FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Airport Terminal Program (ATP) Grants
Posted: Dec 10, 2025 12:00:00 AM EST
Closes: 01/15/2026
Funding Information
Estimated Total Funding
$970,000,000
Award Floor
$25,000
Cost sharing or matching is required for this grant.
Description
The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $1 billion in FY 2026 competitive funds for the Airport Terminal Program (ATP), made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58. The purpose of the ATP is to make annual grants available to eligible airports for airport terminal and airport-owned Airport Traffic Control Tower development projects that address the aging infrastructure of our nation’s airports.
Synopsis
The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $1 billion in FY 2026 competitive funds for the Airport Terminal Program (ATP), made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58. The purpose of the ATP is to make annual grants available to eligible airports for airport terminal and airport-owned Airport Traffic Control Tower development projects that address the aging infrastructure of our nation’s airports.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants:
See the link to the FY 2026 NOFO for eligibility information. Eligible applicants are those airport sponsors normally eligible for Airport Improvement Program (AIP) competitive grants as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 47115. This includes a public agency, private entity, state agency, Indian Tribe or Pueblo owning a public-use National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airport, the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island airport, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. For additional eligibility categories and further details on each eligible applicant category, see AIP Handbook Table 2-1 in the following weblink: https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/aip_handbook/media/AIP-Handbook-Order-5100-38D-Chg1.pdf. For more information on the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), visit : https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias
Funding Activity Categories
CFDA Numbers
- 20.118 - Airport Terminal Program
Contact Information
Agency: Suzanne Hersh
Grantor
Contact: Suzanne Hersh
Grantor
Phone: 202-267-6345
Direct all inquiries regarding applications to the appropriate Regional Office (RO), Airports District Office (ADO) at https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/arp/offices/regional_offices or State Agency for Airports covered under the FAA State Block Grant Program (SBGP)). Sponsors may also contact Jesse Carriger, Manager, IIJA Branch APP-540, at 9-ARP-IIJAAirports@faa.gov.
Additional Information
Document Type: synopsis
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Version: 4
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2025 07:20:34 AM EST
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