micronesia
• Republic of Palau

For the complete requirements for eligibility, see the Notice of Funding Opportunity for this grant.

Cost Share Requirement

The cost share requirement for large and medium airports is 20%. The cost share for small, non-hub, and non-primary airports is 5%.

How to Apply

An application for ATP terminal or ATCT projects, FAA Form 5100–144, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Competitive Grant Project Information, can be found here.

The document(s) may be submitted by clicking on the “Submit by Email” button at the bottom of the form to generate an email for the applicant to send to the FAA IIJA Team at: IIJA.Airports@faa.gov

Complete, step-by-step instructions are available in the NOFO.

Contact

Please direct all inquiries regarding applications to the appropriate Regional Office (RO), Airports District Office (ADO) or State Agency for airports covered under the FAA SBGP, or contact the FAA IIJA Team at: IIJA.Airports@faa.gov.

Deadline

Airports that wish to be considered for FY 2026 ATP competitive funding must submit an application as soon as possible, but no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time on January 15, 2026.