March 29, 2024On March 29,the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) that outlines how airports can apply for a share of approximately $268.7 million in fiscal year 2023 (FY23) supplemental discretionary grant funding, which was made available by Congress in December 2022 through the FY23 omnibus appropriations bill. In the NOFO, FAA outlines how airports can apply for a FY23 supplemental discretionary grant and how the agency will evaluate applications and proposed projects.Based on our initial review, while FAA intends to use their regular Airport Improvement Program (AIP) process for evaluating, rating, and selecting proposed projects, the NOFO provides that the agency will also consider certain qualitative criteria and prioritize projects that advance one or more of the following goals: improve airfield operational resiliency and the safety of airfield operations; develop airport-owned infrastructure needed to facilitate increased us...
