Airport Alert: FAA Announces New Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program
December 31, 2020
This afternoon the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the establishment of the 'Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program' to distribute the $2 billion in funds that Congress approved as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSAA). As airports are aware, CRRSAA was signed into law late Sunday evening and the agency is now working to quickly distribute the funding to eligible airports and concessionaires at those airports to assist the industry with preventing, preparing for, and responding to the ongoing public health emergency. Additional details on how the funding will be distributed can be found in our previous Airport Alert.
As part of the announcement today, FAA provided the following statement: 'The FAA intends to implement this program quickly to support the economic recovery of the national airport system. The FAA will provide further updates over the coming days and will release allocation amounts under each formula when they are finalized.' The agency also created a new website for the grant program and indicated that any questions can be directed to CARESAirports@faa.gov, the same address FAA has used for CARES Act grant funding questions.
AAAE will be working closely with FAA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and members on implementation of the $2 billion that will be distributed through the new grant program. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact Justin Barkowski at justin.barkowski@aaae.org.
This afternoon the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the establishment of the 'Airport Coronavirus Response Grant Program' to distribute the $2 billion in funds that Congress approved as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act (CRRSAA). As airports are aware, CRRSAA was signed into law late Sunday evening and the agency is now working to quickly distribute the funding to eligible airports and concessionaires at those airports to assist the industry with preventing, preparing for, and responding to the ongoing public health emergency. Additional details on how the funding will be distributed can be found in our previous Airport Alert.
As part of the announcement today, FAA provided the following statement: 'The FAA intends to implement this program quickly to support the economic recovery of the national airport system. The FAA will provide further updates over the coming days and will release allocation amounts under each formula when they are finalized.' The agency also created a new website for the grant program and indicated that any questions can be directed to CARESAirports@faa.gov, the same address FAA has used for CARES Act grant funding questions.
AAAE will be working closely with FAA, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and members on implementation of the $2 billion that will be distributed through the new grant program. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact Justin Barkowski at justin.barkowski@aaae.org.
