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Federal Contract Tower Program

General Grant Program Information

Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), FAA’s Contract Tower (FCT) Program provides funding for projects at many small town and municipal airports, including existing FAA air traffic control facilities, towers, Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities, Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC or centers), Combined Control Facilities (CCFs), and FAA-owned Federal Contract Towers (FCTs). 

Opportunity Status:
Archived
Posted Date:
Close Date:
Eligible Applicants:
State Governments; Local Governments; Federally Recognized Tribes and Affiliated Groups; Private-Sector Applicants
Eligible Activities:
Construction; Equipment and Materials; Operations and Maintenance
Transportation Type:
Air
Most Recent Annual Program Funding Amount:
$20,000,000
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Match Waiver:
Yes
Rural Set-Aside:
No
Tribal Set-Aside:
No
Grant Opportunity ID:
FAA-ARP-BIL-G-23-001
Grant Opportunity Link:
Grants.gov Opportunity Synopsis
Links to Additional Information:
Agency:
USDOT / Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Eligibility Information

Eligible uses include airport-owned Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) projects that sustain, construct, repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, replace, or relocated non-approach control towers; projects that acquire and install air traffic control, communications, and related equipment to be used in those towers; or projects to construct a remote tower certified by the FAA, including acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, or related equipment. 

There are currently 156 airports with contract air traffic control towers eligible for this funding, with eligible applicants including public agencies, private entities, state agencies, Indian Tribe or Pueblo-owning public-use National Plan of Integrated Airport System (NPIAS) airports, 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.
 

Funding Information

This program awards $20 million in grant funding annually for 5 years, totaling $100 million. The federal cost share of the FCT Competitive Grant Program is 100 percent for all airports eligible to receive grants; there is no match requirement.

Contact Information

FAA ARP Regional Offices and Airport District Offices

Disclaimer:
The Dashboard provides users with a high-level overview of relevant Federal discretionary grant programs. The information in the Dashboard is maintained as a secondary resource and may not be updated with the most recent changes to each program's primary guidance materials. Accordingly, please refer to the Federal grant-making agency for the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on a grant opportunity in the Dashboard.

Last updated: Monday, April 17, 2023