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FEDERAL GRANTS
Through federal legislation over the years, various grant‐in‐aid programs have been established to de‐
velop and maintain a system of public use airports across the United States. The purpose of this sys‐
tem and its federally based funding is to maintain national defense and to promote interstate com‐
merce. The most recent legislation affecting federal funding was enacted on February 17, 2012 and is
titled the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
The law authorizes the FAA’s AIP at $3.35 billion for fiscal years 2012 through 2015. Eligible airports,
which include those in the National Plan of Integrated Airports Systems (NPIAS), such as Arlington Mu‐
nicipal Airport, can apply for airport improvement grants. Table 6B presents the approximate distribu‐
tion of the AIP funds. Arlington Municipal Airport is eligible to apply for grants which may be funded
through state apportionments, the small airport fund, discretionary, and/or set‐asides categories.
TABLE 6B
Federal AIP Funding Distribution
Funding Category
Percent of Total*
Apportionment/Entitlement
Passenger Entitlements
26.6%
Cargo Entitlements
3.5%
Alaska Supplemental
0.7%
State Apportionment for Non‐Primary Entitlements
12.5%
State Apportionment Based on Area and Population
7.4%
Carryover
22.1%
Small Airport Fund
Small Hubs
2.2%
Non‐Hubs
8.7%
Non‐Primary (GA and Reliever)
4.3%
Discretionary
Capacity/Safety/Security/Noise
5.4%
Pure Discretionary
1.8%
Set‐Asides
Noise
4.2%
Military Airports Program
0.5%
Reliever
0.1%
Totals
100.0%
*Percentages based on FAA fiscal year 2013 final funding breakdown.
**FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
AIP ‐ Airport Improvement Program
Source: FAA Order 5100.38D, Airport Improvement Program Handbook
Funds**
$891,100,000
$117,250,000
$23,450,000
$418,750,000
$247,900,000
$740,350,000
$73,700,000
$291,450,000
$144,050,000
$180,900,000
$60,300,000
$140,700,000
$16,750,000
$3,350,000
$3,350,000,000
Funding for AIP‐eligible projects is undertaken through a cost‐sharing arrangement in which the FAA
provides up to 90 percent of the cost and the airport sponsor invests the remaining 10 percent. In ex‐
change for this level of funding, the airport sponsor is required to meet various grant assurances, in‐
cluding maintaining the improvement for its useful life, usually 20 years.
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